Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Access to Camp
Ripley.
This subpart applies to access into Camp Ripley during the
archery hunt.
A. Archers with valid
permits must enter and leave Camp Ripley only by way of the southeast railroad
gate and only from noon on the day before the hunt to 8:00 p.m. on the last day
of the hunt.
B. Permittees will be
issued a current map of Camp Ripley showing areas of Camp Ripley that are
closed to hunting. A person may not enter any closed area, except for the road
from the southeast railroad gate through the checkpoint to the open hunting
area. A zoning system may be used to regulate access into various portions of
the open areas of Camp Ripley.
C.
Permittees must register at the department checkpoint prior to hunting each
day.
D. Permittees will be allowed
beyond the department checkpoint only from one hour before sunrise to 1-1/2
hours after sunset on each day open for hunting, or as otherwise authorized by
the commissioner.
E. Hunters may
not pursue wounded deer into closed areas, except with prior approval and when
escorted by an agent of the commissioner.
F. Persons or vehicles, while on any road or
trail, may not pass beyond any barrier, gate, or warning sign.
G. All-terrain vehicles are not permitted in
Camp Ripley during the Camp Ripley archery hunt, except as authorized by permit
for hunters with disabilities. All vehicles are restricted to operating only on
designated roads, except as authorized by permit.
H. Vehicles in line at the checkpoint must be
occupied. Permittees must stay with their vehicles.
Subp. 2.
Tree stands and blinds in Camp
Ripley.
Only portable stands or blinds may be used and must be
removed each day at the close of hunting hours and do no permanent
damage.
Subp. 3.
Transportation of deer.
Deer may not be removed from Camp Ripley or transported
beyond the department checkpoint until registered at the checkpoint.
Subp. 4.
Closing of
season.
The commissioner may close the season without prior notice,
if necessary to accommodate military training priorities or in case of weather
emergency.
Subp. 5.
[Repealed, 30 SR 613]
