Lowry Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Lowry Wildlife Management Area is 252 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Pope County, near Lowry, inside Deer Permit Area 273. The DNR's WMA data lists pheasants and ducks and geese for it. Hunters registered 1,013 deer in DPA 273 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 areasLowry WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 252 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Pope County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 273 |
| DNR lists for hunting | pheasants and ducks and geese |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Lowry |
| DNR area office | Fergus Falls |
| Nearest towns | Lowry (next to it), Farwell (4 mi) and Starbuck (6 mi) |
What is Lowry WMA like?
This WMA contains two large, open water basins, located on separate parcels. The northern parcel also contains an extensive area of dense cattail cover. Managed as migratory waterfowl habitat and as winter cover for pheasants and some deer.
In the spring and fall, the WMA is a busy stopover for migrating waterfowl. Adjacent to Strandness Prairie, owned by the Nature Conservancy, where rare Dakota and Poweshiek skipper butterflies have been seen. Predator hunters may find fox and coyote.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Lowry WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists pheasants and ducks and geese for Lowry WMA. Each follows the statewide season.
What are the rules on Lowry WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Lowry WMA?
Lowry WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 273. The DNR registered 1,013 deer in DPA 273 in 2025, against 978 in 2024.
| DPA | Lowry WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 273 | 252 | 1,013 | 978 | 968 |
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 Lowry WMA?
From Lowry, go 2 miles W on CSAH 28.
Nearest towns: Lowry (next to it), Farwell (4 miles), Starbuck (6 miles) and Long Beach (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 55 and MN 114.
What other public land is near Lowry WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Wade WMA: 84 acres, 1.1 miles away
- White Bear WMA: 196 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Reno WMA: 56 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Farwell WMA: 173 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Chermak WMA: 40 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Star Lake WMA: 44 acres, 4.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lowry WMA
Counting Lowry WMA itself, 1,411 of the 27,109 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 877 |
| State wildlife management areas | 534 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lowry WMA?
In Pope County, near Lowry. The DNR's directions: From Lowry, go 2 miles W on CSAH 28.
Which deer permit area is Lowry WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 273. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Lowry WMA?
1,411 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lowry WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Wade WMA (1.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Lowry 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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