Deer Permit Area 255, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 388 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 729
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 255 covers western Mower County and the southern edge of Dodge County in southeast Minnesota, a heavily agricultural landscape dominated by row crops (77%) with deer habitat concentrated along rivers, streams, marshes, and brushy woodlands. Public land access is extremely limited at just 2.1% of the 392-square-mile area, making landowner permission the key to hunting here. Deer numbers are robust with a 3-deer bag limit in effect and a 42% hunter success rate.
Flat to gently rolling southeast Minnesota farmland; 77% annual row crops, 9% grassland and wetlands, 4% woody cover, 10% developed. Deer habitat confined to riparian corridors, stream-edge woodlands, grassy waterways, marshes, and brushy draws associated with rivers and small tributaries in Mower and Dodge counties.
moderate
Deer are the primary quarry with a 3-deer limit (2D designation) and consistent adult and fawn sightings. Wild turkey are present and huntable in both Mower and Dodge counties. Ring-necked pheasant inhabit grassy waterways and crop-edge cover throughout the area. Ruffed grouse and black bear are absent — habitat is open farmland with insufficient forest cover.
Three-deer bag limit with robust deer numbers and 42% firearm hunter success rate. Deer harvest skews heavily antlerless due to ag-country doe populations. CWD optional testing available. Turkey hunting available in Dodge County zones. Pheasant present in row-crop edges and grassland strips. Access is the primary challenge — landowner relationships are essential.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.