97B.301 DEER LICENSES AND LIMITS. Subdivision 1. Licenses required. A person may not take deer without a license. A person must have a firearms deer license to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms season, a muzzleloader license to take deer with a muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season, and an archery deer license to […]
97B.303 VENISON DONATIONS. An individual who legally takes a deer may donate the deer, for distribution to charitable food assistance programs, to a meat processor that is licensed under chapter 28A. An individual donating a deer must supply the processor with the tag number under which the deer was taken. History: 2007 c 57 art […]
97B.305 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF DEER HUNTERS. The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt deer in an area if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. The commissioner may, by rule, establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select the hunters for an […]
97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe the open seasons for deer within the following periods: (1) taking with firearms, other than […]
97B.318 ARMS USE AREAS AND RESTRICTIONS; REGULAR FIREARMS SEASON. Subdivision 1. Shotgun use area. During the regular firearms season in the shotgun use area, only legal shotguns loaded with single-slug shotgun shells, legal muzzle-loading long guns, and legal handguns may be used for taking deer. Legal shotguns include those with rifled barrels. The shotgun use […]
97B.321 SNARES, TRAPS, SET GUNS, AND SWIVEL GUNS PROHIBITED. A person may not take deer with the aid of a snare, trap, set gun, or swivel gun. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 30
97B.325 DEER STAND RESTRICTIONS. A person may not take deer from a constructed platform or other structure that is located within the right-of-way of an improved public highway. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 31; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 587 s 1; 1990 c 558 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s […]
97B.326 STANDS AND BLINDS ON PUBLIC LANDS. Any unoccupied permanent stand or blind on public land is public and not the property of the person who constructed it. History: 2005 c 146 s 32
97B.327 REPORT; DEER OTHER THAN WHITE-TAILED OR MULE. A hunter legally taking a deer that is not a white-tailed or mule deer must report the type of deer taken to the commissioner of natural resources within seven days of taking. Violation of this section shall not result in a penalty and is not subject to […]
97B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Hunting with aid of bait prohibited. A person may not take deer with the aid or use of bait. Subd. 2. Removal of bait. An area is considered baited for ten days after the complete removal of all bait. Subd. 3. Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, “bait” includes […]
