Deer Permit Area 210, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Ruffed Grouse
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 635 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,486
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. Ruffed Grouse also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 210 covers 615 square miles of eastern Polk, western Clearwater, and the southeast corner of Red Lake County in northwest Minnesota — a mix of agricultural fields, grasslands, wetlands, and brushland/woodland corridors. The area carries a one-deer either-sex limit with no draw required, moderate-low hunter density at 6 hunters per square mile, and a 31% success rate bolstered by a herd rebounding from back-to-back harsh winters in 2021-2022.
615 sq mi in northwest MN spanning eastern Polk, western Clearwater, and southeast Red Lake counties. Landcover is 34% annual row crops (small grains, corn, soybeans), 28% grasslands and wetlands, 30% brushlands and woodlands, 3% open water, and 5% developed. Flat to gently rolling glacial lake plain with interspersed potholes, wetland complexes, and brushy woodlot edges characteristic of the Red River Valley transition zone.
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Deer (white-tailed) are the primary big game species; designation is one-deer either-sex for 2025. Ruffed grouse and sharp-tailed grouse are present in the brushland, woodland, and grassland/wetland edges. Wild turkey range reaches into this area marginally but populations are sparse this far north and west. No pheasant (habitat too wet and northern), no black bear in this prairie-transition zone. Waterfowl hunting is strong given abundant WPA and wetland complexes.
One-deer either-sex limit OTC — no lottery or draw needed. Archery Sept 13–Dec 31, Youth Firearm Oct 16–19, Statewide Firearms Nov 8–16, Muzzleloader Nov 29–Dec 14. No early antlerless or late CWD season. 31% hunter success rate in 2024 with herd at or near management goal after rebound from 2021-2022 winter mortality. Feeding/attractant ban active in Polk County. Optional CWD testing available.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.