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Hunting In Minnesota
Ethics and Rules
Minnesota sells about ½ million deer licenses every
year.
What were historical reasons for
hunting?
 Survival
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Food
Shelter
Clothing
Tools
Ceremonial
Protection
 Profitability
 Marketing Hunting
 Retail
 no regulations
 endangerment of many species was result
What are reasons for hunting today?
 Food and fiber
 Manage wildlife populations
 Monitor the environment
 Enjoy nature
 Recreation
 Family tradition
 Personal challenge
 Working with equipment
How does regulated hunting benefit
wildlife populations?
 Population management
 Habitat preservation
 Legislation
 Financial support
 Economic support
How did the history of hunting affect
regulated hunting seasons today?
 “Market Hunters”
 profit motivation
 unlimited resource
 Endangerment
 sportsman clubs
 President Theodore
Roosevelt
 national conservation
movement
 Lacy Act 1900
 first wildlife refuge
established 1903
 Early Sportsman Clubs
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first to demand laws
Boone Crockett formed
bag limits established
Duck Stamp Act of 1934
Pittman-Robertson Act
of 1937
 Hunting today
 sportsman club
involvement
 Department of Natural
Resources
 hunting regulations
Deer Hunting Today
 Minnesota DNR divides
the state into many areas
for deer hunting to manage
the white-tailed deer
population
 Hunting and Trapping
Regulations Handbook has
132 pages in 2012
MN.
Deer
Hunting
Zones 2012
Deer Harvest
in Minnesota
Harvest areas compared to population
Know the Rules
 Trespass Law –
 Trespass is the most frequent complaint of landowners have against
hunters
 Always ask permission. Any entry onto the private property
(including agricultural land) of another without permission is
considered trespass.
 A person may not take a wild animal with a firearm within 500 feet of
a building or corral(occupied by humans or livestock)
 Exceptions
 A person on foot may, without permission, enter land that is not
posted to retrieve a wounded animal that was lawfully shot but may
not remain on the land after being told to leave.
 Also to retrieve a hunting dog and must leave immediately after
retrieving the dog.
Agricultural Land Definition
 “Agricultural land” island that:
 is plowed or tilled;
 has standing crops or crop residues;
 is within a maintained fence for
enclosing domestic livestock
(including horses);
 is planted to native or introduced
grassland or hay land;
 is planted to short-rotation woody
crops(hybrid poplar and other woody
plants that are harvested for their
fiber within 15 years of planting).
 Includes CRP; RIM and CREP land
Posting
 Agricultural lands do not
need to be posted to
prevent unauthorized
trespass
 However, land that is brush
or trees, must be posted or
verbal notice given to
trespassers for criminal
enforcement to occur
Hunting License
2012 Hunting License Fees
Resident Licenses
Deer
Firearms (age 18 or over
$26.00
Deer
Youth Firearms (ages 12-17)(free license required for age 10-11)
$13.00
Deer
Archery (age 18 or over)
$26.00
Deer
Youth Archery (ages 12-17)(free license required for age 10-11)
$13.00
Deer
Muzzleloader (age 18 or over)
$26.00
Deer
Youth Muzzleloader (ages 12-17)(free license required for age 10-11)
$13.00
Deer
Bonus Permit
Moose
(per party of two, three or four)
$310.00
Elk
(per party of one or two
$250.00
Bear
$38.00
License Requirements
 A person may not take, buy, sell, transport, or possess
protected wild animals without a license, except as provided
in this booklet.
 All persons including youth under age 16must have a
license(including stamp validations)in their possession while
hunting or trapping and while traveling from an area where
they hunted or trapped..
FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATES
 Required for anyone born after Dec. 31, 1979 who is age 12
or older.
 A certificate may be issued at age 11, and is valid if the
person reaches age 12 during the calendar year.
 Anyone under age 14must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian to possess a firearm. “
 Youth age 10 or 11may take big game without a fire arms
safety certificate if they are under direct supervision and
within immediate reach of a parent or guardian
Apprentice Hunter Validation
 A resident born after December 31, 1979,who is age 12 or
over and has not completed hunter education firearm safety
training can purchase for a fee of $3.50 an Apprentice
Hunter Validation.
 This validation allows the individual to hunt small game, wild
turkey, and deer without having completed hunter education
firearms safety training. The validation is good for two license
years in a lifetime, but must be purchased each time.
 They must be accompanied by a licensed adult hunter and
hunt within unaided verbal and visual contact of the licensed
adult hunter
Enforcement
 DNR conservation officers and other
peace officers may arrest, without a
warrant, any person detected in the
actual violation of wildlife, fish, or
water laws and may enter any lands
to carry out these duties.
 No person may hinder, resist, or
obstruct an enforcement officer or
authorized DNR agent in the
performance of official duties.
 A person must allow inspection in
the field of firearms, licenses, wild
animals, motor vehicles, boats, or
other conveyances used while taking
or transporting wild animals
Top 10 Minnesota Hunter Violations
1. License not in possession
2. Transporting an
uncased/loaded firearm
3. No license
4. Hunting over bait
5. Unplugged shotgun
6. No blaze orange
7. Untagged deer
8. Failure to have HIP
certification on license
9. Failure to register deer
10. Treaspassing
Legal Firearms for Big Game
 It is at least .220 caliber and has center fire ignition;
 It is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
 The projectile used has a soft point or is an expanding bullet type;
 The muzzleloader (long gun or handgun) used cannot be loaded at
the breech (muzzleloading revolvers are not legal for taking big
game);
 The smooth-bore muzzleloader used is at least .45 caliber and
 The rifled muzzleloader used is at least .40 caliber;
 Muzzleloaders with scopes are legal during the regular firearms
deer seasons, but are not allowed during the muzzleloader season
except by special permit for hunters with a medically certified
visual impairment.
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 It is at least .220 caliber and has center fire ignition;
 It is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
 The projectile used has a soft point or is an expanding bullet type;*
 The muzzleloader (long gun or handgun) used cannot be loaded at the
breech (muzzleloading revolvers are not legal for taking big game);
 The smooth-bore muzzleloader used is at least .45 caliber and
 The rifled muzzleloader used is at least .40 caliber;
 Muzzleloaders with scopes are legal during the regular firearms deer
seasons, but are not allowed during the muzzleloader season except by
special permit for hunters with a medically certified visual impairment.
LEGAL BOWS AND ARROWS
FOR BIG GAME
 Bows must have a pull no less than 30 pounds at or before full draw.
 Arrowheads used for taking big game must be sharp, have a minimum
 of two metal cutting edges, be of barbless broadhead design, and have
 a diameter of at least ⅞ inch.
 “Expandable” broadheads may be used to take big game if they meet the
requirements above and:
 1) are at least ⅞ inch in width and no more than 2 inches in width at or after
impact; and
 2) are of a barbless design and function in a barbless manner.
 No person may hunt with a bow drawn, held, or released by a
mechanical device, except disabled hunters who have a crossbow
permit.
Hours and Possession Rules
 SHOOTING HOURS
 Shooting hours for big game are one-half hour before
sunrise to one half hour after sunset.
 POSSESSION OF BIG GAME
 Any person who takes a big game animal must retain
the license, site tag, permit, and possession
(registration) tag for as long as any part of the meat is
in possession.
Deer Carcass Disposal
 Hunters who process their own
deer may not dispose of
carcasses on public land,
including wildlife management
areas, state forests,
 road rights of way or in any
water body.
 Deer carcasses may be disposed
of in the following ways:
 On private land with the
permission of the landowner.
 Through your refuse hauler after
checking on how to properly bag
the carcass.
 At a local landfill.
Chronic Wasting Disease
 Typical signs of the disease
include drooping head or
ears, poor body condition,
tremors, stumbling, increased
salivation, difficulty
swallowing, or excessive
thirst or urination
 To help prevent the spread of
CWD, hunters cannot bring
whole cervid (deer, elk,
moose, caribou) carcasses
into Minnesota from areas of
other states or provinces
where CWD has been found
in wild deer or elk
Firearms/Bow Transportation
 A person may not transport a firearm, including a handgun,
in or on a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:
 unloaded and in a case made expressly for that purpose;
 unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or
 carried under a valid permit to carry a pistol or handgun.
 No person may transport an archery bow or crossbow in a
motor vehicle unless the bow is not armed with a bolt or
arrow
Radios and Other Wireless Devices
 Using walkie talkies, cell
phones, remote control or
other radio equipment to
take big game or small
game is unlawful.
Blaze Orange
 Deer Season: Also, you may not
hunt or trap during any open season
where deer may be taken by
firearms (including special hunts,
early antlerless, youth seasons, and
muzzleloader) unless the visible
portion of your cap and outer
clothing above the waist, excluding
sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange.
 Red is not a legal color, except for
those who qualify under the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
of 1993.
 Blaze orange includes a camouflage
pattern of at least 50 percent blaze
orange wit square within each
square foot.