Stokman Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Stokman Wildlife Management Area is 514 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Blue Earth and Faribault counties, near Minnesota Lake, inside Deer Permit Area 253. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 854 deer in DPA 253 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 areasStokman WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 514 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Blue Earth County and Faribault County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 253 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Minnesota Lake |
| DNR area office | Nicollet |
| Nearest towns | Minnesota Lake (next to it), Easton (7 mi) and Waldorf (7 mi) |
What is Stokman WMA like?
The Stokman WMA is mainly comprised of: A restored prairie wetland complex with upland and lowland forest components as well as an agricultural food plot.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Stokman WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Stokman WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Stokman WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Stokman WMA?
Stokman WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 253. The DNR registered 854 deer in DPA 253 in 2025, against 785 in 2024.
| DPA | Stokman WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 253 | 514 | 854 | 785 | 845 |
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 Stokman WMA?
From Minnesota Lake, go 1/2 mile east on CSAH 20.
Nearest towns: Minnesota Lake (next to it), Easton (7 miles), Waldorf (7 miles) and Mapleton (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 22 and MN 30.
What other public land is near Stokman WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Lembke WMA: 93 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Pick WMA: 199 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Latourelle WMA: 83 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Thompson Slough WMA: 27 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Lost Marsh WMA: 329 acres, 4.8 miles away
- Dean Christensen Memorial WMA: 80 acres, 6.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Stokman WMA
Counting Stokman WMA itself, 684 of the 26,832 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 684 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Stokman WMA?
In Blue Earth and Faribault counties, near Minnesota Lake. The DNR's directions: From Minnesota Lake, go 1/2 mile east on CSAH 20.
Which deer permit area is Stokman WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 253. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Stokman WMA?
684 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Stokman WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Lembke WMA (1.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Stokman 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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Minnesota hunting Blue Earth County Faribault County DPA 253