Cordova Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Cordova Wildlife Management Area is 222 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Le Sueur County, near Le Center, inside Deer Permit Area 292. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,197 deer in DPA 292 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's wildlife management area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR Deer Harvest Reports, 2021 to 2025.
State wildlife management areasState forest and other DNR landNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasCordova WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 222 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Le Sueur County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 292 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Le Center |
| DNR area office | Nicollet |
| Nearest towns | Le Center (next to it), Cleveland (6 mi) and Kilkenny (8 mi) |
What is Cordova WMA like?
The Cordova WMA is mainly comprised of: Upland and wetland forest types with a restored oak savanna component and a managed wetlands.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Cordova WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Cordova WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Cordova WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Cordova WMA?
Cordova WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 292. The DNR registered 1,197 deer in DPA 292 in 2025, against 1,149 in 2024.
| DPA | Cordova WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 292 | 222 | 1,197 | 1,149 | 1,088 |
Harvest for the whole deer permit area, not the WMA alone: Minnesota DNR Deer Harvest Reports (2021 to 2025, 2025 report).
How do you get to Cordova WMA?
From Le Center, go 1 mile S on CSAH 11 then 1/2 mile E on Co Rd 110.
Nearest towns: Le Center (next to it), Cleveland (6 miles), Kilkenny (8 miles) and Montgomery (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 99 and MN 112.
What other public land is near Cordova WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Shanghai Lake WMA: 115 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Paddy Marsh WMA: 189 acres, 2.2 miles away
- Factor WMA: 287 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Chadderdon WMA: 133 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Carl and Verna Schmidt WMA: 49 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Sheas Lake WMA: 321 acres, 5.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Cordova WMA
Counting Cordova WMA itself, 584 of the 24,087 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 584 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Cordova WMA?
In Le Sueur County, near Le Center. The DNR's directions: From Le Center, go 1 mile S on CSAH 11 then 1/2 mile E on Co Rd 110.
Which deer permit area is Cordova WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 292. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Cordova WMA?
584 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Cordova WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Shanghai Lake WMA (1.6 miles).
Get a Minnesota hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Minnesota are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Minnesota included.
Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Cordova WMA; Minnesota DNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, publicly accessible.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
- Deer harvest: Minnesota DNR Deer Harvest Reports (2021 to 2025, 2025 report).
FilledTag is not part of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Check the DNR's rules and posted signs before you go.