Deer Permit Area 237, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 615 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 301
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 237 is a 608-square-mile central Minnesota permit area dominated by row crop agriculture (82%), offering a classic farmland deer hunting experience with limited public land. Antlerless harvest is controlled through a lottery allocation (100 permits in 2025), making bucks the primary target for most hunters. Public hunting access is sparse at just 11.3% of the area, so hunters without private land connections will need to work WMAs and walk-in access parcels.
Flat to gently rolling central Minnesota agricultural landscape. 82% annual row crops (corn and soybeans) with scattered woodlots, shelterbelts, and wetland pockets providing deer cover. Limited forested habitat; transition zone between prairie and mixed forest.
moderate
White-tailed deer is the primary target species. Wild turkey are present given the agricultural and woodland edge habitat typical of central MN. Ring-necked pheasant are present in the crop-field and grassland/wetland margins — DPA 237 falls within the MN pheasant range. Ruffed grouse are not characteristic of this heavily agricultural landscape. Black bear are not present in this region of Minnesota.
Classic Midwest farmland deer hunting with big-bodied bucks using row crop fields and woodlot edges. Antlerless permits are lottery-only (100 allocated for 2025) so most hunters pursue bucks only. Deer density has been actively managed — allocation dropped from 200 to 75 in 2024 and to 100 in 2025 after population stabilized. Hunter density is low at 2 hunters per square mile with a 26% success rate. CWD optional testing available.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.