REGIONAL— If you’re hoping to snag one of the few antlerless tags being offered in northern St. Louis County for this fall’s regular firearms deer seasons, you’ll need to purchase your deer license by Thursday, Sept. 8.
Hunters who purchase their license on or before this date are automatically entered into the DNR’s lottery for the deer permit area or special hunt area they select.
Successful applicants will receive a postcard in the mail authorizing them to take an antlerless deer using their regular license in that antlerless permit lottery area.
Hunters who want to participate in special firearm or muzzleloader deer hunts also need to apply for permits that are issued through a lottery. That application deadline is also Sept. 8.
More information about designations and regulations for deer permit areas, as well as details about special hunt opportunities, are available on the DNR website(mndnr.gov/Hunting/Deer) and in the 2022 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook, which is available in print wherever DNR licenses are sold.