Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Procedures for applying for an either-sex permit.
Residents and nonresidents are eligible for either-sex
permits. A person may not apply for an either-sex deer permit without first
purchasing a firearms or muzzleloader deer license. The application may be made
for only one of the deer permit areas described in this part, and must be for
the season option on the applicant's deer license. A person may submit more
than one application for an either-sex permit.
The application deadline is the first Thursday following
Labor Day.
Subp. 2.
Preference drawings for either-sex and special hunt area permits.
A. If the number of applications for
either-sex permits in an antlerless lottery deer permit area or for permits in
a special hunt area exceeds the number of available permits, a preference
drawing must be used to select permit holders.
B. Eligible persons may enter the preference
drawing by supplying their driver's license number, official state of Minnesota
Identification Number, or Firearms Safety Identification Number on the
application.
C. All applicants who
have reached their 18th birthday by the first Thursday following Labor Day must
provide one of the identification numbers in item B to qualify to enter the
preference drawing.
D. Applicants
under 18 years of age who do not submit one of the identification numbers will
be assigned a number and will be entered into the preference drawing.
E. Applicants establish a preference rating
based upon the number of times they have applied in previous years and have not
obtained an either-sex or special hunt area permit.
F. An applicant's preference rating increases
each year the applicant applies unsuccessfully for either an either-sex or
special hunt area permit.
(1) Persons applying
for the first time have no preference.
(2) Applicants receiving either-sex or
special hunt area permits lose their accrued preference.
Subp. 3.
Deer permit
areas.
Deer permit areas are comprised of registration blocks of the
same number.
