Deer Permit Area 338, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 300 — Southern Minnesota
- Area
- 330 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 704
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 338 is a 472-square-mile agricultural permit area in south-central Minnesota's Minnesota River Valley, covering portions of Sibley, McLeod, and Carver counties with only 3% public land. A Zone 300 intensive-harvest Hunter Choice unit, it offers strong deer numbers, OTC antlerless permits after the lottery, and two firearms seasons, but access is heavily dependent on private land permission.
Flat to gently rolling agricultural land dominated by row crops (corn and soybeans) in the Minnesota River Valley. Scattered woodlots, river bottoms, and wetland pockets provide deer cover amid a largely open landscape. Minimal forest; habitat is classic south-central MN farmland with riparian corridors along the Minnesota River and its tributaries.
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White-tailed deer are the primary target with a strong agricultural population. Wild turkey are well established throughout south-central MN farmland and river bottoms in this region. Ring-necked pheasant are present in the agricultural matrix. Grouse, bear, and moose are not characteristic of this prairie-fringe landscape.
Zone 300 Hunter Choice designation means antlerless permits are available OTC after the lottery draw, making it one of the more accessible antlerless-tag units in MN. Two firearms seasons (A: early Nov, B: late Nov) plus a full archery season Sept–Dec. Antler point restriction requires minimum 4 points on one side for legal bucks. CWD surveillance zone — mandatory testing for deer 1+ year old harvested during opening firearms weekend. Shotgun-slug zone historically (2026 repeal of shotgun zone may allow rifles — verify current regs). No early antlerless season.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.