Deer hunting

2011 Deer Hunt

• Mandatory Deer Harvest Registration - There are now 3 ways to register harvested deer in Minnesota.
• 2010 Deer Harvest Report

Special Hunts & Lotteries:

Application available with deer license purchase in early August. Deadline for lottery first Thursday after Labor Day. Lottery results are available in mid October.

Regular Hunts:

• Legal big game cartridges
• Venison donation program
• Lead information for hunters
• Check mandatory test results for deer harvested in the CWD management zone

Registration stations:

• by City
• by County

Maps:

• 2011 Firearms Deer Zone Map (1.8 MB)

Seasons:

Hunting calendar
08/17/12   Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Application Deadline 09/06/12   Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery Deadline 09/15/12 - 12/31/12   Deer Hunt - Archery season 10/18/12 - 10/21/12   Deer Hunt - Special Youth Deer Hunt 10/18/12 - 10/19/12   Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 1st season 10/20/12 - 10/21/12   Early Antlerless Deer season-Tentative 10/27/12 - 10/28/12   Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 2nd season 11/03/12 - 11/11/12   Deer Hunt - Firearm season-2A and 3A 11/03/12 - 11/18/12   Deer Hunt - Firearm season-1A 11/17/12 - 11/25/12   Deer Hunt - Firearm season-3B 11/24/12 - 12/09/12   Deer Hunt - Muzzleloader season
Hunting seasons

Hunting information:

• Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook (3.7 MB)
• Hunting licenses - find license agents, get applications or purchase licenses by phone or the Internet.
• Sunrise and sunset data
• Tree Stand Safety 

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

• 2005 Survey of Deer Hunter Satisfaction and Preferences for Regulation Changes
  • Executive Summary
  • Full Document
• Archive of hunter surveys

Maps and statistics

All files are in PDF format.

• Minnesota winter severity index 
  • 2012 - wsi map with county boundaries / wsi map with deer permit areas
  • 2011 - spreadsheet / map
  • 2010 - spreadsheet / map
  • 2009 - spreadsheet / map
  • 2008 - spreadsheet / map
  • 2007 - spreadsheet / map
• Pre-Fawn deer density
  • 2011 - spreadsheet / map
  • 2010 - spreadsheet / map
  • 2009 - map
  • 2008 - map
  • 2007 - map
• Deer harvest maps and statistics
  • 2011 Camp Ripley archery hunt harvest summary - 1st hunt
  • 2011 Camp Ripley archery hunt harvest summary - 2nd hunt
  • 1st Season 2010 Hunt Results
  • 2nd Season 2010 Hunt Results
  • 2010 total deer harvest
  • 2010 antlerless deer harvest
  • 2010 bucks deer harvest
  • 2010 deer harvest
  • 2009 total deer harvest
  • 2009 antlerless deer harvest
  • 2009 bucks deer harvest
  • 2009 deer harvest report
  • 2009 Camp Ripley archery hunt harvest summary - 1st hunt
  • 2009 Camp Ripley archery hunt harvest summary - 2nd hunt
  • 2008 total deer harvest
  • 2008 antlerless deer harvest
  • 2008 bucks deer harvest
  • 2008 deer harvest report
  • 2008 Camp Ripley archery hunt harvest summary - 1st hunt
  • 2008 Camp Ripley archery hunt harvest summary - 2nd hunt
  • 2007 antlerless deer harvest map
  • 2007 bucks deer harvest map
  • 2007 total deer harvest map
  • 2007 deer harvest

• Archive of deer harvest maps and statistics