Deer Permit Area 295, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 200 — Central Minnesota
- Area
- 977 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 911
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 295 is a heavily agricultural permit area in southwestern Minnesota (959 sq. mi.), dominated by annual row crops (77%) with riparian corridors along the Des Moines River, Highwater Creek, Dutch Charley Creek, and Plum Creek providing deer habitat. Deer populations are near management goals with 29 sq. mi. of public hunting land including 17 sq. mi. of State WMA and 8 sq. mi. of USFWS wetland areas. The antlerless permit is a lottery designation (550 permits) with roughly 2 hunters per square mile and a 29% firearm success rate.
Predominantly flat to gently rolling agricultural landscape at 959 sq. mi., with 77% annual row crops and 14% grassland and wetlands. Riparian corridors along the Des Moines River, Highwater Creek, Dutch Charley Creek, and Plum Creek provide the primary woody cover (1%) and deer travel corridors. Open water covers 2% of the area.
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Deer are the primary target species; populations near management goal as of 2025. Eastern wild turkey and pheasant are present in the agricultural and riparian habitats of southwestern Minnesota. Grouse, bear, and moose are not characteristic of this heavily farmed region.
One-deer limit with antlerless by lottery only (550 permits, L500 management designation in 2024). Shotgun slugs, muzzleloaders, and handguns legal — no rifles. Firearm season Nov. 8-16; archery Sept. 13-Dec. 31; muzzleloader Nov. 29-Dec. 14. 2024 total harvest was 835 deer (594 adult bucks, 191 adult does). Hunter density is 2 hunters per sq. mi. of land. CWD optional testing available.
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.