Deer Permit Area 264, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 672 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,997
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. Pheasant, Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 264 is a 671-square-mile agricultural permit area in Jackson and Martin counties in southern Minnesota, dominated by cultivated crops, shelterbelts, and river-bottom timber that support a robust deer herd. Public land is limited at roughly 7.5% of the total area, so access centers on small WMAs and stream corridors, making landowner permission key to quality hunting. The area produced 1,995 total deer harvested in 2025, ranking it 39th statewide by harvest density, and offers no antlerless permit draw — hunters simply purchase an over-the-counter license and bonus antlerless permit where available.
Flat to gently rolling southern Minnesota agricultural landscape in Jackson and Martin counties. Dominant cover is cultivated crops (corn, soybeans) interspersed with shelterbelts, CRP grasslands, wetland basins, and scattered river-bottom timber along the Des Moines River and its tributaries. Elevation change is minimal; habitat edges between crop fields and cover strips are the primary deer movement corridors.
moderate
White-tailed deer are the primary big-game target with a strong population supported by abundant agriculture. Pheasant hunting is viable in CRP and shelterbelt corridors typical of this southern MN landscape. Wild turkey are present in river-bottom woodlands. No bear or moose present in this agricultural zone.
Strong overall harvest output — 1,995 deer taken in 2025 (ranked 39th statewide by density at 2.98 deer/sq mi total). Firearms season produced 1,597 deer with 3,784 hunters (5.66 hunters/sq mi), and archery added 133 deer. Youth season yielded 144 deer. Free landowner permits contributed 38 additional deer. Pheasant and turkey hunting also available in the area given the agricultural and grassland habitat mix. Seasons: Archery Sept 16 – Dec 31; Youth Oct 19-22; Firearms A Nov 4-12; Muzzleloader Nov 25 – Dec 10. Two-deer limit (managed unit).
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.