Deer hunting
The white-tailed deer is arguably Minnesota's most popular wildlife species. Each year, approximately 500,000 hunters harvest roughly 200,000 deer. Read more...
Deer Hunt
Lotteries:
- Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Application available with deer license purchase in early August. Deadline first Thursday after Labor Day.
- Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Lottery, 1st Season
Applications available early July. Deadline Friday nearest August 17. Lottery results available early September. - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Lottery, 2nd Season
Applications available early July. Deadline Friday nearest August 17. Lottery results available early September.
Seasons:
- Archery - 09/19/09 - 12/31/09
- Firearm opener - 11/07/09
- Muzzleloader - 11/28/09 - 12/13/09
Youth hunt information:
- Special youth hunts: List, dates and details.
(2 pages | 26kb) Watch for additional information.
Regular Hunt information:
- Regulations: Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook (3.72 MB)
- Deer license buyer's guide
- Legal big game cartridges
- Venison donation program
- Lead information for hunters
Special Hunt information:
- Camp Ripley archery hunt
Hunting licenses - find license agents, get applications or purchase licenses by phone or the Internet.
Deer information
- Chronic wasting disease information
- Bovine Tuberculosis in Minnesota - Information about bovine TB-infected deer
- 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
- 2005 Survey of Deer Hunter Satisfaction and Preferences for Regulation Changes
- Archive of hunter surveys
Maps and statistics
All files are in PDF format.
- Minnesota winter severity index
- 2009 - spreadsheet / map
- 2008 - spreadsheet / map
- 2007 - spreadsheet / map
- Deer density maps
- Deer harvest maps and statistics
- Archive of deer harvest maps and statistics
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