Minnesota Deer Lottery Application Deadline is Tomorrow, September 8

If you're a Minnesota firearms and muzzleloader hunter who wants to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as lottery this hunting season, you must purchase your license and apply for an antlerless permit by tomorrow, September 8.

According to the DNR, antlerless deer permits are issued by lottery in 67 of Minnesota’s 128 deer permit areas. The lottery is a way to evenly distribute antlerless permits, which limits harvest of antlerless deer and moves deer populations toward goal levels.

Antlerless deer are without an antler at least 3 inches long. No application is needed to take antlerless deer in permit areas designated as hunter’s choice, managed or intensive harvest areas.

Click the link below for complete information on deer permit areas as well as the 2016 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook.