Deer Permit Area 282, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 1,129 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 242
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, Ruffed Grouse also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 282 is a central Minnesota deer permit area in the Zone 200 farmland-transition belt, characterized by a mix of agricultural fields, woodlots, wetlands, and scattered lakes that support robust deer populations. Antlerless permits in this area are issued by lottery, with a limited quota (approximately 25 permits), making buck hunting the primary draw for most hunters. Public access is available through state WMAs and scattered public parcels, though much of the land base is privately owned farmland requiring landowner permission.
Mixed agricultural and forested landscape typical of central Minnesota Zone 200. Rolling cropfields, hardwood woodlots, wetland edges, and scattered lakes create productive edge habitat. River bottoms and cattail sloughs provide dense cover corridors used heavily by deer moving between feeding and bedding areas.
moderate
White-tailed deer are the primary quarry. Eastern wild turkey are present in the central MN agricultural corridor and are huntable in spring and fall seasons. Pheasant are present in suitable grassland and CRP cover, though numbers vary with habitat quality. Ruffed grouse inhabit any aspen and brushy cover within the unit. No moose or bear are expected in this Zone 200 farmland DPA.
Antlerless permits are lottery-only with a limited quota (~25 permits), so most hunters pursue bucks on an over-the-counter firearm license. The farmland-forest transition produces good body weights and respectable antler growth. Legal bucks are available during the standard nine-day firearms season beginning the Saturday nearest November 6. CWD surveillance zone status should be confirmed with MN DNR before transporting carcasses.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.