Grunflur Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Grunflur Wildlife Management Area is 163 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Cottonwood County, near Sanborn, inside Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 904 deer in DPA 295 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 landGrunflur WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 163 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Cottonwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 295 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Sanborn |
| DNR area office | Windom |
| Nearest towns | Sanborn (next to it), Lamberton (7 mi) and Springfield (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Grunflur WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Grunflur WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Grunflur WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Grunflur WMA?
Grunflur WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR registered 904 deer in DPA 295 in 2025, against 835 in 2024.
| DPA | Grunflur WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 295 | 163 | 904 | 835 | 827 |
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 Grunflur WMA?
From Sanborn, go 0.4 miles E on CSAH 15, then S 1 mile on US Hwy 71 to the WMA on the West (right) side of the road.
Nearest towns: Sanborn (next to it), Lamberton (7 miles), Springfield (7 miles) and Wanda (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 71 and US 14.
What other public land is near Grunflur WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Coal Mine Creek WMA: 146 acres, 4 miles away
- Lamberton WMA: 1,361 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Vogel WMA: 166 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Dutch Charley Creek WMA: 162 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Riecks Slough WMA: 131 acres, 7.1 miles away
- Typhoon WMA: 83 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Grunflur WMA
Counting Grunflur WMA itself, 537 of the 22,105 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 forest and other DNR land | 312 |
| State wildlife management areas | 225 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Grunflur WMA?
In Cottonwood County, near Sanborn. The DNR's directions: From Sanborn, go 0.4 miles E on CSAH 15, then S 1 mile on US Hwy 71 to the WMA on the West (right) side of the road.
Which deer permit area is Grunflur WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 295. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Grunflur WMA?
537 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Grunflur WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Coal Mine Creek WMA (4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Grunflur 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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