DEER P ERM IT A REA 2 25 HUNTIN G INFORM ATION
2016 Deer Hunting Information
Designation: Managed: 2 deer limit
Firearm Options: All Legal Firearms
Special Regulations: N/A
Seasons:
__Archery: Sept. 17 - Dec. 31
_..Youth: N/A
__Early Antlerless: N/A
__Firearm A: Nov. 5 - Nov. 13
_. Firearm B: N/A
__Muzzleloader: Nov. 26 - Dec. 11
2016 Deer Area Designations
Area 225
Bucks-only
Hunter Choice
Intensive
2015 Land Cover Types
Woody Cover
Grassland/Wetlands
Annual Cropland
Open Water
Limited Cover/Developed
Lottery
% Total
Managed
28
36
27
3
6
No Limit Antlerless
2015 Firearm Deer Hunter Statistics
Hunters per Sq. Mi. Land: 12.3
Deer Harvest per Hunter4: 0.3
Total Land Area (Non-water)
618 Sq. Mi.
Lands Open to Public Hunting1
Publically Owned Lands
Sq. Mi.
State Wildlife Management Area
State Forest
Misc. State Land
County Managed Land
USFWS Land (WPA and NWR)
USFS Land (National Forest)
10
2
0
0
0
0
Forest Legacy/Forests for Future
Walk-In Access
0
0
13
Privately Owned Lands
Total for Public Hunting
2015 Harvest by License Type5
Adult Adult
Fawn Fawn Total
Male Female Male Female
Firearms
A Season
B Season
Total Deer Harvest Per Sq. Mi. Land
677
N/A
288
N/A
161
N/A
2509
N/A
Entire Season
170
83
17
13
283
Entire Season
31
44
9
8
92
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
804
314
182
2884
Archery
Muzzleloader
2015 Special Season Harvest6
Firearms
Deer Harvest (2012 - 2015)
Year
1383
N/A
10
Early Antlerless
Youth Firearms
8
2015 Total Harvest7
Total
(5.8)
6
4
(4.7)
(4.3)
(4.1)
Mgmt.
Designation2
1584
Data Sources: 2012 - 2015 MN Deer Harvest Reports, 2016 MN Hunting and
Trapping Regulations Handbook and MN DNR GIS Data Sources
Lands open to public hunting without applying for special deer hunt permits or requesting
permission from the landowner. In the case for Walk-In Access Program lands, a special WIA
validation must be purchased to access these lands. Check the MN Hunting Regulations,
along with the MN DNR, USFWS and USFS websites for use restrictions on all lands.
2
BO = Bucks Only, YoA = Youth-only Antlerless, L# = Lottery with number of antlerless permits
offered, HC = Hunters Choice, Man = Managed, Int = Intensive, NLA = No Limit Antlerless
1
2
0
N/A
N/A
3
2012
2013
2014
INT
INT
HC
Winter Severity
Index(WSI) 3
54
130
2015
53
HC
15
End-of-winter values <100 indicate a mild winter; values > 180 indicate
a severe winter. WSI values line up between the years of the winter they
were recorded.
4
Regular license only
5
Excludes special hunts, depredation permits, disabled hunts, early
antlerless season, youth firearm season and mentored hunt harvests
Currently applies to select permit areas across the state. Youth and
Early Antlerless Seasons are typically in mid October.
6
7
Includes all license types, permits and special hunts.
mndnr.gov/deer
Date:8/23/2016