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.
| Day | Shooting light starts (CST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:40 AM | 5:37 PM | 7:09 AM | 5:07 PM | |
| 6:41 AM | 5:35 PM | 7:10 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:43 AM | 5:34 PM | 7:12 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:44 AM | 5:32 PM | 7:13 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 6:46 AM | 5:31 PM | 7:15 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 6:47 AM | 5:29 PM | 7:16 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 6:49 AM | 5:28 PM | 7:18 AM | 4:58 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).
Maps that cover this unit
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Gentilly, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Dorothy, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Crookston, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Crookston NE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Marcoux Corners, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Red Lake Falls, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Crookston SW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Euclid, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Harold, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Greenview, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Viking SW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Angus SE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Dugdale, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Viking SE, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Terrebonne, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Plummer NW, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Girard, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Angus, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Fisher, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Key West, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Mentor, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Thief River Falls, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Eldred, MN-ND — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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Tabor, MN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
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