Four Corners Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Four Corners Wildlife Management Area is 612 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Martin County, near Sherburn, inside Deer Permit Area 252. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 601 deer in DPA 252 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.
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| Size | 612 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Martin County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 252 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Sherburn |
| DNR area office | Windom |
| Special restrictions | Yes, see the rules below |
| Nearest towns | Sherburn (2 mi), Trimont (5 mi) and Welcome (5 mi) |
What is Four Corners WMA like?
This WMA contains a mixture of grassland, wetland, and woodland habitat types typical of southwestern Minnesota. This WMA contains a mixture of restored native prairie and wetlands as well as some woodland habitat types typical of southwestern Minnesota. This subunit also contains two food plots.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Four Corners WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Four Corners WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Four Corners WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
Special restriction the DNR lists for Four Corners WMA: Four Corners WMA south of Martin County 32 (140th Street) and east of State Highway 4 is within the Fox Lake Game Refuge. This area is closed during the regular duck season.
How many deer are taken around Four Corners WMA?
Four Corners WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 252. The DNR registered 601 deer in DPA 252 in 2025, against 555 in 2024.
| DPA | Four Corners WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 252 | 612 | 601 | 555 | 607 |
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 Four Corners WMA?
From Sherburn, go 2.5 miles N on State Highway 4. From Sherburn go 1.5 miles N on State Highway 4, then W 3/4 of a mile on 130th Street to the main parking area on the S side of the WMA.
The primary parking area is on the south side of the WMA off 130th Street. There are two smaller parking areas/field approaches on the north side of the WMA.
Nearest towns: Sherburn (2 miles), Trimont (5 miles), Welcome (5 miles) and Alpha (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-90 and MN 4.
What other public land is near Four Corners WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Caron WMA: 954 acres, next to it
- Fox Lake WMA: 35 acres, next to it
- Seymour Lake WMA: 291 acres, 0.9 miles away
- Rooney Run WMA: 540 acres, 1.2 miles away
- Krahmer WMA: 376 acres, 3.2 miles away
- Island WMA: 173 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Four Corners WMA
Counting Four Corners WMA itself, 2,246 of the 29,371 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (7.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 2,246 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Four Corners WMA?
In Martin County, near Sherburn. The DNR's directions: From Sherburn, go 2.5 miles N on State Highway 4. From Sherburn go 1.5 miles N on State Highway 4, then W 3/4 of a mile on 130th Street to the main parking area on the S side of the WMA.
Which deer permit area is Four Corners WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 252. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Four Corners WMA?
2,246 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Four Corners WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Caron WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Four Corners 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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