Minnesota Deer Hunting by County

Minnesotareports its deer harvest by management unit rather than by county, so county-level harvest totals aren't available here. Public land and terrain are still broken out by county below.

See Minnesota season dates or the Minnesota wildlife agency for unit-level harvest data.

Statewide Harvest
Minnesota deer harvest, 2024–25
170,000
Total deer

Minnesota publishes deer harvest by deer permit area, not by county, so these are statewide totals — not a county figure. Source: Minnesota DNR.

Updated August 2026

Cook County97%
Lake County80%
Koochiching County62%
St. Louis County40%
Cass County39%
Lake of the Woods County38%
Itasca County38%
Aitkin County35%
Sherburne County25%
Beltrami County23%
Becker County22%
Roseau County22%
Marshall County21%
Hubbard County16%
Ramsey County15%
Pine County15%
Carlton County14%
Houston County13%
Mahnomen County12%
Hennepin County12%
Kittson County11%
Anoka County11%
Mille Lacs County10%
Big Stone County10%
Clearwater County9%
Wadena County9%
Lac qui Parle County8%
Polk County8%
Pope County8%
Scott County8%
Chisago County8%
Grant County8%
Kandiyohi County8%
Douglas County7%
Washington County7%
Stevens County6%
Clay County6%
Otter Tail County6%
Wabasha County6%
Carver County6%
Dakota County6%
Crow Wing County5%
Kanabec County5%
Swift County5%
Winona County5%
Lincoln County5%
Murray County4%
Cottonwood County4%
Jackson County4%
Lyon County4%
Wright County4%
Meeker County4%
Stearns County4%
Fillmore County3%
Rice County3%
Goodhue County3%
Traverse County3%
Blue Earth County3%
Wilkin County3%
Isanti County3%
Morrison County2%
McLeod County2%
Todd County2%
Freeborn County2%
Yellow Medicine County2%
Norman County2%
Le Sueur County2%
Nicollet County2%
Rock County2%
Steele County2%
Brown County2%
Pipestone County2%
Redwood County2%
Faribault County1%
Nobles County1%
Chippewa County1%
Waseca County1%
Olmsted County1%
Sibley County1%
Benton County1%
Martin County1%
Pennington County1%
Renville County1%
Mower County1%
Red Lake County1%
Watonwan County1%
Dodge County1%

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