CWD information
CWD testing continues in area 603
Mandatory CWD testing continues in southeast Minnesota's disease management zone through the end of December's archery and muzzleloader seasons as well as a late-season hunt that begins Saturday, Jan. 6.
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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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Was your deer tested?
You can view results from all areas tested for CWD. Results will be updated on weekdays as they become available. Note that outside of deer permit area 603, hunters will not be notified of their test result unless their deer tests presumptive positive for CWD.
Deer registration
- Mandatory Deer Harvest Registration - There are three ways to register harvested deer
- Registration stations
Deer zones and permit areas
Get detailed area information using the interactive map
Lottery information
- Notices have been mailed to all lottery winners
- Surplus permits for deer permit areas 181 and 224 went on sale at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2. See how many surplus permits remain.
- All lottery applicants can look up their results online:
Seasons (see regulations for detailed information)
Events Calendar
08/17/18 |
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08/17/18 |
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09/06/18 |
| Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery Deadline |
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 |
Special hunts
Camp Ripley
Details available in July.
Topical hunting information
Deer information
Get Deer Notes
Receive deer management insights and information directly from the DNR's deer biologist in your email. And visit the deer management page.
- Landowner list
- Legal big game cartridges
- Venison donation program
- Lead information for hunters
- Sunrise and sunset data
- Tree Stand Safety
- For harvest reports, harvest maps, population modeling, winter severity indexes and surveys, visit the Deer management page.
- Chronic wasting disease information