Deer hunting
2013 Deer Hunt
- Deer hunting and licensing options map
- Check 2013 antlerless deer and special hunt lottery results
- Check 2013 muzzleloader deer hunt lottery results
Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Lottery, 1st and 2nd Season
Youth Deer Hunts
Eighteen hunts offered. Apply by 8/16/2013 at any license agent.
Lake Alexander SNA deer hunt
Special hunts
Deer hunting information
- Season information booklet
- Mandatory Deer Harvest Registration - There are now 3 ways to register harvested deer in Minnesota.
- Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook (3.6 MB)
- Legal big game cartridges
- Venison donation program
- Lead information for hunters
- Check mandatory test results for deer harvested in the CWD management zone
- Hunting licenses - find license agents, get applications or purchase licenses by phone or the Internet.
- Sunrise and sunset data
- Tree Stand Safety
Registration stations:
Maps:
- 2013 Firearms Deer Zone Map (2.6 MB) - Antlerless lottery deadline is Thursday, Sept. 5.
- Recreation Compass - Find 2013 Deer Permit Areas
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Deer information
- Chronic wasting disease information
- Bovine Tuberculosis in Minnesota - Information about bovine TB-infected deer
- Bounce Back (Minnesota Conservation Volunteer)
- Minnesota's Growing Game (Minnesota Conservation Volunteer)
- How to age your deer (USGS Web site)
- The Sweet Taste of Success - Cooking perfect venison (Minnesota Conservation Volunteer)
Reports and surveys
- 2011 Camp Ripley Archery Hunter Survey Report
- 2012 Camp Ripley 1st Hunt Harvest Summary
- 2012 Camp Ripley 2nd Hunt Harvest Summary
- Archive of hunter surveys
Maps and statistics
All files are in PDF format.
- Minnesota winter severity index
- Pre-Fawn deer density
- 2011 - spreadsheet / map
- Deer harvest maps and statistics