Deer Permit Area 260, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Ruffed Grouse, Black Bear
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 1,058 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 422
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, Black Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 260 covers the far northwest corner of Minnesota in Kittson and Marshall counties, where tallgrass aspen parkland transitions to prairie grassland along the Canadian and North Dakota borders. The area offers significant public land access through Skull Lake WMA (7,000 ac), Caribou WMA (13,700 ac), and the massive Thief Lake WMA (55,000 ac) in Marshall County, making it one of the more accessible DPAs in the state for public-land deer hunters. Deer populations are moderate and subject to weather variability from harsh northwest Minnesota winters, with a two-deer bag limit and mandatory CWD surveillance sampling.
Tallgrass aspen parkland transitioning to prairie grassland and wetland complexes; flat to gently rolling terrain along the Red River lowlands; marshes, sedge meadows, brushland, aspen forest, and oak savannah scattered throughout Kittson and Marshall counties near the Canadian border
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White-tailed deer are the primary big game target with a two-deer limit; sharp-tailed grouse and ruffed grouse hunting is strong in brushland and aspen parkland habitats; black bear present and huntable with appropriate license; elk are present but tags are extremely limited lottery-only; no established turkey or pheasant populations in this far-northwest zone
Two-deer bag limit area in the far northwest corner of MN; Thief Lake WMA is one of the largest WMAs in the state at 55,000 acres; area supports a resident elk herd in Kittson and Roseau counties making for unique wildlife encounters; CWD surveillance zone requiring mandatory sample submission for adult deer harvested
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.