Doe Lottery!

[HD]

Tomorrow is the last day!
Did you put in for yours?


Either-sex deer permit, special area hunt deadline is Sept. 4
Hunters who have not applied for an either-sex deer permit by Sept. 4 will be restricted to taking only bucks in designated deer lottery areas.

“The number of deer lottery areas have increased and the number of available permits has been lowered in other areas,” said Lou Cornicelli, big game program coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Check the regulations and don’t presume that there are no changes in the area you want to hunt.”

The deadline for hunts in special areas, which are listed on page 88 and 89 of the 2008 Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet, also is Sept. 4. Most of these hunts are conducted in state parks.

Leftover either-sex permits will be available on a first come, first served basis starting at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13.

“Don’t count on leftover permits being available,” Cornicelli said. “Last year, very few permits remained after the lottery drawing.”

A complete list of lottery areas is available in the 2008 Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet, the DNR Web site at http://mndnr.gov/hunting/deer and at all 1,800 ELS agents.

While most lottery areas did not change, four permit areas in the Brainerd lakes area have changed from managed to lottery. These include areas 154, 246, 247 and 249. Hunters should be aware that some of the permit areas have new numbers this year as part of deer simplification regulations.

Hunters can download comprehensive 2008 deer season information from the DNR’s Web site. The overview does not replace the regulations but provides more detailed information, larger maps and a list of frequently asked questions.

2008 LOTTERY DEER AREAS
154, 215, 218, 219, 230, 232, 234, 237, 238, 246, 247, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255, 262, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 294, 295, 296, 299, 338, 339, 341, 342, 344.



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Hunter

[GirlGuide]

Thanks for the reminder for everyone Hunter!   I put in for mine just today. 
~gg

[Cody Gruchow]

i get one a tag for a doe every year im always a winner i never have to apply and i get one

[CampYJewel]

Thank goodness I read the paper this morning.  Where I hunt is one of the zones that has changed.  We have not had to apply for several years.  I am hoping that other people forget so my chances go up    JK

Jewel

[GirlGuide]

I'm hoping the same thing Jewel...we have also not had to apply for several years.
Good Luck! 
~gg

[greenpool]

  glad i found out about the lottery for our area,249, got me and my wife in on august 23rd, hoping the same as all of you, hope not of others knew about the change in the new lottery areas, increase the odds in our favor, chris

[GirlGuide]

Does anybody know when we find out if we got it?

~gg

[Stensethfan]

I am not sure the exact day that you find out as it comes in the mail.  I do know, however, that on Oct. 13th the excess doe permist go on sale as a first come first serve type of sale to the public.  I would suspect that lottery announcements would come out at least a week before that time. 

[GirlGuide]

I am not sure the exact day that you find out as it comes in the mail.  I do know, however, that on Oct. 13th the excess doe permist go on sale as a first come first serve type of sale to the public.  I would suspect that lottery announcements would come out at least a week before that time. 

Well, if I don't get one, can I just have yours if you get one?

 
~gg

[Stensethfan]

Certainly!!

[GirlGuide]

WHAT A GUY!!  ...and THANK YOU!! 

But just in case you dont get one and I dont get one....

Can you explain the "excess doe permit thing to me"...I know nothing about this.

~gg

[HD]

Results are in...........

Good luck to everybody that put in!
Hunter



Successful applicants for both lottery deer areas and special hunts are being notified this week via postcard, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Hunters can visit http://mndnr.gov/hunting/deer to check the results.

For 2008, leftover either-sex permits will be available on a first come, first served basis at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13. Either-sex permits are available statewide at all 1,800 Electronic License System
(ELS) agents. To obtain a permit, a hunter must have a valid firearm or muzzleloader license or purchase one at the time. There is no additional cost for the permit.

The deer areas with leftover permits are:
· Area 215 - 1,859
· Area 219 - 52
· Area 232 - 201
· Area 234 - 199
· Area 247 - 38
· Area 254 - 963
· Area 255 - 233
· Area 273 - 1,136

[GirlGuide]

Thanks Hunter,

That is could be very valuable information to my hunting party!  I did get a doe permit, but I still haven't heard from everyone else in our hunting party yet.  I will let them know about this though, if they didn't get one!
Thanks again! 
~gg