Minnesota Deer Unit 287

Unit 287 hands Minnesota deer hunters the Mississippi headwaters landscape: classic knob-and-kettle glacial moraine where the ground rolls through short, deceptive grades from roughly 1,450 feet at the lakeshores to about 1,650 feet along the higher ridges. That relief matters because bedding and feeding split by cover type, red and white pine on the sandy outwash, aspen-birch and oak carrying acorns and browse on the mid-slopes, and black spruce and cedar bog in the kettle lowlands. Water is everywhere, so travel bends constantly around beaver flooding. Our pack breaks it down across Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose into onX or your favorite hunting map.