Minnesota Population Deer Population and Management News Archive
... The season was closed in 1971 after two consecutive severe winters -- and an overharvest of antlerless deer by hunters -- decimated the state's deer herd. ... "Trying to adjust the harvest by limiting the number of days hunting was a very poor method of restricting harvest," Lenarz said, "because most harvest takes place in the first few days of the season." These articles have been reviewed for relevance and content. Some links to the original article may no longer be active. | More Deer Management and Population News by State |