Deer Permit Area 254, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 947 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,394
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 254 covers Freeborn County and parts of adjoining counties in southern Minnesota, a landscape dominated by row crop agriculture (77% of land cover) centered around Albert Lea. Deer habitat is concentrated in grasslands, marshes, brushy draws, and woodlands along rivers and lakes, with very limited public land making landowner permission essential for most hunting. The three-deer limit and OTC license structure reflect a management goal of stabilizing deer numbers with good hunter opportunity.
Heavily agricultural southern Minnesota landscape, 77% annual row crops with urban areas around Albert Lea. Deer habitat limited to grasslands, marshes, brushy draws, and woodlands associated with rivers, lakes, and wetlands. 924 sq mi total area with only 3% woody cover.
moderate
Deer are the primary big game target; three-deer limit (no antlerless draw required) with archery Sept 13-Dec 31, statewide firearms Nov 8-16, muzzleloader Nov 29-Dec 14. Turkey and pheasant are present in this southern MN agricultural zone — both species thrive in the row crop and grassland/wetland edge habitat characteristic of Freeborn County. No black bear or ruffed grouse expected given the open ag landscape.
Three-deer limit OTC designation provides generous bag opportunity. Hunter success rate of 38% with roughly 3 hunters per sq mi. Mild recent winters have supported good adult deer and fawn numbers. CWD optional testing in effect; feeding/attractant ban applies in neighboring Dodge and Mower counties but not Freeborn. Contact: Jeanine Vorland, 507-414-6200.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.