Minnesota Hunting & Fishing Intelligence
Track every Minnesota lake, deer permit area, and stocking event — for the trips you actually take this season.
15,000+ lakes across the Upper Midwest. 133 Minnesota deer permit areas. 97 verified government data sources. Built for hunters and anglers who pay attention to the details.
By the numbers
The data layer behind every trip.
Lakes & Waters
15,000+
lakes mapped
1,000+
AIS-monitored waters
12,000+
stocking events tracked
Hunting Intelligence
133
deer permit areas with CWD risk scoring
3-year
rolling sample window per zone
Data Foundation
97
verified government data sources
Daily
updates from MN DNR, USFWS, USGS, NOAA, MPCA
Stay ahead
Get MN stocking reports and spawn alerts.
We send intel when something actually happens — a new walleye plant, a spawn window opening, a CWD band change. Not a newsletter cadence.
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Public Health Surveillance
Know which deer permit areas have detected CWD before you draw your tag.
Every Minnesota deer permit area scored across a 5-band risk gradient — built from a rolling 3-year window of MN DNR surveillance data. Click any DPA for confirmed positive counts, sample sizes, and county coverage. Free for anyone, always.
Explore the full MN CWD map →Data from MN DNR CWD Surveillance Program · Updated as new totals publish
Aquatic Invasive Species
Know which Minnesota lakes have confirmed AIS before you trailer in.
Every Minnesota lake in the monitoring footprint scored across pressure bands — confirmed detections, county-suspected status, watercraft guidance for every water. Free for anyone, always.
Explore the full MN AIS map →Data from MN DNR AIS monitoring program · 1,013 lakes tracked
Membership
One tier does almost everything.
Field
Know when, where, and whether.
Less than half a MN fishing license
- Everything in Scout
- Stocking alerts — notified within 24 hrs of a new event
- Spawn window predictions for walleye, northern pike, muskie
- AIS pressure index — know before you trailer in
- 10-year stocking history per lake
- Waterfowl habitat quality score
- Deep-dive lake analysis tab
Scout (free, lake search + 3 saved entities) and Outfitter (pro tools, multi-state) also available.
Live intelligence
This week in Minnesota.
Field users get personalized alerts for their saved lakes and DPAs. Anonymous visitors see statewide activity.
See all MN intel →Know before you leave the driveway.
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Data sourced from 97 verified government sources including the Minnesota DNR Fish Stocking Database, MN DNR CWD Surveillance Program, USGS National Hydrography Dataset, EPA AIS records, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, USDA NLCD, USDA NRCS CRP data, NOAA Daymet climate data, and MPCA water quality records. Stocking data updated daily · AIS records updated seasonally · Spawn predictions use Daymet GDD accumulation (1980–2023) · CWD surveillance window: rolling 3-year aggregate.