Deer Permit Area 280, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 676 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 329
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 280 encompasses much of southeast Lac qui Parle County and eastern Yellow Medicine County in southwest Minnesota, a heavily agricultural landscape where 83% of the land is row crops and 98% is privately owned. Deer numbers and hunting pressure are both relatively low due to sparse habitat, with pockets of quality cover along the Lac qui Parle River, Tenmile Creek, and Antelope Valley. Hunters must draw one of only 150 antlerless lottery tags to take an antlerless deer; otherwise the area defaults to bucks only.
Flat to gently rolling southwest Minnesota farmland dominated by annual row crops (83% of land cover). Limited woody cover and grassland/wetland patches along the Lac qui Parle River, Tenmile Creek, and Antelope Valley provide the primary deer habitat. Total area is 675 square miles.
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Deer numbers are relatively low due to limited habitat. Pheasant and turkey are present in this southwest Minnesota agricultural landscape. No bear, moose, or grouse habitat. Antlerless tags limited to 150 lottery permits; bucks only without a permit. Statewide firearms season Nov 8-16, muzzleloader Nov 29-Dec 14, archery Sept 13-Dec 31.
One of Minnesota's more challenging farm-country DPAs due to sparse habitat and dominant private ownership. Only 150 antlerless lottery permits issued annually. Low deer density but bucks-only hunting is over-the-counter. Located in the Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine county area of southwest MN. CWD testing optional. Hunter success rate approximately 27%. Firearm options include shotgun slugs, muzzleloader, and handguns legal for big game.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.