Mandatory CWD testing
CWD sample submission is mandatory during the first two days of the statewide (A) and late southeast (3B) seasons in select deer permit areas.
Test for CWD yourself
If you hunt in a deer permit area where there is no mandatory CWD testing but still would like to have your deer checked, you can collect a lymph node sample and pay for a private test.
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Deer management
Visit the deer management page to learn about what the DNR does so Minnesotans can enjoy the benefits of a thriving and disease-free deer population.
2017 deer harvest report.
For more harvest reports, harvest maps, population modeling, winter severity indexes and surveys, visit the deer reports and statistics page.
Lottery Results
Registration
- Mandatory deer harvest registration - There are three ways to register harvested deer
- Registration stations
Special hunts
Season information
- Regulations
- Mandatory CWD testing
- Season information packet
- Lead information for hunters
- Legal big game cartridges
- Sunrise and sunset data
- Tree stand safety
- Venison donation program
Events Calendar
09/15/18 - 12/31/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Archery season |
10/18/18 - 10/19/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 1st season |
10/18/18 - 10/21/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Special Youth Deer season |
10/27/18 - 10/28/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 2nd season |
11/03/18 - 11/18/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Firearm season - 100A |
11/03/18 - 11/11/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Firearm season - 200A and 300A |
11/17/18 - 11/25/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Firearm season - 300B |
11/24/18 - 12/09/18 |
| Deer Hunt - Muzzleloader season |
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