Brainerd Area Expecting Good Deer Harvest

A half million hunters are expected to take to the woods and fields of Minnesota this weekend for the whitetail deer rifle season.

One of the more popular spots is the Brainerd Lakes area.  DNR Wildlife Supervisor Gary Drotts of the Brainerd district predicts a harvest slightly higher than last year.

Drotts says the regulations vary by permit area, requiring hunters to be familiar with local restrictions.  Much of the Brainerd Lakes Area is in a managed area, which allows hunters to take either a buck or antlerless deer, and a bonus tag.