Deer Permit Area 110, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Black Bear, Ruffed Grouse
- Group
- Zone 100 — Northern Minnesota
- Area
- 531 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,210
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Black Bear, Ruffed Grouse also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 110 is a 529-square-mile heavily forested area in Beltrami and Itasca counties in north-central Minnesota, dominated by coniferous forest interspersed with hardwood, aspen, bogs, wetlands, and agricultural hay fields. The area holds moderate deer densities with good public access across over 229 square miles of state forest, county managed forest, and USFS land, and is managed under a one-deer antlerless permit lottery (250 permits) designed to support population recovery.
Heavily forested with 72% woody cover (coniferous forest mixed with hardwood and aspen), 21% grassland and wetlands, and substantial acreage of bogs. Relatively flat northern Minnesota terrain with numerous lakes and wetlands including Island Lake and Gull Lake. Total area 529 sq mi.
low
Deer: one-deer limit with antlerless by permit lottery (250 L500 permits in 2025); archery Sept 13-Dec 31, youth Oct 16-19, statewide firearms Nov 8-23, muzzleloader Nov 29-Dec 14. 2024 total harvest 1,113 deer (916 adult male, 155 adult female, 28 fawn male, 14 fawn female). Historically slow population growth rate; 2019 goal to increase density by 25%. Bear: black bear present and huntable in this northern MN zone (Beltrami/Itasca counties fall within MN bear permit zones). Grouse: ruffed grouse abundant in the aspen and mixed forest habitat — a classic north-central MN grouse covert. Turkey: no established wild turkey population at this latitude — not present.
Large contiguous block of northern Minnesota forest with solid public land access. County managed forest and state forest make up the bulk of huntable land. CWD surveillance zone — optional CWD testing available; deer feeding and attractant ban in effect for Beltrami and Itasca counties. Adjacent to Red Lake and Leech Lake Reservations. Good road access via US-1, MN-72, and forest roads. 2024 firearms hunter success rate was 29% with 1,051 deer harvested by gun alone.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.