Deer Permit Area 259, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 550 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,643
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 also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 259 is a 546-square-mile central Minnesota deer permit area in Zone 200, covering the forest-to-agriculture transition landscape of Stearns, Morrison, and Todd counties. Approximately one-third of the area (180 sq mi) is public land including scattered WMAs, providing solid walk-in access alongside productive agricultural private land. The area is managed under a 2-deer limit and falls within the CWD surveillance zone, with good deer densities supported by a mix of row crops, woodlots, wetlands, and river bottom habitat.
Forest-to-agriculture transition zone in central Minnesota; mix of row crops (corn, soybeans), woodlots, wetlands, and river bottom habitat typical of Stearns, Morrison, and Todd county area. Rolling glacial till terrain with scattered lakes and wetland complexes interspersed with agricultural fields.
moderate
White-tailed deer are the primary target species with good densities supported by agricultural food sources and wooded cover. Eastern wild turkey are present and huntable in central Minnesota including Stearns and Morrison county areas. Ruffed grouse may be found in wooded and brushy portions of the unit but numbers are lower than northern Minnesota forest zones. Ring-necked pheasant presence is marginal at the northern edge of prime pheasant range; possible in agricultural areas but not a top pheasant destination. Black bear are not present in meaningful numbers in this central MN agricultural zone.
Productive agricultural deer habitat with corn and soybean fields providing excellent food sources. Zone 200 firearm season runs 9 days starting the Saturday nearest November 6. All legal firearms now permitted statewide. Managed 2-deer limit unit — antlerless tags available via lottery. Part of CWD surveillance zone; carcass transport restrictions apply. Turkey hunting available in spring season across central MN.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.