Deer Permit Area 232, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 381 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 745
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. Wild Turkey, Pheasant also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 232 covers much of Steele and eastern Waseca Counties, plus parts of Rice and LeSueur Counties in south-central Minnesota — a heavily agricultural landscape of row crops, grasslands, wetlands, and small woodlots. Public land is extremely limited at just 8.3 sq. mi. out of 377 sq. mi. total, so hunters must secure private land access or use walk-in parcels. Deer numbers are robust with a three-deer limit in 2025 and 36% firearm hunter success in 2024.
Flat to gently rolling south-central Minnesota farmland dominated by row crops (71%), with patchwork grasslands, wetlands, marshes, brushy areas, groves, and small woodlots associated with rivers, lakes, and large marshes. Total area 377 sq. mi. Woody cover is only 4% of the landscape.
moderate
White-tailed deer are the primary big game species with a generous three-deer limit. Wild turkey are present and huntable in this south-central farmland county mix — wooded river corridors and groves provide roosting habitat. Ring-necked pheasant are present given the agricultural landscape and grassland/wetland edges typical of this zone. Ruffed grouse and black bear are not expected in this heavily farmed, non-forested area.
Three-deer limit designation in 2025 reflects robust deer numbers — DNR reports good doe and fawn observations. 2024 firearm hunter success was 36% with 551 firearms deer harvested and 773 total across all seasons. CWD monitoring area — optional CWD testing available; deer feeding/attractant ban in effect for Le Sueur and Rice Counties. Archery season runs Sept. 13 – Dec. 31; firearms Nov. 8–16; muzzleloader Nov. 29 – Dec. 14.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.