Mammal species in Minnesota: 78

Amphibian species in Minnesota: 22

Reptile species in Minnesota: 29

Bird species in Minnesota: 428

Bird species that are year-round residents: 44

Minnesota plants and animals listed as Federally Endangered and Threatened: 9

Minnesota plants and animals listed as State Endangered and Threatened: 197

Minnesota plants and animals listed as State Special Concern: 242

Largest waterfowl: Trumpeter swan

First birds back in the spring:

• American kestrel
• Bluebird
• Eastern phoebe
• Horned lark (January)
• Red-winged blackbird
• Robin

Bald eagles: 2,300+ pairs

Common loons: 12,000

Timber wolves: 2,900+

White-tailed deer: 1.5 million

Trumpeter swans: 3,000+

Trumpeter swans released: 300+

Black bears: 20,000-30,000

Moose: 7,500

Nongame species: 882

Peregrine falcons: 52 known breeding pairs

Minnesota vertebrate and bird biodiversity statistics 

(Updated 2009)

 Enforcement

Minnesota was the first state to establish a snowmobile safety training program. More than 2,000 volunteers annually donate over 10,000 hours to teach safe snowmobiling.

Advanced hunter and bow hunter education to date:
Active instructors: 784
Total students: 29,564

All-terrain vehicle certification to date:
Total students: 13,754

Bear hunting clinics:
Participants - 11,247

Firearms auction:
$64,000 (2005)

Firearms safety certification to date:
Active instructors: 4,747
Total students: over 1 million

Natural resource related prosecutions:
11,668 (2007)

Number of Minnesota conservation officers:
148

Off-highway motorcycle certification to date:
3,164

Snowmobile safety certification to date:
Active instructors: 1,632
Snowmobile students certified: 396,997 (through 6/13/2008)

TIP (Turn In Poachers) arrests to date:
7,896 (through 2007)

Turkey hunting clinics:
Participants - 12,698

Hunting

Wildlife Management areas (state): 1,355 (1.1 million acres)

Waterfowl production areas (federal): 853 (184,083 acres)

Game species: 110

Harvest

Deer: 158,854

Bear: 4,110

Moose: 125

Small game:
Common snipe - 3,000
Coot - 20,000
Fox - 16,000
Hungarian partridge - 11,000
Pheasant - 358,000
Eastern cottontail rabbit - 52,000
White-tailed jack rabbit - 4,000
Snowshoe hare - 11,000
Ruffed grouse - 249,000
Sharp-tailed grouse - 9,000
Spruce grouse - 12,000
Squirrel/Grey - 201,000
Waterfowl - 1,294,000
Wild turkey - spring: 7,650; fall: 594
Woodcock - 28,000
Red fox - 15,000
Coyote - 14,000

Licenses

Licenses sold in 2002

Deer firearms

• Resident youth deer: 2,947
• Resident deer firearm: 368,265
• Resident multizone buck: 35,466
• Resident all-season deer (includes archery, firearms and muzzleloader): 21,914
• Resident firearm management: 44,705
• Resident intensive harvest (can be used for either archery or firearms): 61,030
• Resident lifetime firearms: 547
• Landowner management firearm: 3,473
• Landowner muzzleloader: 75
• Military firearm: 342
• Disabled veteran firearm: 512
• Nonresident deer firearm: 10,832
• Nonresident multizone buck: 171
• Nonresident firearm management: 114
• Nonresident intensive harvest (can be used for either archery or firearms): 189

Deer archery

• Resident archery: 57,534
• Resident archery management: 18,083
• Resident all-season deer (Includes archery, firearms, and Muzzleloader): 21,914
• Resident lifetime archery: 29
• Landowner archery: 62
• Military archery: 76
• Disabled veteran archery: 51
• Nonresident archery: 1,275
• Nonresident archery management: 44

Small game

• Resident small game: 83,277
• Resident individual sports (Includes small game and angling): 105,881
• Resident combination sports (Includes small game and 2 angling): 81,878
• Resident lifetime small game: 68
• Resident lifetime sports (Includes small game and angling): 991
• Disabled veteran small game: 385
• Nonresident small game: 5,851
• Nonresident lifetime small game: 4

Trapping

• Resident junior trapping: 607
• Resident regular trapping: 5,118

Stamps

• Trout stamp: 88,086
• Trout stamp fulfilled: 10,318
• Migratory waterfowl stamp: 119,674
• Pheasant stamp: 102,100