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Important! See reverSe Side for mapS of the hard-to-define deer areaS, deer areaS around the Leech Lake indian reS er vation, and the no vem ber fire arm reStriction boundarieS.
Minnesota 2012 Firearms Deer Season
S m t W t f S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
november 2012
See map on back for details of metro deer area boundaries.
Hunters: The Red Lake Indian Reservation and scattered parcels of Reservation land in the surrounding area are closed to non‑band members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians except by authorization of the tribal council. Most of those lands are not posted, but they are marked in ownership plat books for Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, and Roseau counties. Please see page 124 of the 2012 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook for more information.
See Back for Color Maps of Deer Areas and Permit Quotas
* A person with a Statewide (A) firearms license can hunt all three of these deer zones and take deer as described in the regulations
** A person with a Late Southeast (B) firearms license can hunt during this season and take deer as described in the regulations.
*** Both the Statewide (A) and Late Southeast (B) licenses are valid in this area.
**** This license is available to all hunters. See regulations for detailed information.
Late Southeast (B) Season
Statewide (a) Season
Season Date
firearm option Statewide (a)*
100 Series nov. 3-18
200 Series nov. 3-11
300 Series nov. 3-11
firearm option Late Southeast (b)** nov. 17-25
muzzleloader**** nov. 24-dec. 9
metro deer management area (601)*** nov. 3-25 (any 2012 firearms or muzzleloader.)
chronic Wasting disease area nov. 3-25
Youth Season (See page 29 of the 2012 hunting and trapping regulations oct. 18-21 handbook)
This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp
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DEER AREAs 184 AnD 197The portion of the state within the boundaries of the Leech Lake Indian Reserva tion, except where the reserva tion bound ary in tercepts the boundary separating deer areas 184 and 197. See the map above right for this boundary.
DEER AREA 203The portion of the state within the boundaries of the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and the Elm Lake, Eckvoll, and Mud Lac wildlife man age ment areas.
DEER AREA 224The portion of the state known as the Sherburne Na tion al Wildlife Refuge.
DEER AREA 235The portion of the state known as the Carlos Avery Wildlife Man age ment Area in Anoka and Chisago counties. Carlos Avery is NOT part of the metro deer management area (shown as cross-hatched on front map).
DEER AREA 251The portion of the state known as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.
DEER AREAs 297 AnD 298The portion of the state known as the White Earth Indian Res er va tion, except four north east ern town ships (143N to 146N; Range 37W) and Area 251.
LEgAL BounDARy DEscRiptionsAny person in doubt about a bound ary should check the rules governing the 2012 Minnesota Deer Sea-sons.
In the south ern and western portion of the state shown in the map below, the only legal fire arms for deer are shot guns using slugs, muzzleloaders*, and handguns legal for big game.
2012 dEEr SEASON/ArEA mAp
Use this large fold-out map to find the boundaries of deer areas, the hunting dates, classifications of deer ar eas, and quotas for lottery deer areas.
This map shows the bound aries of deer areas 184 and 197 near the Leech Lake Reservation.
LEECH LAKE dEEr ArEAS
NOvEmbEr FirEArmS rEStriCtiONS
BounDARy DEscRiptions foR othER hARD-to-DEfinE AREAs:
* Muzzle-loading guns may be used through-out the state during the regular firearms seasons.
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statewide (A) License Late southeast (B) License
HArd-tO-dEFiNE dEEr ArEASthEsE mAps show in DEtAiL smALL DEER AREAs thAt mAy BE hARD to READ on thE LARgE mAp shown on thE fRont.
Area Number
105 179 229 254
111 181 230 255
117 201 232 256
127 203 233 257
152 208 239 259
155 213 240 267
159 218 241 268
173 219 246 293
176 223 247 344*
177 224 249 345*
Area Number
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222 227 287
intensive Deer Areas - There is no drawing for permits. If you hunt in one of these areas, you can take a deer of either sex with your initial license. You can use any combination of licenses or permits to take up to 5 deer.
STATEWIDE (A) FIREARM SEASON LICENSE
Area Number Number of Permits Area Number Number of Permits Area Number Number of Permits
103 250 253 200 280 200
108 100 258 2000 281 350
110 2,000 260 300 282 25
118 100 261 150 283 150
119 100 262 300 284 100
122 500 263 300 285 700
169 3,000 264 500 286 100
171 1,500 265 500 288 100
172 2,000 266 500 289 50
183 2,500 269 250 290 350
184 5,500 270 25 291 750
197 1,500 271 200 292 800
199 150 272 150 294 200
234 300 273 1300 295 300
235 75 274 150 296 150
237 100 275 200 297 200
238 50 276 600 298 600
250 200 277 1000 299 250
251 200 278 400
252 150 279 300
Grand Total 34,975
Lottery Deer Areas - You must apply for one of these permit areas by sept. 6, 2012. All firearm and muzzleloader hunters must apply. If successful, the permit will be valid during either season, provided you have a valid license for that season. Bonus permits are not allowed.
Area Number
101 180 242 343*
114 209 248 346*
126 210 338* 347*
156 214 339* 348*
157 215 341* 349*
178 221 342*
managed Deer Areas - There is no drawing for permits. If you hunt in one of these areas, you can take a deer of either sex with your intial license. You can use any combination of licenses or permits to take up to 2 deer.
hunter choice Deer Areas - There is no drawing for permits. If you hunt in one of these areas, you can take one deer of either sex. Bonus permits are not allowed.
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*Includes both A and B seasons
*Includes both A and B seasons
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