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🦆 Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 North Dakotaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area, straight-line distance.

7 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 PLOTS Walk-In Access — McHenry County
Free — walk-in hunting (ND license required)
12 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Round Lake Township Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
18 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
21 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
22 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Balta Dam Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
26 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 PLOTS Walk-In Access — Pierce County
Free — walk-in hunting (ND license required)
29 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Upham Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
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🦆 Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — ND state lands

Required passVehicle permit
ND residents$7/vehicle/day
Out-of-state visitors$7/vehicle/day
Annual option$35

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page