Fergus Falls WMD
Otter Tail County, MN
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Waterfowl Production Areas & Public Hunting Land in Otter Tail County, MN
Otter Tail County has 107 named Waterfowl Production Areas covering 24,311 acres of federally owned, walk-in public land. The largest is Ridgeway WPA at 1,603 acres; the average tract is about 227 acres, and 31 are smaller than 80 acres.
WPAs here are managed by the Fergus Falls Wetland Management District, which sets any district-specific rules (vehicle access, blinds, nontoxic shot, closed areas).
The county covers about 2,225 square miles and has roughly 60,081 residents. WPAs make up about 1.7% of its land area.
107named WPAs
24.3Kacres of WPA land
1,603largest WPA (ac)
2refuges & districts
Map of WPAs in Otter Tail County
Gold outlines are fee-title Waterfowl Production Areas — federally owned public land. Land outside them is almost always private. Switch to satellite to check water conditions and cover, and click any tract for coordinates.
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All Waterfowl Production Areas in Otter Tail County
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| Ridgeway WPA 1,591 deeded ac |
1,603 | 6.8 mi W of Fergus Falls | 46.24261, -96.21133 |
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| Nicholson WPA 1,243 deeded ac |
1,234 | 8.2 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.18103, -95.98571 |
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| Julsrud WPA | 987 | 24 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.62215, -96.26132 |
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| Townsend WPA 726 deeded ac |
741 | 1.8 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.25705, -96.06376 |
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| Backstrom WPA | 699 | 16 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.51275, -96.11791 |
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| Agassiz Beachline WPA 677 deeded ac |
683 | 7.6 mi W of Fergus Falls | 46.29311, -96.23846 |
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| Ten Mile WPA | 657 | 10 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.15906, -95.96080 |
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| Rabbit River WPA 614 deeded ac |
604 | 12 mi SW of Fergus Falls | 46.12906, -96.20809 |
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| Rokes WPA | 601 | 30 mi N of Alexandria | 46.31860, -95.36877 |
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| Pelican Valley WPA | 522 | 18 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.54105, -96.10482 |
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| Simpson WPA | 520 | 19 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.54737, -96.05219 |
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| Baumann WPA 477 deeded ac |
489 | 27 mi N of Alexandria | 46.27856, -95.37621 |
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| Braukmann WPA 450 deeded ac |
473 | 27 mi SE of Detroit Lakes | 46.65792, -95.33576 |
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| Busko WPA | 468 | 6.7 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.18813, -96.12700 |
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| Scribner WPA | 415 | 9.2 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.40376, -96.15300 |
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| Pca WPA | 408 | 11 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.20079, -95.88479 |
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| Putnam WPA | 400 | 15 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.64263, -96.04879 |
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| Staff WPA | 377 | 20 mi S of Detroit Lakes | 46.53246, -95.85476 |
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| Mondt WPA | 377 | 21 mi S of Detroit Lakes | 46.52387, -95.74564 |
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| Kube WPA | 361 | 6.4 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.18789, -96.07248 |
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| Lightning Lake WPA | 359 | 11 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.12667, -96.13051 |
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| Wirth WPA 347 deeded ac |
354 | 11 mi SE of Detroit Lakes | 46.69138, -95.71032 |
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| Hensch WPA | 347 | 11 mi SW of Fergus Falls | 46.16729, -96.24261 |
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| Haugen WPA | 346 | 4.1 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.24644, -96.00970 |
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| Rush Lake WPA | 334 | 3.6 mi SW of Fergus Falls | 46.25608, -96.14773 |
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| Bjerkevedt WPA | 332 | 23 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.20394, -95.60834 |
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| Neumann WPA 324 deeded ac |
315 | 5.3 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.20355, -96.08804 |
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| Bakke WPA | 292 | 7.6 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.17472, -96.03063 |
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| Erhards Grove WPA | 289 | 14 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.47811, -96.10426 |
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| Mickelson WPA 228 deeded ac |
285 | 9.0 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.15032, -96.05539 |
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| Grewe WPA | 285 | 17 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.24331, -95.73498 |
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| Tweeton WPA | 273 | 17 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.68806, -96.16400 |
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| C & M Ranch WPA | 262 | 6.8 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.22279, -95.96297 |
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| Knobel Lake WPA | 259 | 14 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.47665, -96.12247 |
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| Grefsrud WPA | 251 | 19 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.55929, -96.13206 |
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| Duenow WPA | 250 | 8.0 mi NE of Fergus Falls | 46.37299, -95.98078 |
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| Jorgenson WPA | 237 | 9.1 mi SW of Fergus Falls | 46.17738, -96.19901 |
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| Wiegers WPA | 222 | 5.2 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.34945, -96.12100 |
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| Mavis WPA | 213 | 1.9 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.26346, -96.04803 |
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| Hoff-Fronning WPA | 210 | 6.8 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.18655, -96.03840 |
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| Downing WPA | 209 | 16 mi N of Alexandria | 46.11313, -95.27167 |
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| Fitzgerald WPA 196 deeded ac |
202 | 16 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.69583, -96.13779 |
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| Knollwood WPA | 198 | 3.2 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.23913, -96.04987 |
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| Dahler Slough WPA 188 deeded ac |
194 | 11 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.13097, -96.14980 |
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| Haiby WPA | 193 | 21 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.61465, -96.16928 |
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| Hintermeister WPA | 185 | 6.1 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.21958, -95.98641 |
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| Morrison WPA | 171 | 14 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.13194, -95.88995 |
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| Hintsala WPA 155 deeded ac |
168 | 29 mi SE of Detroit Lakes | 46.52447, -95.40278 |
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| Blacken Lake WPA | 164 | 14 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.13717, -95.86106 |
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| Stang Lake WPA | 162 | 6.7 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.26496, -95.94140 |
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| Nelson WPA | 162 | 17 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.70717, -96.15855 |
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| Monson WPA | 160 | 20 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.55916, -96.01589 |
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| Swenson WPA | 151 | 19 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.11803, -95.75503 |
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| Stich WPA | 149 | 19 mi NW of Alexandria | 46.12719, -95.56958 |
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| Riedel WPA | 142 | 16 mi N of Alexandria | 46.11312, -95.30554 |
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| Meyer Prairie WPA | 139 | 13 mi SW of Fergus Falls | 46.11225, -96.21376 |
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| Aaberg WPA | 137 | 12 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.43828, -96.16352 |
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| Anderson WPA | 137 | 13 mi NE of Fergus Falls | 46.39985, -95.87155 |
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| Gardner WPA | 125 | 21 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.62815, -96.20255 |
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| Peter Lien WPA | 124 | 9.9 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.14538, -96.01046 |
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| Heinola WPA | 122 | 32 mi SE of Detroit Lakes | 46.47925, -95.39240 |
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| Oscar WPA | 121 | 11 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.39526, -96.23304 |
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| Tuel WPA | 120 | 20 mi NW of Alexandria | 46.13859, -95.59691 |
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| Boyum WPA | 113 | 17 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.25718, -95.73464 |
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| Wasvick WPA | 105 | 8.5 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.21497, -95.92924 |
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| Pelican River WPA | 99 | 11 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.43995, -96.11390 |
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| Kunz WPA | 95 | 3.8 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.32391, -96.12731 |
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| Iverson WPA 87 deeded ac |
95 | 13 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.29131, -95.80516 |
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| Scott-Crays WPA 100 deeded ac |
94 | 5.3 mi W of Fergus Falls | 46.27169, -96.18943 |
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| Starkey WPA | 94 | 19 mi N of Alexandria | 46.16862, -95.31957 |
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| Rossow WPA | 89 | 4.5 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.21454, -96.07688 |
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| Mortenson WPA | 85 | 14 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.24904, -95.79884 |
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| Zuehlsdorff WPA | 84 | 7.5 mi NE of Fergus Falls | 46.34458, -95.95422 |
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| Wildung WPA | 83 | 4.1 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.32204, -96.14178 |
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| Pheasants Forever Inc. WPA | 80 | 19 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.55942, -96.12042 |
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| Alroth WPA | 80 | 22 mi NW of Alexandria | 46.14724, -95.65320 |
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| Grenna Lake WPA | 72 | 19 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.55011, -96.15840 |
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| Grunewald WPA | 71 | 18 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.53324, -96.04238 |
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| Seifert WPA | 69 | 17 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.64310, -96.09298 |
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| Gerlach WPA | 59 | 6.7 mi W of Fergus Falls | 46.29008, -96.22027 |
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| Fabian WPA | 57 | 12 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.10948, -96.13031 |
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| Kugler WPA | 52 | 14 mi NE of Fergus Falls | 46.44015, -95.88833 |
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| Wolff WPA | 47 | 28 mi NE of Fergus Falls | 46.46364, -95.56188 |
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| Finkelson WPA | 47 | 12 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.14319, -95.91339 |
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| Sethre WPA | 46 | 8.4 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.37973, -96.17921 |
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| Lein WPA | 44 | 11 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.28034, -95.84062 |
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| Tomhave WPA | 43 | 4.2 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.31937, -96.14836 |
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| Gilmore WPA | 42 | 15 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.50213, -96.08625 |
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| Carroll WPA | 41 | 8.3 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.38951, -96.15299 |
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| Willow WPA | 41 | 14 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.68647, -96.06578 |
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| Molter WPA | 40 | 2.6 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.31671, -96.07358 |
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| Arfsten WPA | 40 | 11 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.16626, -95.91361 |
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| Hagen WPA | 39 | 11 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.33499, -95.87056 |
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| Sandberg WPA | 39 | 14 mi NE of Fergus Falls | 46.42888, -95.88192 |
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| Headquarters WPA | 31 | 2.3 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.27286, -96.03194 |
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| Ohe WPA | 31 | 16 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.49659, -96.17424 |
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| Lake Halvorson WPA | 25 | 11 mi NW of Fergus Falls | 46.42516, -96.16740 |
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| Rund WPA | 23 | 11 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.12487, -95.99493 |
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| Bergerud WPA | 22 | 9.9 mi S of Fergus Falls | 46.13895, -96.12065 |
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| Toso WPA | 21 | 24 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.60399, -96.23433 |
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| Tweet WPA | 20 | 15 mi N of Fergus Falls | 46.48725, -96.13789 |
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| Frigaard WPA | 20 | 11 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.13829, -95.95455 |
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| Klovstad WPA | 18 | 23 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.61477, -96.22458 |
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| Tollefson WPA | 16 | 17 mi SE of Fergus Falls | 46.14448, -95.79195 |
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| Shores WPA | 15 | 19 mi SW of Detroit Lakes | 46.60712, -96.11912 |
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| Underwood WPA | 9.0 | 9.7 mi E of Fergus Falls | 46.28336, -95.87703 |
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| Reger WPA | 6.5 | 19 mi NW of Alexandria | 46.10800, -95.63200 |
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Acreage from USFWS realty GIS polygons. Coordinates are a point inside each tract — not necessarily a parking area. Look for designated parking and boundary signs on the ground.
Hunting WPAs in Otter Tail County: rules & tips
Typically allowed
- Hunting waterfowl, upland birds, deer and other game in season under Minnesota regulations
- Walk-in access from roads and designated parking areas
- Fishing and trapping where state and district rules allow
- Wildlife watching, photography and dog training outside restricted periods
Common restrictions
- No camping, fires or overnight use on most tracts
- Motor vehicles only on designated roads and parking areas
- Blinds and portable stands usually removed at the end of each day
- Nontoxic shot required for waterfowl; many districts require it for all shotgun hunting
- Some tracts have closed areas, refuge-style rules or seasonal restrictions
Getting to Otter Tail County
Distances below are straight-line from the center of the county. Most WPAs are reached by county and township gravel roads — download the GPX file and load it into your phone or GPS before you lose cell coverage.
- Fergus Falls, MN23 mi — county center is NE of town
- Detroit Lakes, MN23 mi — county center is S of town
- Alexandria, MN45 mi — county center is N of town
- Wahpeton, ND45 mi — county center is E of town
Shooting hours in Otter Tail County
Today at Otter Tail County
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*½ hour before sunrise — the standard federal shooting-hour start for migratory game birds. Times in Chicago local time.
Full season calculator →2026–2027 season sun table
| Date | Shooting light | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
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| Tue, Sep 1, 2026 | 6:11 AM | 6:41 AM | 8:04 PM | 13h 23m |
| Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | 6:29 AM | 6:59 AM | 7:37 PM | 12h 38m |
| Thu, Oct 1, 2026 | 6:49 AM | 7:19 AM | 7:05 PM | 11h 46m |
| Thu, Oct 15, 2026 | 7:08 AM | 7:38 AM | 6:38 PM | 10h 60m |
| Sun, Nov 1, 2026 | 6:33 AM | 7:03 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 07m |
| Sun, Nov 15, 2026 | 6:53 AM | 7:23 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 28m |
| Tue, Dec 1, 2026 | 7:15 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:38 PM | 8h 53m |
| Tue, Dec 15, 2026 | 7:29 AM | 7:59 AM | 4:36 PM | 8h 37m |
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | 7:36 AM | 8:06 AM | 4:45 PM | 8h 38m |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2027 | 7:32 AM | 8:02 AM | 5:00 PM | 8h 58m |
| Mon, Feb 1, 2027 | 7:17 AM | 7:47 AM | 5:24 PM | 9h 37m |
Computed for 46.498, -95.721 (CDT / DST-aware). Check state rules — big game hours vary.
7-day forecast for Otter Tail County
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Forecast from the National Weather Service. Wind direction matters — plan your approach downwind of where game beds.
Refuges & districts with land in Otter Tail County
Refuge hunt units in Otter Tail County
| Unit | Refuge | Status | Acres |
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| WPA Closed | Fergus Falls WMD | ✕Closed | 1,070 |
Neighboring counties with WPAs
- Becker County, MN 57 WPAs · 14.4K ac
- Clay County, MN 59 WPAs · 13.5K ac
- Douglas County, MN 57 WPAs · 11.7K ac
- Grant County, MN 55 WPAs · 11.4K ac
- Todd County, MN 6 WPAs · 804 ac
- Wilkin County, MN 6 WPAs · 2.5K ac
Source: USFWS Realty Tracts (fee-title interest) and Esri county boundaries. Page updated October 28, 2026.