Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Season.
The muzzleloader season is the 16-day deer season beginning
the Saturday nearest November 27. Special permit areas may be open for less
than 16 days.
Subp. 2.
[Repealed, 34 SR 621]
Subp. 3.
[Effective until 1/31/2021]Legal deer by muzzleloader.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks may be taken by muzzleloader
during the muzzleloader season in any hunter choice, managed, intensive, or
unlimited antlerless deer permit area. Muzzleloader hunters may take antlerless
deer in a lottery area only if the person has obtained an either-sex permit
through the procedure described in part 6232.1800.
Subp. 3.
[Effective 1/31/2021]Legal
deer by muzzleloader.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks may be taken by muzzleloader
during the muzzleloader season in any managed or intensive area. Muzzleloader
hunters may take antlerless deer in a lottery area only if the person has
obtained an either-sex permit through the procedure described in part
6232.1800.
Subp. 4.
[Effective until 1/31/2021]2020 muzzleloader special hunt areas.
In addition to complying with the requirements of this part,
hunters who are hunting under a muzzleloader special hunt permit must meet any
requirements of the municipality, park, or area in which the special hunt
occurs and those of any sponsoring organization. Hunt participants must stay
within any boundaries that are posted or that are prescribed by the hunt
administrator or on maps provided during a prehunt orientation. Unless
otherwise specified, hunters must possess a valid license to take deer by
muzzleloader and a special hunt permit for the following special hunt areas
authorized for the 2020 season:
A.
portions of McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County are open November 28
to December 6 for taking antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more than 15
permits shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer This is special hunt
929;
B. portions of Nerstrand Big
Woods State Park and portions of Prairie Creek Woods Scientific and Natural
Area in Rice County are open December 5 and 6 for taking antlerless deer and
legal bucks in an earn-a-buck hunt. No more than 50 permits shall be issued.
The bag limit is three deer This is special hunt 930;
C. portions of Rice Lake State Park in Steele
and Dodge Counties are open December 5 and 6 for taking antlerless deer only.
No more than 20 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer This is
special hunt 932;
D. portions of
Hemlock Ravine Scientific and Natural Area and portions of Jay Cooke State Park
in Carlton County are open December 5 to 9 for taking antlerless deer and legal
bucks. No more than 75 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer. This
is special hunt 935;
E. portions
of Crow Wing State Park in Crow Wing County are open December 5 to 9 for taking
antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more than 25 permits shall be issued. The
bag limit is two deer This is special hunt 936;
F. portions of Lake Vermilion-Soudan
Underground Mine State Park in St. Louis County are open November 28 to
December 13 for taking antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more than 25 permits
shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer This is special hunt 937;
G. portions of the city of Tower are open
November 28 to December 13 for taking antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more
than 20 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is five deer This is special
hunt 938;
H. portions of Myre-Big
Island State Park in Freeborn County are open December 5 and 6 for taking
antlerless deer only. No more than 50 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is
two deer This is special hunt 939;
I. Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary Scientific and
Natural Area and portions of Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Hubbard, and
Becker Counties are open November 28 to December 13 for taking antlerless deer
and legal bucks. Individuals authorized to hunt the muzzleloader season may
hunt the open portions of the park without a special permit and numbers are not
limited. The bag limit is two deer;
J. portions of Sibley State Park in Kandiyohi
County are open November 28 and 29 for taking antlerless deer only. No more
than 60 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer This is special hunt
942;
K. portions of Miesville
Ravine Park Reserve in Dakota County are open December 5 to 13 for taking
antlerless deer only. Youth hunters are also allowed to harvest legal bucks. No
more than 40 permits shall be issued. There is no bag limit. This is special
hunt 943;
L. Vermillion Highlands
Research, Recreation, and Wildlife Management Area in Dakota County is open
November 28 to December 13 for taking antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more
than 20 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is five deer This is special
hunt 944;
M. Camp Ripley Military
Reservation in Morrison County is open November 30 to December 2 for taking
antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more than 80 permits shall be issued only
to Minnesota residents who have served in the United States armed forces, as
selected by the hunt administrator The bag limit is two deer This is special
hunt 945;
N. portions of the city
of Grand Rapids are open November 28 to December 13 for taking antlerless deer
and legal bucks. Permit numbers are not limited, but hunters must apply. The
bag limit is three deer This is special hunt 946;
O. portions of Lake Bemidji State Park in
Beltrami County are open December 4 to 6 for taking antlerless deer and legal
bucks. No more than 30 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer This
is special hunt 947;
P. portions of
Savanna Portage State Park in Aitkin County are open November 28 to December 4
for taking antlerless deer and legal bucks. No more than 30 permits shall be
issued. The bag limit is two deer This is special hunt 948;
Q. portions of St. Croix State Park in Pine
County are open December 2 to 6 for taking antlerless deer and legal bucks. No
more than 100 permits shall be issued. The bag limit is two deer This is
special hunt 949;
R. portions of
Sakatah Lake State Park in LeSueur and Rice Counties are open December 5 and 6
for taking antlerless deer only. No more than 15 permits shall be issued. The
bag limit is two deer This is special hunt 894;
S. portions of Lake Maria State Park in
Wright County are open December 8 to 10 for taking antlerless deer and legal
bucks in an earn-a-buck hunt. No more than 25 permits shall be issued. The bag
limit is two deer This is special hunt 950; and
T. portions of Schoolcraft State Park in Cass
County are open November 28 to December 13 for taking antlerless deer and legal
bucks. Individuals authorized to hunt the muzzleloader season may hunt the open
portions of the park without a special permit and numbers are not limited. The
bag limit is one deer but an either-sex permit valid for permit area 179 is
required to take an antlerless deer
