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Minnesota Deer Permit Area 256 (Deer Permit Area 256)

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 (47.873, -96.477) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.

Legal shooting light, sunrise and sunset for the next seven days
DayShooting light starts (CST)EndsSunriseSunset
6:40 AM5:37 PM7:09 AM5:07 PM
6:41 AM5:35 PM7:10 AM5:05 PM
6:43 AM5:34 PM7:12 AM5:04 PM
6:44 AM5:32 PM7:13 AM5:02 PM
6:46 AM5:31 PM7:15 AM5:01 PM
6:47 AM5:29 PM7:16 AM4:59 PM
6:49 AM5:28 PM7:18 AM4:58 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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Gentilly, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Gentilly, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Dorothy, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Dorothy, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Crookston, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Crookston, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Crookston NE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Crookston NE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Marcoux Corners, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Marcoux Corners, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Red Lake Falls, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Red Lake Falls, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Crookston SW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Crookston SW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Euclid, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Euclid, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Harold, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Harold, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Greenview, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Greenview, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Viking SW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Viking SW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Angus SE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Angus SE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Dugdale, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Dugdale, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Viking SE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Viking SE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Terrebonne, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Terrebonne, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Plummer NW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Plummer NW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Girard, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Girard, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Angus, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Angus, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Fisher, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Fisher, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Key West, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Key West, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Mentor, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Mentor, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Thief River Falls, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Thief River Falls, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free
Eldred, MN-ND — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Eldred, MN-ND — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota, North Dakota

Public domain

Free
Tabor, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Tabor, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota

Public domain

Free