Minnesota. Deer Harvest Report. Total Deer Harvest by Season, Year. Firearms Archery Muzzleloader

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1 This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project Minnesota Deer Harvest Report Total Deer Harvest by Season, , , ,000 Harvest 150, ,000 50, Year Firearms Archery Muzzleloader Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife DNR Building Lafayette Road Saint Paul, Minnesota

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3 Table 1. Statewide Firearms, Archery, and Muzzleloader Harvest, License Sales, and Success Rates, Table 2. Deer Harvest by License Type and Zone, Table 3. Firearms Harvest and Harvest per Square Mile by, Includes regular, youth, all-season, multizone, and bonus permits. Does not include early antlerless harvest. Table 4. Firearms Bonus Harvest by, Table 5. Early Antlerless Season Harvest by, Table 6. Summary of Firearms Special Hunts, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. Table 7. Free Landowner Firearms Harvest by, Table 8. Archery Harvest by, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. Table 9. Archery Harvest using Bonus s by, Table 10. Summary of Archery Special Hunts, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. Table 11. Free Landowner Archery Harvest by, Table 12. Muzzleloader Harvest by, Includes regular muzzleloader, youth, and bonus permits. Table 13. Muzzleloader Harvest using bonus s by, Table 14. Summary of Muzzleloader Special Hunts, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits Table 15. Free Landowner Muzzleloader Harvest by, Table 16. Summary of youth firearm hunts and NW youth season, Table 17. Total Deer Harvest by, Includes all license types, permits, and special hunts. Table 18. Estimated firearm hunter numbers, density, and harvest by permit area, Table 19. Deer harvest per square mile by season, Table Antlerless lottery distribution report. Table of Contents Table Special s for Firearms Hunters. Table Special s for Muzzleloader Hunters.

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5 Table 1. Statewide Firear ms, Archer y, and M uzzleloader Har vest, L icense Sales, and Success Rates REGULAR FIREARMS Resident License Sales 443, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,006 Non-Resident License Sales 8,033 8,498 9,190 9,339 8,535 7,830 8,852 9,970 10,595 10,972 10,835 11,334 12,036 12,523 12,520 12,520 11,883 Bonus Sales 40,471 18,140 19,308 22,603 27,148 32,229 20,884 23,785 34,802 59, , , , , , , ,156 Multi-Zone Buck License Sales 5,711 16,881 24,590 29,902 38,806 42,803 44,739 43,903 42,669 41,921 35,658 32,929 32,359 28,233 15,984 15,051 N/A Resident Youth License Sales 1,835 2,964 3,844 3,445 2,038 3,215 4,011 2,884 34,463 51,347 50,501 49,599 49,242 50,397 All Season Deer License Sales 2,384 3,986 22,125 30,998 46,008 59,090 75,511 76,385 N/A Total License Sales 497, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,442 Registered Buck Harvest 1 95,503 79,463 85,579 88,997 71,242 64,867 82,921 92, ,961 98, , , ,612 95,594 95,695 97,528 85,646 Antlerless s Offered 322, , , , , , , , , , ,667 31,625 30,760 28,830 28,830 28,830 28,830 Antlerless s Issued 277, , , , , , , , , , ,907 25,386 24,111 25,656 25,656 25,656 25,656 Antlerless s App. 317, , , , , , , , , , ,086 30,253 28,454 31,403 31,403 31,403 31,403 Registered AL Harvest 1 133, ,646 92, ,196 68,106 62,038 60,475 71,681 88,492 98, , , , , , ,860 98,147 Registered Total Harvest 1 229, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,793 Registered % Successf ul ARCHERY Resident License Sales 71,946 69,434 71,409 70,056 67,058 63,499 63,826 66,226 68,947 69,608 57,532 59,339 50,601 50,293 49,595 52,780 87,872 Non-Resident License Sales 914 1,128 1,156 1,171 1, ,029 1,073 1,271 1,288 1,275 1,428 1,144 1,207 1,286 1,509 1,509 Youth Archery Sales N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,748 7,261 7,489 7,688 7,663 9,005 Mgmt License Sales 14,349 14,907 13,121 15,387 15,632 17,478 15,846 16,945 20,393 22,141 18,126 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total License Sales 87,209 85,469 85,686 86,614 83,788 81,957 80,701 84,244 90,611 93,037 76,933 60,767 59,006 58,989 58,569 61,952 99,033 Total Harvest - Archery Lic/Bonus 13,004 13,722 13,818 14,521 14,338 13,258 12,306 13,376 15,776 15,884 14,744 19,335 17,237 18,975 17,076 17,261 22,632 Total Harvest - All-Season license 2,356 3,489 4,563 8,284 6,900 N/A Total Archery Harvest 13,004 13,722 13,818 14,521 14,338 13,258 12,306 13,376 15,776 15,884 14,744 21,691 20,726 23,538 25,360 24,161 22,632 Registered % Successf ul M UZZLELOADER Total Muzzleloader License Sales ,972 13,043 11,764 9,142 10,512 9,226 10,781 9,867 64,673 Estimated All-Season Hunters ,020 14,168 23,293 23,293 26,813 N/A Total Muzzleloader Harvest 828 1,097 1,725 2,452 3,367 3,164 3,152 2,928 4,548 4,494 3,505 9,466 9,289 15,421 13,507 12,138 9,572 Registered % Successf ul TOTAL Registered Harvest 243, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,837 1 Does not include free landowner licenses 2 Based on total license sales - does not include all-season deer

6 Table 2. Deer Harvest by License Type and Zone, Firearms/Zone Hunters Harvest Bucks Antlerless Total Overall Success 1 174,479 35,250 43,385 78, % 2 226,694 42,492 43,908 86, % 3A 21,492 4,947 3,224 8, % 3B 18,907 2,215 6,315 8, % Early Season 26, ,372 5, % Free Landowner 1 4, ,222 1, % Muzzleloader 2 64,673 2,583 6,989 9, % Archery 3 99,033 7,224 15,408 22, % TOTAL 4 482,613 95, , , % 1 Includes deer taken during regular firearms, muzzleloader, and archery seasons. 2 Total number of people who bought only a muzzleloader license was 10, Includes Camp Ripley. Total number of people who bought only an archery license was 28,293 3 Due to the fact that a hunter can buy multiple licenses, hunter numbers are an estimate.

7 Table 3. Firearms Harvest and Harvest per Square Mile by, Includes all firearm licenses but does not include early antlerless harvest. Size Bucks/ Antlerless/ Total/ Zone Total (sq.mi.) Sq. Mile Sq. Mile Sq. Mile 101 1A A ,017 2, A , A ,968 1, A , A ,398 1, A A ,239 1, A , A A A A A , A , A , A , A , A , A ,675 1, A , A , A ,048 1, A ,926 1, A , A , A A , A ,526 1, A , A A A A A , A , A ,488 1, A , A , A , A A , A , A A A , A ,

8 Table 3. Firearms Harvest and Harvest per Square Mile by, Includes all firearm licenses but does not include early antlerless harvest. Size Bucks/ Antlerless/ Total/ Zone Total (sq.mi.) Sq. Mile Sq. Mile Sq. Mile 229 2A A A A A A A , A A A , A , A , A , A , A , A , A , A , A A , A A A A A A A , A A ,377 1, A A A A , A , A A A A A A A A A A A A , A

9 Table 3. Firearms Harvest and Harvest per Square Mile by, Includes all firearm licenses but does not include early antlerless harvest. Size Bucks/ Antlerless/ Total/ Zone Total (sq.mi.) Sq. Mile Sq. Mile Sq. Mile 279 2A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A , A A B A B A B , A B A B A B A B A , B , A B A , B A , B , Metro ,168 1,

10 Table 3. Firearms Harvest and Harvest per Square Mile by, Includes all firearm licenses but does not include early antlerless harvest. Size Bucks/ Antlerless/ Total/ Zone Total (sq.mi.) Sq. Mile Sq. Mile Sq. Mile TOTAL 85,646 20,549 61,269 16, ,793

11 Table 4. Firearm Bonus Harvest by, Managed s Zone Total Zone 104 1A A A A A A Total 115 1A A , A A A A A A A , A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A B A A Total 2,581 8,306 2,220 13,107

12 Table 4. Firearm Bonus Harvest by, Intensive s Zone Total Zone Total 101 1A A , A A , A A A A , A A A A A A A , A A , A A A A A A , A A , A A , B A A A , B A A A , B A A A B A A A B A , A A B A A A B A A A B Metro Total 8,247 24,337 7,301 39,885

13 Table 5. Early Antlerless Season Harvest by, Total Total 1,055 3,169 1,148 5,372

14 Table 6. Summary of Firearms Special Hunts, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. Harvest s Dates Zone Issued Femal Total Rice Lake Nat. Wildlife Refuge 11/15-11/23 1A 100* St. Croix State Park 1 11/15-11/18 1A 550** Savanna Portage State Park 1 11/15-11/19 1A 40*** Gooseberry Falls State Park 1 11/8-11/23 1A 30* Split Rock Lighthouse State Park 1 11/8-11/23 1A 30* Tettegouche State Park 1 11/8-11/23 1A 125* Scenic State Park 1 11/8-11/23 1A 30* Hayes Lake State Park 1 11/8-11/23 1A Unl Lake Bemidji State Park 1 11/8-11/11 1A 35 # Zippel Bay State Park 1 11/8-11/23 1A 55 # Judge CR Magney SP* 11/8-11/23 1A Unl Wild River State Park 1 11/8-11/11 2A 150** Lake Carlos State Park 1 11/8-11/11 2A 25 # William O Brien State Park 1 11/8-11/10 2A 65* Lake Bronson State Park 1 11/8-11/16 2A 30 # Maplewood State Park 1 11/8-11/16 2A 100** Rydell NWR 11/8-11/16 2A 12 # Lake Alexander SNA 1 11/8-11/16 2A 40* Buffalo River State Park 1 11/8-11/9 3A 16 # Glacial Lakes State Park 11/13-11/16 3A 30 # Lake Louise State Park 1 11/8-11/9 3A 25** Beaver Creek Valley State Park 1 11/8-11/10 3A 20** Zumbro Falls SNA 1 11/8-11/14 3A 12 # Forestville/Mystery Cave SP 1 11/22-11/24 11/28-11/30 3B 110*** Frontenac State Park 1 11/22-11/24 3B 50 ** Great River Bluffs SP 1 11/22-11/24 11/28-11/30 3B 100** Whitewater State Park 1 11/22-11/24 3B 50** Zumbro Falls SNA 1 11/22-11/30 3B 12 # Whitewater Refuge 11/22-11/30 3B 50 # Lake Elmo Park Reserve 11/8-11/16 Metro 50** Vermillion Highlands WMA 1 11/8-11/21 Metro 25* Elm Creek Park Reserve 1 11/22-11/23 Metro 150* Murphy-Hanrahan Park Rsv 1 11/29-11/30 Metro 90* TOTAL ,326 1 Bonus permits available *Either sex ** Earn-A-Buck ***Antler Point Restriction #Antlerless Only

15 Table 7. Free Landowner Firearms Harvest by, Total Total TOTAL ,

16 Table 8. Archery Harvest by, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. Total Total

17 Table 8. Archery Harvest by, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. Total Total , * ** Total 7,224 2,214 11,323 1,871 22,632 *Camp Ripley First Hunt **Camp Ripley Second Hunt

18 Table 10. Archery Harvest using Bonus s by, Total Total TOTAL 1,566 8,209 1,404 11,179

19 Table 11. Summary of Archery Special Hunts, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. s Dates Issued Total Camp Ripley 10/19-10/20 2, Camp Ripley 10/26-10/27 2, Crow-Hassan Park Reserve 11/14-11/ Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve 11/14-11/ Cleary Lake Regional Park 11/14-11/ Vermillion Highlands WMA 9/13-11/ City of New Ulm 10/11-12/ City of Red Wing 9/13-12/31 Unl. No Data City of Sandstone 9/13-12/31 Unl. No Data City of St. Cloud 9/13-12/ City of Taylors Falls 9/13-12/31 Unl. No Data City of Mankato 10/18-12/31 40 No Data City of Granite Falls 9/13-12/ City of Ortonville 10/1-12/ City of Canby 9/13-12/ City of Bemidji 9/13-12/ City of Albert Lea 9/13-12/ Total *Total permits for this hunt was 50 and hunters could use either firearms or archery equipment. **Total number of hunters. s were unlimited. Table 12. Free Landowner Archery Harvest by, Total TOTAL

20 Table 13. Muzzleloader Harvest by, Includes regular muzzleloader, youth, and bonus permits. Total Total

21 Table 13. Muzzleloader Harvest by, Includes regular muzzleloader, youth, and bonus permits. Total Total TOTAL 2,583 1,096 5, ,572

22 Table 14. Muzzleloader Harvest using Bonus s by, Total Total TOTAL 318 1, ,908

23 Table 14. Summary of Muzzleloader Special Hunts, Includes regular, youth, and bonus permits. s Dates Issued Total Jay Cooke SP 1 11/29-12/3 120* Crow Wing SP 1 12/5-12/7 45* Soudan SP 1 11/29-12/14 20* City of Tower 1 11/29-12/14 40* Interstate SP 1 11/29-12/14 20** Lake Shetek SP 1 12/6-12/7 15** Lake Maria SP 1 12/6-12/8 25** Nerstrand Big Woods SP 1 11/29-12/1 50* Rice Lake SP 11/29-12/1 20** Sibley SP 12/6-12/7 40** Vermilion Highlands WMA 1 11/29-12/14 25* TOTAL Bonus permits available *Either Sex **Antlerless Only ***Earn-A-Buck Table 15. Free Landowner Muzzleloader Harvest by, Total Total

24 Table 16. Summary of youth hunts and NW youth season, Harvest s Camp Ripley Archery Dates 10/10-10/12 Issued Total Arden Hills A 10/16-10/17 20 No Data Arden Hills B 10/18-10/19 20 No Data Whiewater Game Refuge 10/16-10/ Lake Bemidji SP 10/18-10/ Lake Alexander SNA 10/10-10/ St. Croix SP 10/25-10/ Rydell NWR 10/18-10/19 20 No Data Savanna Portage SP 10/25-10/ Buffalo River SP 10/25-10/ Tettegouche SP 10/18-10/ Northwest Youth Season - October 17-18, unlimited permits Total Total

25 Table 17. Total Deer Harvest by, Includes all license types, permits, and special hunts. Total , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Total

26 Table 17. Total Deer Harvest by, Includes all license types, permits, and special hunts. Total , , , , , , , , , , , , , Total TOTAL 95,511 81,053 24,986 20, ,837

27 Table 18. Estimated firearm hunter numbers, density, and harvest by permit area, Firearm Size Hunters/ Harvest/ Firearm Size Hunters/ Hunters (sq mi) mile 2 mile 2 Hunters (sq mi) mile , , ,439 2, , , ,106 1, , , , ,293 1, , , ,885 1, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,417 1, , , , , , ,547 1, , ,098 1, , , , , , , , , ,742 1, , , , , , , , , , ,381 1, , ,737 1, , , , , , , , , , , , , Harvest/ mile 2

28 Table 18. Estimated firearm hunter numbers, density, and harvest by permit area, Firearm Hunters Size (sq mi) Hunters/ mile 2 Harvest/ mile , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,550 1, Total 440,805 78,

29 Table 19. Deer harvest per square mile by season, Size (sq mi) Archery Harvest/ mi 2 Firearm Harvest/ mi 2 Muzz. Harvest/ mi 2 EA Harvest/ mi 2 Total Harvest/ mi , , , , , , , , , ,

30 Table 19. Deer harvest per square mile by season, Size (sq mi) Archery Harvest/ mi 2 Firearm Harvest/ mi 2 Muzz. Harvest/ mi 2 EA Harvest/ mi 2 Total Harvest/ mi ,

31 Table 19. Deer harvest per square mile by season, Size (sq mi) Archery Harvest/ mi 2 Firearm Harvest/ mi 2 Muzz. Harvest/ mi 2 EA Harvest/ mi 2 Total Harvest/ mi , Total 78,

32 Table Antlerless Lottery Distribution Report. Applications Number Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available % Under- Subscribed 1 3, , , % , , , , , % , , , , , % , , , % , , % % % % % , ,452 2, , % , ,452 3,000

33 Table Antlerless Lottery Distribution Report. Applications Number Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available % Under- Subscribed 1 1, , , % , , , , , % , , % % % , % % % % %

34 Table Antlerless Lottery Distribution Report. Applications Number Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available % Under- Subscribed % % , , , % 1, , % % % , , , , , % , , % , %

35 Table Antlerless Lottery Distribution Report. Applications Number Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available % Under- Subscribed % % % % % % , %

36 Table Antlerless Lottery Distribution Report. Applications Number Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available % Under- Subscribed % % % , % , , % %

37 Table Antlerless Lottery Distribution Report. Applications Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available % % A % A % A % A % A % B % Number TOTAL 47,682 2,570 20,285 27,396 32,325 % Under- Subscribed

38 Table Special s for Firearms Hunters. Special Hunt Rice Lake Nat. Wildlife Refuge St. Croix State Park Savanna Portage State Park Gooseberry Falls State Park Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Tettegouche State Park Scenic State Park Hayes Lake State Park Lake Bemidji State Park Zippel Bay State Park Judge CR Magney SP Wild River State Park Lake Carlos State Park William O Brien State Park Lake Bronson State Park Maplewood State Park Rydell NWR Lake Alexander SNA Applications Preference Level Total Rejected Unsuccessful Winners s Available N/A N/A Bonus s No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30 Yes Yes Yes Yes