Deer lottery app deadline

[Lee Borgersen]

Deer lottery application deadline is Thursday, Sept. 10

(Released August 17, 2015)
 
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Firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer throughout much of Minnesota this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license and apply for an antlerless permit by Thursday, Sept. 10, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said.



Antlerless deer permits are issued by lottery in designated permit areas. Some areas that have not been in the lottery classification in recent years are in that classification this year, primarily as a result of new deer population goals.

“Hunters should review the hunting and trapping regulation book now,” said Leslie McInenly, big game program leader with the DNR. “The lottery applies to over half of the state permit areas this year, and it’s important to start planning for the season.”

Hunters who want to participate in special firearm deer hunts also need to apply for permits that are issued by lottery, and the application deadline is Sept. 10. More information on deer permit areas and special hunts is in the DNR hunting regulations handbook, found online at www.mndnr.gov/hunting/deer.


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[glenn57]

tanks for the heads up Lee!!!!!!!!!

[deadeye]

It's a strange one for sure.  If you want to possibly get a doe permit for muzzle loader season, you have to apply now, before the rifle season.  If you apply for and get one for the rifle season, and shoot a doe with the rifle, your muzzle loader license is no longer valid to take a deer.  If you get  a muzzle loader doe permit, you can buy a rifle license at any time and take a doe.  Confused yet?  Through in the bucks only, Lottery, managed, hunters choice, special, intensive harvest, and zone A or B, and the southeast late season and now what?  I'm just going to buy one of each license types and hope for the best.  Lets see, over 60 check... can use crossbow during bow season and I believe put a scope on my muzzle loader.  I am a veteran but don't live in a "special" place so I guess I cannot shoot a deer of any sex.