Deer Permit Area 289, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 821 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 557
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 289 is a predominantly agricultural deer permit area in southwestern Minnesota along the Cottonwood and Redwood rivers, covering 815 square miles with only 9.6 square miles of public land. The area holds good deer numbers — currently above management goal — with excellent habitat in river bottomland corridors flanked by extensive row crop fields and native grass CRP plantings. Hunters must compete for limited public access on a handful of WMAs, but walk-in access parcels and private land opportunities round out options in this productive agricultural landscape.
Overwhelmingly agricultural — 86% annual row crops, 7% grassland and wetlands, 1% woody cover. Excellent deer habitat concentrated along the Cottonwood and Redwood river corridors featuring bottomland hardwoods and native grass CRP plantings. Flat to gently rolling southwest Minnesota farmland.
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Deer are the primary target species and population is robust, above DNR goal. Wild turkey are present in southwestern Minnesota agricultural and river corridor habitat. Ring-necked pheasant are common in this southwest MN agricultural landscape with grassland and CRP cover.
Two-deer limit designation with OTC antlerless. Deer population above management goal as of 2024-2025, with increasing depredation complaints on crops. 2024 total harvest of 526 deer; firearms hunter success rate of 34%. Hunters per sq mi of land: 2. River corridor habitat (Cottonwood and Redwood rivers) provides the best stand locations amid otherwise open farmland. CWD optional testing area.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.