Mulligan Slough Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Mulligan Slough Wildlife Management Area is 644 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Brown and Watonwan counties, near Comfrey, inside Deer Permit Area 296. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for it. Hunters registered 607 deer in DPA 296 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 | 644 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Brown County and Watonwan County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 296 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Comfrey |
| DNR area office | New Ulm |
| Nearest towns | Darfur (5 mi), Comfrey (6 mi) and La Salle (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Mulligan Slough WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for Mulligan Slough WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Mulligan Slough WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Mulligan Slough WMA?
Mulligan Slough WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 296. The DNR registered 607 deer in DPA 296 in 2025, against 642 in 2024.
| DPA | Mulligan Slough WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 296 | 644 | 607 | 642 | 642 |
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 Mulligan Slough WMA?
From Comfrey, go 5 miles E on CSAH 17, 1 mile N on CSAH 8, 1 E CSAH 18.
Nearest towns: Darfur (5 miles), Comfrey (6 miles), La Salle (8 miles) and St. James (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 4 and MN 30. 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Mulligan Slough WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Wood Lake WMA: 805 acres, next to it
- Voss WMA: 43 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Middle Creek WMA: 71 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Winding Creek WMA: 118 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Albin WMA: 37 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Verona WMA, Main Unit: 164 acres, 4.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Mulligan Slough WMA
Counting Mulligan Slough WMA itself, 1,536 of the 34,000 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,487 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 49 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Mulligan Slough WMA?
In Brown and Watonwan counties, near Comfrey. The DNR's directions: From Comfrey, go 5 miles E on CSAH 17, 1 mile N on CSAH 8, 1 E CSAH 18.
Which deer permit area is Mulligan Slough WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 296. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Mulligan Slough WMA?
1,536 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Mulligan Slough WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Wood Lake WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Mulligan Slough 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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