Factor Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Factor Wildlife Management Area is 287 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Le Sueur County, near Cordova, inside Deer Permit Area 292. The DNR's WMA data lists wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, 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 areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasWalk-In AccessFactor WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 287 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Le Sueur County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 292 |
| DNR lists for hunting | wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Cordova |
| DNR area office | Nicollet |
| Nearest towns | Kilkenny (4 mi), Le Center (4 mi) and Montgomery (6 mi) |
What is Factor WMA like?
The Factor WMA is mainly comprised of: Upland lowland and wetland forest types with a restored oak savanna component with an agricultural food plot.
Access to Factor WMA from the west is only possible via Gorman Lake or through private land with permission. No public access at the curve in CR136 at the SE corner of the WMA; field approach is private property with permission only for access.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Factor WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game for Factor WMA. Each follows the statewide season.
What are the rules on Factor WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Factor WMA?
Factor WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 292. The DNR registered 1,197 deer in DPA 292 in 2025, against 1,149 in 2024.
| DPA | Factor WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 292 | 287 | 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 Factor WMA?
NE Bay of Gorman Lake - Access by Boat only. Directions to water access: From Cordova, go 0.15 miles N on County Highway 5.
This WMA is not accessible to wheelchairs.
Nearest towns: Kilkenny (4 miles), Le Center (4 miles), Montgomery (6 miles) and Heidelberg (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 13 and MN 99.
What other public land is near Factor WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Paddy Marsh WMA: 189 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Cordova WMA: 222 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Diamond Lake WMA: 340 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Chadderdon WMA: 133 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Dora Lake WMA: 742 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Shanghai Lake WMA: 115 acres, 4.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Factor WMA
Counting Factor WMA itself, 670 of the 24,689 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 515 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 155 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Factor WMA?
In Le Sueur County, near Cordova. The DNR's directions: NE Bay of Gorman Lake - Access by Boat only. Directions to water access: From Cordova, go 0.15 miles N on County Highway 5.
Which deer permit area is Factor WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 292. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Factor WMA?
670 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Factor WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Paddy Marsh WMA (2.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Factor 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).
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