Deer Permit Area 251, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Ruffed Grouse
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 68 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 103
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 251 encompasses the entirety of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota, where hardwood forests, coniferous forests, and prairie converge across rolling hills, marshes, and rivers — offering excellent deer habitat on 55 square miles of 100% publicly accessible USFWS land. Antlerless harvest is controlled through a lottery (100 permits), making this a managed, stable-density deer area with moderate hunter density and 20% success rates. Ruffed grouse and woodcock are native to the refuge's mixed forest habitat, and the special NWR hunting rules apply.
Rolling hills, marshes, rivers, and lakes within Tamarac NWR in northwestern Minnesota; hardwood forest, coniferous forest, and prairie converge — classic transition zone habitat at the edge of the prairie pothole region
moderate
Deer: antlerless lottery (100 permits), bucks OTC, one-deer limit; archery Sept 13-Dec 31, statewide firearms Nov 8-16, muzzleloader Nov 29-Dec 14. Grouse (ruffed grouse and possibly sharp-tailed grouse) present in refuge mixed forest and prairie edge habitat. No bear, turkey, or pheasant seasons documented for this DPA.
Entirely contained within Tamarac NWR; all 55 sq mi is public land. Antlerless lottery limited to 100 permits stabilizes herd and improves hunter success. Mixed forest-prairie-wetland edge creates diverse, quality deer habitat. 6 hunters per sq mi and 20% success rate in 2024.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.