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Apply for deer lottery by Sept. 5; walk-in land open Sept. 1

Apply for deer lottery by Sept. 5; walk-in land open Sept. 1

By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as lottery for this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license by Sept. 5.

Hunters who purchase their license before Sept. 5 are automatically entered into the lottery for the deer permit area or special hunt area they declare.

No application is needed to take antlerless deer in permit areas with hunter choice, managed or intensive designations. Hunters who want to participate in special firearm or muzzleloader deer hunts also need to apply for permits that are issued through a lottery by Sept. 5.

More information about designations and regulations for deer permit areas, as well as details about special hunt opportunities, is available here.

Beginning Sept. 1, hunters can access nearly 30,000 acres of private land across 47 counties in western and south-central Minnesota through the Walk-In Access program that pays landowners to allow hunter access.

Digital maps for individual Walk-In Access sites, along with additional property information and updates, can be found here.

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