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NEW FOR 2018 Deer • DNR will collect tissue samples for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in central, north-central, and southeast surveillance areas. CWD sample submission is mandatory in these areas during the first two days of the A and B firearms seasons and all seasons in deer permit area (DPA) 603. See page 64. • Deer feeding is prohibited in areas where chronic wasting disease has been detected in captive deer. This includes all of Aitkin, Crow Wing, Kandiyohi, McCleod, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Wright and portions of Cass, Mille Lacs and Renville counties. See page 86. • Deer feeding and deer attractants continue to be prohibited in southeast counties surrounding zone 603. This includes Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, NEW—Wabasha, and Winona counties. There are also special deer hunting regulations in deer permit area 603. 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PAID ADVERTISEMENT 6 2018 Minnesota Hunting Regulations | 888-MINNDNR TABLE OF CONTENTS Trespass Law ............................................8 License Requirements ................................... 12 Stamps ..............................................22 General Hunting Information ............................23 Hunting With Disabilities. 26 Blaze Orange/Pink Requirements .......................32 Youth Hunting Information ..............................33 Small Game ............................................38 Small Game Hunting ..................................40 Trapping .............................................47 Mourning Dove ......................................57 Wild Turkey ..........................................59 Big Game ..............................................60 Deer. 62 Bear .................................................99 Moose ...............................................99 Elk ..................................................99 Waterfowl ..........................................100 Wild Rice ............................................100 Public Lands and Wildlife Refuges . 101 State Lands .......................................... 101 Federal Lands. 120 Contact Information ................................... 127 Sunrise/Sunset Ta ble ...................................129 For com plete regulations, consult the state statutes and rules. Complete waterfowl, bear, wild turkey and elk regulations can be found online. Images courtesy of: Top cover: Deborah Rose Landscape: Deborah Rose Ring-necked pheasant: Carrol Henderson The sale of advertising pays for a portion of this publication. The state of Minnesota and the Minnesota De part ment of Natural Resources neither endorse products or services listed nor accept any liability arising from the use of products or services listed. FAW_499_18 7 TRESPASS LAW The trespass law applies to all outdoor recreation, including: hunting, boating, fishing, trapping, hiking, and camping. When taking part in outdoor recreation, you may not enter legally posted land or agricultural land without permission. Landowners, lessees, or authorized managers need only post their land once a year. The signs must be placed at intervals of 1,000 feet (500 feet in wooded areas) or signs may be placed at primary corners of each parcel and at access points to the property. Signs must state “No Trespassing,” or similar words, in 2-inch high letters and have either the signature or the name and telephone number of the landowner, lessee, or manager. There can be civil or criminal penalties for violation of the trespass laws with maximum fines up to $3,000 and license revocation. All conservation officers and peace officers enforce trespass laws. 2018 Minnesota Hunting Regulation For All Your Hunting Needs DEERSKIN ® TANNING 20% OFF* Regular Price Of Any One Item In Stock With Coupon Custom Made: *Exclusions may be mandated by the manufacturers. Excludes: Firearms, ammunition, licenses, select Asics, Nike, Perception, & TaylorMade product. 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Coupon Expires July 31, 2019 P a i d A d v e r t 1 i s 2 e 2 m - e Century Leather Products P n - t 8 1 Owatonna, MN 507-451-0762 • www.clpuber.com Paid Advertisement 8 2018 Minnesota Hunting Regulations | 888-MINNDNR Restrictions • A person may not enter legally posted land for outdoor recreation purposes with out permission. • A person may not enter agricultural land for outdoor recrea tion purposes without permission. • A person may not remain on or return within one year to any private land for outdoor recreation purposes after being told to leave by the owner, occupant or lessee. • On another person’s private land or a public right-of-way, a person may not discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by humans or livestock without written permission of the owner, occupant or lessee of the building. • A person may hunt from the water or from public land that is within 500 feet of a building occupied by humans or livestock. • A person may not discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a corral con fin ing livestock for the purpose of normal livestock holding or sorting operations without permission. This does not apply to persons hunting during an established season on state or local government-owned land that is not road right-of-way. • A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited from lawfully entering by this law. This prohibition includes coyote hunters intentionally running their dogs on posted or agricultural land without permission of the landowner, occupant, or lessee. • A person may not wound or kill another person’s domestic an i mal, destroy private property, or pass through a closed gate without returning it to the original position. Exceptions • A person on foot may, without permission, enter land that is not posted to retrieve a wounded animal that was lawfully shot, but may not remain on the land after being told to leave. • A person on foot