Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
Special turkey hunts
A.
Applications to hunt the Mille Lacs, Carlos Avery, or Whitewater Wildlife
Management Areas must be made according to this part and according to
application instructions provided by the commissioner. Each person must apply
at an electronic license system agent or the Department of Natural Resources
License Center. Drawings will be conducted by the department to determine
persons who will be eligible to hunt in Mille Lacs or Carlos Avery Wildlife
Management Area during periods A to C and the Whitewater Wildlife Management
Area during periods A and B. The drawings will be subject to the quotas
established by the commissioner. Preference in the respective drawings is given
to applicants based upon the number of times they have correctly applied for
one of the specified wildlife management areas but have been unsuccessful.
Successful applicants are eligible to hunt turkey in the wildlife management
area they selected during the period indicated on their turkey-hunting license.
Successful applicants may also hunt in areas that are otherwise open to spring
turkey hunting. Upon issuance of a permit to hunt one of the specified wildlife
management areas, all accumulated preference is lost.
B. No lottery application is needed to
purchase a spring or fall turkey license.
C. Only successful applicants will be
notified.
Subp. 2.
Participation in application drawings.
A person may not apply more than once for a hunt, whether as an
individual or as a member of a group. All the information in items A to F must
be supplied on the application forms.
A. A resident applicant 18 years or older
must provide the applicant's individual Minnesota driver's license number of 13
characters, a 13-character firearms safety number, or an official state of
Minnesota identification number of 13 characters issued by the Department of
Public Safety.
B. A nonresident 18
years or older must provide a driver's license number or other identification
number.
C. Up to four persons
desiring to hunt together as a group may apply as a group. Group applications
shall either all be selected or none selected. All group members must apply for
the same wild turkey permit area and period. The preference rating of
applicants who apply as a group is determined by the individual in the group
with the lowest preference.
D. The
application deadline is Friday, February 16.
E. Youth age 17 and younger may purchase a
wild turkey hunting license to hunt all spring turkey periods.
F. Firearms hunters age 18 and older must
choose and hunt in one period. Archery-only hunters who purchase a license
under this item may hunt throughout all periods. A hunter who has an unfilled
tag may also hunt during the sixth period.
A person may take only one bearded turkey during the entire
spring turkey season.
Subp.
4.
Modification of quota numbers for group
applications.
The quota of licenses or permits for a drawing may be increased
to accommodate group members if the last applicant to be selected is a member
of a group.
Subp. 5.
Drawing application fee.
An applicant must pay a fee as provided by statute at the time
of application at the electronic license system-point of sale (ELS-POS) agent.
Any check that is returned to the department for nonpayment will invalidate the
application and the check will be destroyed. Refunds of application fees will
not be made for any reason.
