From the DNR
DPA boundaries change in northeast moose range
Deer permit area boundaries will change this fall for six DPAs in northeastern Minnesota. The changes were made to better reflect where deer and moose are on the landscape; habitat quality; to reduce disease and parasite transmission from deer to moose; and to enhance the management needs of both deer and moose.
Ongoing research continues to point to deer as a primary vector for disease and parasites that cause poor moose health, and have been contributing factors of mortality in the majority of moose studied.
Within the primary moose range, deer will be managed at lower, but stable densities. Outside of the primary moose range, deer will be managed at higher densities, consistent with the recent deer goal-setting public process. Deer will not be managed below goals established in 2015 (a 25 percent increase).
The changes affect 2016 deer permit areas 122, 127, 176 and 180. The changes affect 2017 deer permit areas 130, 131, 132, 133 and 176.
Hunters will soon be able to access detailed, printable maps of the new boundaries on the DNR website, locate new DPA numbers on the pullout map in the 2017 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Handbook, or find them through the DNR’s online recreation compass mapping application.