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Public Hunting Land in Ward County, ND

Ward County covers about 2,056 square miles and is home to roughly 69,919 people. It contains land from 4 National Wildlife Refuges or stations and 34 named Waterfowl Production Areas totaling 6,144 acres.

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34WPAs
6.1KWPA acres
4refuges & stations
6hunt units

Map of public land in Ward County

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Waterfowl Production Areas in Ward County

Largest WPAs (acres)
Rovig WPA
720 ac
Danielson WPA
430 ac
McCulloch WPA
409 ac
Haugen WPA
324 ac
Brown WPA
320 ac
Crosslands WPA
318 ac
Kjallberg WPA
312 ac
Hanson WPA
240 ac
Knutson WPA
195 ac
Road WPA
179 ac
Albertson WPA
170 ac
Weltikol WPA
170 ac
WPAAcresManaged byGPS
Rovig WPA720J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.2674, -101.8442
Danielson WPA430J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.8906, -101.4114
McCulloch WPA409J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.2241, -101.8042
Haugen WPA324J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.1607, -101.6903
Brown WPA320J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9348, -101.6629
Crosslands WPA318J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.2584, -101.7981
Kjallberg WPA312J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.3905, -101.9626
Hanson WPA240J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.1589, -101.7553
Knutson WPA195J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9546, -101.7353
Road WPA179J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0276, -101.6819
Albertson WPA170J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9321, -101.3892
Weltikol WPA170J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0587, -101.8521
Fox WPA161J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.8846, -101.1807
Peterson WPA161J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0265, -101.5500
Kohoutek WPA161J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.8847, -101.1483
Galusha WPA161J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0413, -101.8305
Day WPA161J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9677, -101.4251
Blum WPA160J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.1480, -101.8035
East Muus WPA159J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0256, -101.3744
Field WPA158J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9896, -101.3846
Knudson WPA153J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9679, -101.3473
Nelson WPA148J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9314, -101.4811
Vendler Johnson WPA116J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9254, -101.0010
Brekke WPA96J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.3754, -101.9122
Halden Schutz WPA89J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.3490, -101.8817
Gaines WPA86J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.1462, -101.7740
Orlien WPA80J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0069, -101.8212
Rooks WPA79J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.8874, -101.7996
Cameron WPA67J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.8752, -101.5536
Lee WPA40J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.6920, -102.2312
Anna WPA40J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9908, -101.7141
Kvam WPA31J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0862, -101.8803
Wolff WPA26J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District47.9931, -101.8203
West Muus WPA25J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District48.0283, -101.3861

Refuges & stations with land in Ward County

Audubon WMD

McLean County, ND

1 open1 special
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26.2K huntable acres

Des Lacs NWR

Burke County, ND

3 special1 closed
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14K huntable acres

J. Clark Salyer WMD

McHenry County, ND

1 open
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34K huntable acres

Upper Souris NWR

Renville County, ND

3 special1 closed
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32K huntable acres

Hunt units in Ward County

UnitRefugeStatusAcres
Bow UnitDes Lacs NWRSpecial regs585
Bow/Upland UnitDes Lacs NWRSpecial regs275
Hunting UnitDes Lacs NWRSpecial regs13,151
Closed UnitDes Lacs NWRClosed216
Unit South of DamUpper Souris NWRSpecial regs6,838
Closed UnitUpper Souris NWRClosed189

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