Minnesota
Deer Hunting
Whether you hunt with bow, black powder, shotgun or rifle you will
find world class deer hunting during your stay at Little Winnie
Resort, in Deer River Minnesota. Located on 83 acres of wooded
land near Lake Winnibigoshish our location offers hunters a secluded
base camp in the heart of Minnesota whitetail deer country.
Few experiences compare to the thrill of a deer hunt from Little
Winnie Resort. From
Little Winnie Resort hunters can access thousands of acres of public
hunting land in the Chippewa National Forest. With comfortable
cabins and quick easy access to prime hunting land, Little Winnie
Resort is the place to start your family deer hunting tradition.
Deer Hunting Tips We have put together
some tips to help make your hunt more successful:
Pre-season scouting is very
important in harvesting an animal consistently. Pre-season scouting
can give you clues to bedding and feeding patterns, game trails and
watering holes. Patterning deer by thorough scouting will make you a
more successful hunter.
Placement of your deer stand is
very important. Place your stand about 25 feet (25 to 100
yards for rifle hunters) from a major game trail. You can find these
trails if you search the area between a good feeding field and a
bedding area. If their is snow on the ground it is easier to find
these game trails. Your stand should be at least 14 feet above
the ground putting you above the normal area that deer search for
danger. Choose a tree that is close to other trees and with
branches that will break your outline. If you place your stand in a
tree that looks like a power pole, you will stick out like a sore
thumb. Whether hunting on the ground or in a stand, try to
keep the sun at your back, so that the lighter parts of animals will
show easier. It will also be harder for the animal to see you
if they are looking into the sun. However, you must also watch the
wind direction - keeping the sun at your back may not always
be possible.
 After making the perfect shot some of the hardest work is still
ahead. Tracking a wounded deer can be a challenge.
Once the deer is wounded it is a good idea to wait at least 30
minutes before starting to track it. The passage of time will
allow the wound time to set in and give the deer a chance to lay
down and stiffen up. If you go after the deer right away its
adrenaline could kick in and the wounded animal could go for miles.
The angle in which you shoot a deer may determine if the hit leaves
blood on the ground or not. Never assume you have missed a deer when
you don't find any blood. Under certain conditions, it can be
very difficult to find blood. Be patient look closely. If you
still don't find anything go to the last place you saw the deer. Use
that spot as a starting point, move out about 10-15 yards and make a
circle. Keep increasing the size of the circle until you are
certain that you have covered the area thoroughly. When all
else fails go in the direction the deer came from originally.
When wounded the deer may circle back and head in the direction from
which it came.
Ok you have bagged your buck
- now what? Packing the deer back to your vehicle can
be a challenge. After you field dress the deer use a plastic
sled to drag it out of the woods. The sled is easy to pull and it
helps keep dirt and debris off the animal. Other benefits are that
they are very inexpensive, lightweight and they are sold almost
everywhere. Never carry a deer on your back or on any
type of deer carrier without wrapping orange around the deer and
yourself. If you don't take precautions a careless or
inexperienced hunter could mistake it for a live deer moving through
the woods and take a shot. Hunt smart and stay safe!
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Always make sure of your target and what is
directly behind it before you pull the trigger. Someone's life
could depend on it.
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Always wear at least one piece of hunter
orange clothing. Check with your local Fish and Game for
required specifications for hunter orange. Don't wear or
carry anything white because you could be mistaken for a deer.
If you use a map in the field more than likely it has a white
back on it. Consider sewing or gluing a piece of
camouflage fabric to the map back. If your map is made out of
paper, you might consider adding plastic laminating sheets on
the front and back before the fabric is sewn on to strengthen
the stitches. This also makes your map waterproof.
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Always use a flashlight, when you're moving
through the woods or getting in and out of your stand, in low
light conditions. Most hunters know that deer don't use
flashlights.
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Carry 2-way radios when hunting with partners
for use in case of emergency.
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Deer Hunting Resources for
Minnesota
 2006 Deer Density Map
- (.pdf)
Resident License Information
Non-Resident License Information
Minnesota Whitetail Deer Trivia
The white-tailed deer is Minnesota's most popular
wildlife species. Each year, roughly 500,000 hunters harvest roughly
200,000.
Deer are amazing creatures. They can run at speeds of up to 40 miles
per hour and leap over an 8-foot-tall fence.
Adult female white-tailed deer weigh about 145 pounds, males 170.
The heaviest whitetail ever recorded in the United States was a
500-pound Minnesota buck.
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