Deer Permit Area 288, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 630 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 740
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDPA 288 covers almost all of Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota, a predominantly agricultural landscape of annual row crops (75%) interspersed with CRP/CREP farm program acres, three major river systems (Redwood, Cottonwood, and Yellow Medicine), state WMAs, and federal WPA lands. Deer populations are currently at the high end of the management goal range following two mild winters, with either-sex permits offered to provide antlerless harvest opportunity and keep the herd in check.
Predominantly flat to gently rolling agricultural cropland comprising roughly 75% of the 625 sq mi permit area; habitat pockets include CRP/CREP farm program acres, three major river corridors (Redwood, Cottonwood, Yellow Medicine Rivers), shallow lakes, and wetland edges
low
White-tailed deer are the primary game species; pheasant habitat present in CRP edges and river-bottom cover typical of Lyon County southwestern MN agricultural corridor; no significant turkey, bear, grouse, or moose presence
Three river systems provide linear deer habitat corridors through otherwise open cropland; deer populations are at the high end of management goal range after back-to-back mild winters; either-sex designation in 2025 gives hunters good antlerless opportunity; CWD testing available (optional); shotgun/slug, muzzleloader, and handgun legal for big game
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Deer Permit Area 288— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Deer Permit Area 288.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.