Deer Permit Area 284, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 856 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 714
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 also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 284 is a farmland deer permit area located in the Yellow Medicine and Renville County corridor of west-central Minnesota, characterized by expansive corn and soybean fields broken up by oak woodlots, river bottoms, and scattered WMAs. Antlerless tags are managed through a lottery draw with a quota of approximately 200 permits, while buck tags are available over-the-counter with a firearms season opening the Saturday nearest November 6. Deer densities are above the state average for this agricultural zone, though hunting pressure is competitive and most productive ground is private.
Flat to gently rolling agricultural landscape dominated by corn and soybean fields, with oak woodlots, river bottoms along the Minnesota River tributaries, prairie potholes, and scattered grassland patches providing deer bedding and travel corridors between crop fields.
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White-tailed deer are the primary target; antlerless permits are lottery-only with limited quota. Wild turkey are present with both spring and fall seasons available. Ring-necked pheasant are a significant draw in this southwest-central agricultural corridor, with southwest Minnesota renowned for pheasant populations. Ruffed grouse are present in limited woody cover areas.
Antlerless tags are lottery-draw (approx. 200 permit quota); buck tags are OTC. Zone 200 farmland unit with above-average deer body weights and rack potential due to rich agricultural feed. Pheasant and turkey hunting also available. Season opens Saturday nearest November 6 for a nine-day firearms season.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.