Minnesota Deer Permit Area 197 (Deer Permit Area 197)
Deer Permit Areas (deer) · Minnesota DNR (via MN Geospatial Commons)
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Simplified for the web from Minnesota DNR (via MN Geospatial Commons)'s public layer (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.
Legal shooting light this week
Minnesota's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (47.327, -94.204) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (CST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:29 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:58 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 6:31 AM | 5:27 PM | 7:00 AM | 4:57 PM | |
| 6:32 AM | 5:26 PM | 7:01 AM | 4:56 PM | |
| 6:34 AM | 5:25 PM | 7:03 AM | 4:55 PM | |
| 6:35 AM | 5:23 PM | 7:04 AM | 4:53 PM | |
| 6:37 AM | 5:22 PM | 7:06 AM | 4:52 PM | |
| 6:38 AM | 5:20 PM | 7:07 AM | 4:50 PM |
Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the Minnesota regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).
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Bena, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Portage Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Bena NW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Nushka Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Raven Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Little Winnibigoshish Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Federal Dam, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Sugar Point, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Boy River, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Sucker Lakes, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Pennington, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Ball Club, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Ottertail Point, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Little Ball Club Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Goose Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Pigeon Dam Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Dixon Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Max, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Town Line Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Pike Bay, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Whipholt, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Cass Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Gimmer Lake, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Tobique, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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