Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area is 360 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Cottonwood County, near Storden, inside Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese 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 areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasWalk-In AccessHurricane Lake WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 360 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Cottonwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 295 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Storden |
| DNR area office | Windom |
| Nearest towns | Storden (5 mi), Westbrook (7 mi) and Revere (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Hurricane Lake WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Hurricane Lake WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Hurricane Lake WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Hurricane Lake WMA?
Hurricane Lake WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR registered 904 deer in DPA 295 in 2025, against 835 in 2024.
| DPA | Hurricane Lake WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 295 | 360 | 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 Hurricane Lake WMA?
From Storden, go 4 miles N on CSAH 5 then 1 mile W on TWP RD 1 1/2 miles N on TWP RD.
Nearest towns: Storden (5 miles), Westbrook (7 miles), Revere (7 miles) and Jeffers (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 30.
What other public land is near Hurricane Lake WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Typhoon WMA: 83 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Highwater Creek WMA: 80 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Budolfson WMA: 617 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Gora Prairie WMA: 153 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Plum Creek WMA: 283 acres, 8.4 miles away
- Dutch Charley Creek WMA: 162 acres, 8.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Hurricane Lake WMA
Counting Hurricane Lake WMA itself, 387 of the 25,353 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 387 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Hurricane Lake WMA?
In Cottonwood County, near Storden. The DNR's directions: From Storden, go 4 miles N on CSAH 5 then 1 mile W on TWP RD 1 1/2 miles N on TWP RD.
Which deer permit area is Hurricane Lake WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 295. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Hurricane Lake WMA?
387 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Hurricane Lake WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Typhoon WMA (2.8 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Hurricane Lake 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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