Stoderl Slough Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Stoderl Slough Wildlife Management Area is 160 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Murray County, near Chandler, inside Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 301 deer in DPA 237 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 areasStoderl Slough WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 160 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Murray County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 237 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Chandler |
| DNR area office | Slayton-Talcot Lake |
| Nearest towns | Iona (4 mi), Chandler (7 mi) and Wilmont (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Stoderl Slough WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Stoderl Slough WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Stoderl Slough WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Stoderl Slough WMA?
Stoderl Slough WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR registered 301 deer in DPA 237 in 2025, against 332 in 2024.
| DPA | Stoderl Slough WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 237 | 160 | 301 | 332 | 359 |
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 Stoderl Slough WMA?
From Chandler drive 4.5 miles south and 5 miles east.
Nearest towns: Iona (4 miles), Chandler (7 miles), Wilmont (7 miles) and Slayton (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 91 and MN 267.
What other public land is near Stoderl Slough WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Fenmont WMA: 517 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Schoeberl WMA: 150 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Cleanwater WMA: 38 acres, 1.2 miles away
- Scheuring WMA: 58 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Gallinago WMA: 138 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Melchior WMA: 54 acres, 1.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Stoderl Slough WMA
Counting Stoderl Slough WMA itself, 1,450 of the 22,070 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,369 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 81 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Stoderl Slough WMA?
In Murray County, near Chandler. The DNR's directions: From Chandler drive 4.5 miles south and 5 miles east.
Which deer permit area is Stoderl Slough WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 237. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Stoderl Slough WMA?
1,450 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Stoderl Slough WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Fenmont WMA (0.8 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Stoderl 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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