Deer Permit Area 643, Minnesota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Zone 300 — Southern Minnesota
- Area
- 664 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 3,469
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 · sourcedDeer Permit Area 643 is a CWD management zone in southern Minnesota's metro fringe, encompassing agricultural land interspersed with woodlots, river corridors, and suburban edges in counties such as Scott, Carver, and Dakota. Deer populations are strong but hunting access is heavily constrained by private land, making public WMAs and state wildlife areas critical focal points. The area carries a generous five-deer limit with a three-antlered-buck allowance across license types, reflecting aggressive CWD management goals.
Predominantly flat to gently rolling agricultural landscape with row crops (corn and soybeans) broken by woodlots, river and creek corridors, and wetland pockets. Metro fringe character means increasing suburban and exurban development pressure, with deer concentrating in remaining habitat edges and riparian strips.
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White-tailed deer are the primary target species with robust populations despite CWD pressure. Ring-necked pheasant are present in agricultural areas with suitable grassland cover. Wild turkey populations exist in the wooded river corridors and farmstead woodlots of the metro fringe counties. Grouse are not characteristic of this southern agricultural zone.
DPA 643 is an over-the-counter archery and firearms area with an unusually liberal bag limit — five deer total with up to three antlered bucks (one per season type: archery, firearms, muzzleloader). It sits within the CWD persistent infection zone, meaning mandatory carcass restrictions apply and disease management antlerless permits are available. Early antlerless season and a late CWD special hunt provide additional opportunity beyond the standard seasons.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MN DNR official Deer Permit Areas. Community info last updated 23d ago.