Bowstring State Forest
State forest · Minnesota
Bowstring State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 116,037 acres in Cass County, Itasca County, Minnesota (State forest), managed by a Minnesota state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 116,037 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Minnesota state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources) Listed in PAD-US as: DNR Forestry |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Resource Management Area Local designation: State Forest |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Cass County, Itasca County |
| Reference point | 47.45199, -93.94507 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: DNR Forestry. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Bowstring Deer Yard State Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 484 acres · 1.8 mi
- Chippewa National Forest National Forest land · 659,924 acres · 9.8 mi
- Birds Eye Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) State wildlife / game area · 165 acres · 10.7 mi
- Dixon Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) State wildlife / game area · 79 acres · 19.9 mi
- Bass Brook State Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 300 acres · 21.7 mi
- Battleground State Forest State forest · 9,660 acres · 22.2 mi
- PokegState Aquatic Management Area Lake AMA (Itasca) State wildlife / game area · 92 acres · 22.6 mi
- Prairie Lake Deer Yard State Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 562 acres · 22.6 mi
- Willow Lake Deer Yard State Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 40 acres · 23.6 mi
- Buena Vista State Forest State forest · 18,520 acres · 26.2 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Bowstring State Forest” in Minnesota combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.