Deer Permit Area 235, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 38 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 191
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, Ruffed Grouse also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 235 is a central Minnesota farmland permit area (Zone 200) characterized by rolling agricultural land interspersed with woodlots, wetlands, and river-bottom timber in the Kandiyohi/Meeker county region. Deer densities are solid in this productive farmland corridor, though antlerless tags require a lottery draw and the area sees moderate-to-high hunting pressure driven largely by private-land access. Public hunters will find scattered WMAs providing upland and edge habitat, but the best ground is predominantly private ag land.
Rolling central Minnesota agricultural landscape — corn, soybean, and small-grain fields dominate, broken by hardwood woodlots, cattail wetlands, and creek/river-bottom timber. Transition zone between prairie and deciduous forest gives varied edge habitat typical of Zone 200 farmland DPAs.
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White-tailed deer are the primary big-game target; bucks-only OTC for firearms/muzzleloader with antlerless via lottery draw. Wild turkeys are present and huntable — spring turkey draw required, fall over-the-counter available in farmland zones. Ring-necked pheasants are present on WMAs and grassland edges, especially in the Kandiyohi/Meeker corridor which is within the productive west-central pheasant belt. Ruffed grouse occur in woodlot and brush-edge habitat though are secondary to pheasant in this agricultural landscape. No black bear season in Zone 200 farmland DPAs.
Solid deer densities typical of central MN farmland zone; big-bodied whitetails feeding on agricultural crops; good turkey and pheasant opportunities on WMAs and ag edges; antlerless tag via lottery keeps overall harvest regulated; firearms season allows rifles in portions of the area (county-dependent).
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.