(image: Minnesota Deer Hunters Association Facebook)
We’re just over a week away from the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season, and many Wright County hunters are getting ready for the annual event.
Minnesota DNR Big Game program coordinator Paul Burr reminds hunters of a big change regarding hunting licenses in the state…
“Moving forward, there’s just one license that’s good for the A season statewide and then in the Southeast, where formerly the B season. Now we’re just calling the late SE season is offered, you just need that one license and you can hunt both seasons. So the season itself is not going away, it’s just the necessity to buy a separate license it’s going away.”
Burr says there are some changes related to chronic wasting disease management…
“We do have three new management zones and we do have some other small changes related to CWD and sampling of deer to get your deer tested, it’s going to be mandatory on opening weekend. Again, make sure you know where you’re hunting to get the latest information in that DPA.”
You may remember that Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted and Winona Counties in southeastern Minnesota have mandatory sampling of deer taken, while portions of Clay and Hennepin County will also have mandatory sampling. Last year, one deer harvested near Hawley in Clay County, and another harvested near Greenfield in Hennepin County tested positive for CWD prompting the new cautions.
More information on this year’s Minnesota Deer Hunting Season are available at; www.dnr.state.mn.us.
(content: in part, courtesy MNN)
