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Minnesota gun, archery and outdoor shops by DNR region
Browse 331 hunting shops region by region, or search by business name, town or county.
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Map of Minnesota hunting shops
317 pins come from the Census geocoder or coordinates in the source list. With a town but no matched street: 13 listings, placed at that town. 1 listing with no town match sits at the centre of the county.
Northwest Minnesota hunting shops (69)
Beltrami County (8)
Cass County (9)
Hubbard County (6)
Otter Tail County (11)
Polk County (5)
Wadena County (6)
Northeast Minnesota hunting shops (49)
Crow Wing County (13)
Itasca County (8)
St. Louis County (17)
Central Minnesota hunting shops (147)
Anoka County (20)
Dakota County (8)
Hennepin County (21)
Olmsted County (10)
Ramsey County (10)
Scott County (5)
Sherburne County (6)
Stearns County (7)
Wright County (13)
South Minnesota hunting shops (66)
Kandiyohi County (8)
Le Sueur County (6)
Gun, archery and outdoor shops from Yellow Pages and the DNR license agent map; chain stores and license-only agents are left out, checked October 28, 2026.
Minnesota weapon and load rules
Licenses at the counter
39 shops here sell Minnesota licenses and 30 are walk-in harvest registration stations; both are tagged.
Deer rifles and slugs
Rifle, shotgun or handgun .220 caliber or larger with centerfire ignition, single projectile, soft point or expanding bullet; muzzleloaders loaded at the muzzle (smooth-bore .45+, rifled .40+; scopes legal). Statewide since the 2025 shotgun-zone repeal except counties with shotgun-only ordinances.
Bows and broadheads
Bows 30 lb+ pull at or before full draw; 2+ metal cutting edges, barbless broadheads 7/8 in.+ (expandables 7/8-2 in. after impact); hand-held mechanical release allowed.
Turkey loads
Shotguns/muzzleloading shotguns 10 ga or smaller with No. 4 shot or smaller; bows 30 lb+ with 7/8 in. barbless or blunt heads; crossbows; red dots and rangefinders.
Duck and goose shells
Shotgun 10 ga or smaller plugged to 3 shells with approved nontoxic shot.
Orange or pink
All hunters and trappers afield during open firearms/muzzleloader deer seasons: blaze orange or pink on the visible cap (if worn) and outer clothing above the waist, excluding sleeves and gloves.
Guns during deer season
Shotguns with No. 4 buckshot or smaller, .17/.22 rimfires, cased firearms, carry-permit handguns (from 5 days before to 2 days after the season).
Sources: DNR license agents; big game weapons; archery; turkey; waterfowl; blaze orange or pink, each one reopened October 28, 2026.
Minnesota hunting shops, answered
Are Fleet Farm, Scheels and Cabela's on this list?
No. Chain stores and county license centers are left out so the list holds independent gun, archery and outdoor shops.
Where are the gaps in the hunting shops list?
None turned up in Grant County, Jackson County, Kittson County, Martin County, Norman County, Pine County, Pope County, Red Lake County, Rock County, Steele County, Traverse County and Waseca County; try a neighbouring county.
How many hunting shops are on this Minnesota list?
331 across 75 counties, checked October 28, 2026.
Can I register a deer at one of these shops?
30 of them are DNR walk-in harvest registration stations and are tagged; registration also works online and in the app.
What region leads for hunting shops?
147 in Central, 69 in Northwest, 66 in South and 49 in Northeast.
Which Minnesota county has the most hunting shops?
Hennepin County (21), Anoka County (20) and St. Louis County (17).
How were the hunting shops mapped?
Every listing has a pin: 317 at its own point, 13 at its town's Census point and 1 at the county centre; stand-in pins say so in their label.
Where does this list of hunting shops come from?
Gun, archery and outdoor shops from Yellow Pages and the DNR license agent map; chain stores and license-only agents are left out, checked October 28, 2026.
After the Minnesota hunting shops
Other photos on this page: Russ (CC BY 2.0); USFWS Midwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0); USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain); ShenandoahNPS (Public domain); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0).