Minnesota 2010 Firearms Deer Season

Important! See reverse side for maps of the hard-to-define DEER areas, DEER areas around the Leech Lake Indian ­Res­er­vation, and the No­vem­ber fire­arm restriction boundaries.

November 2010 Season Date

Hunters: The Red Lake Indian Reservation and
scattered parcels of Reservation land in the surrounding S M T W T F S Firearm Option Statewide (A)*
area are closed to non‑band members of the Red Lake 1 2 3 4 5 6
Band of Chippewa Indians except by authorization 100 Series Nov. 6-21
of the tribal council. Most of those lands are not 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
posted, but they are marked in ­ownership plat books 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 200 Series Nov. 6-14
for Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, and Roseau counties. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Please see page 126 of the 2010 Hunting and Trapping 300 Series Nov. 6-14
28 29 30
Regulations Handbook for more information.
Firearm Option Late Southeast (B)** Nov. 20-28

Muzzleloader**** Nov. 27-Dec. 12

Early Antlerless Season*** Oct. 23-24

Metro Deer Management Area (601)*** Nov. 6-28

(Any 2009 firearms or muzzleloader.)
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Statewide (A) Season
Lake of the Woods
* A person with a Statewide (A) firearms license can hunt all three
Roseau River of these deer zones and take deer as described in the regulations
59 24
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310 ** A person with a Late Southeast (B) firearms license can hunt
Wildlife Area
during this season and take deer as described in the regulations.
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Roseau
Warroad
*** Both the Statewide (A) and Late Southeast (B) licenses are valid
Hallock
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Badger in this area.
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Bronson
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**** This license is available to all hunters. See regulations for detailed
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Center
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75 6 13 Lake 83 Rochester
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Waldorf New 90

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Mapleton 13

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Richland 52

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1 30 Ellendale 90

See Back for Color

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Jasper 3
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Maps of Deer Areas

59 Wells 251
23
Brewster
250 253 109 254 16
Spring
Valley 80
Fountain
Houston
44

348 349
Luverne 60 Austin 43
90 90
90 90 Preston
Adrian Worthington Sherburn Fairmont 26

347
Alpha Albert Lea
Blue Earth

and Permit Quotas

Jackson Caledonia
264 29 Rose Creek
75 169 22 218 63
86 71 8 4
65 56 Harmony
23 69 44 Mabel 44 Spring
Kiester 35 105 Le Roy 52 76
139 28 Grove
 Hard-to-Define
November Firearms LEECH LAKE
DEER Areas
Restrictions DEER AREAs These maps show in detail small
In the south­ern and western portion of the state This map shows the bound­aries of deer areas 184
shown in the map below, the only legal fire­arms for
DEER Areas that may be hard to
and 197 near the Leech Lake ­Reservation.
deer are shot­guns using rifled slugs, muzzleloaders*, read on the large map shown on
and handguns legal for big game. Extends north along
County Highway 39
the front.
39
20

27 20

Lake Bemidji
12

BOUNDARY
27
8

25

RESERVATION
County Line Grace Lake
4

PERMIT 2 46 Cass Lake

DEER184
AREA
AREA 184 9
2
Pike Bay
69 DEER
* Muzzle-loading PERMIT
2 U.S. Highway AREA 197
AREA 197

LAKE
guns may be 200 State Highway 5

used through­ 94 County State Aid Highway

out the state 5 County Road 5

during the
39

regular firearms
seasons. 94

LEECH
Leech Lake
31
200

371
Extends south along
State Highway 371

LATE SOUTHEAST (B) SEASON

LICENSE
Limited Youth Only Deer Areas - Only Lottery Deer Areas - You must apply for one of these permit areas by
youth hunters under age 18 by Nov. Sept. 9, 2010. All firearm and muzzleloader hunters must apply. If 338 850
6th may apply for these permits. Youth successful, the permit will only be valid during the season for which
347 1500
hunters need to apply by the Sept. 9th you made the application.
deadline. All adults (including disabled
permittees) and youth who are not STATEWIDE (A) FIREARM SEASON LICENSE
successful in this lottery are restricted to Area Number Number of Permits Area Number Number of Permits Area Number Number of Permits
bucks only.
103 2000 229 1500 274 75
Area Number Number of Permits 108 100 230 500 275 100
234 50 118 100 235 25 276 600
237 50 119 1000 238 25 277 1,800
282 50 127 150 246 5500 278 500
284 50 152 500 247 500 279 250
286 100 155 3500 250 400 280 250
288 100 169 4500 251 300 281 400
171 1500 252 250 283 50
172 2000 253 300 285 750
173 2000 255 800 289 25
176 1000 258 2000 290 450
183 4500 259 3000 291 850

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
184 3750 262 300 294 50
Boundary Descriptions for Other DEER Area 235
197 2500 269 625 295 300 The portion of the state known as the Carlos Avery
license. You can also use one bonus permit in one managed deer area.

218 2500 270 400 296 300 Hard-To-Define Areas: Wildlife Man­age­ment Area in Anoka and Chisago

STATEWIDE (A) LICENSE LATE SOUTHEAST
219 2500 271 400 299 250
counties. Carlos Avery is NOT part of the metro deer
Area Number (B) LICENSE
223 2500 272 350 338 150
DEER Areas 184 and 197 management area (shown as cross-hatched on front
224 350 273 135 347 500
105 201 248 268 Area Number The portion of the state within the boundaries of map).
Grand Total 63,125
110 203 249 292 339 the Leech Lake Indian Reserva­tion, except where
111 208 254 293 344 the reserva­tion bound­ary in­tercepts the boundary DEER Area 251
114 213 256 297 345 Intensive Deer Areas - There is no drawing for permits. If you Early Antlerless Deer separating deer areas 184 and 197. See the map above The portion of the state known as the Tamarac National
117 214 257 298
hunt in one of these areas, you can take a deer of either-sex
with your initial license. You can also use bonus permits to take
Areas - Any firearm or
muzzleloader license right for this boundary. Wildlife Refuge.
122 215 260 339 up to 4 additional antlerless deer. Refer to regulations book for is valid during this
season. Deer can only
126 232 261 344
additional details on how bonus permits may be used.
be tagged with early DEER Area 203 DEER Areas 297 and 298
156 233 263 345 STATEWIDE (A) LICENSE LATE SOUTHEAST
antlerless permits. The portion of the state within the boundaries of the The portion of the state known as the White Earth

157 239 264 Area Number (B) LICENSE
Area Number Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and the Elm Lake, Indian Res­er­va­tion, except four north­east­ern town­ships
159 240 265 177 221 341 Area Number
101 225 349 Eckvoll, and Mud Lac wildlife man­age­ment areas. (143N to 146N; Range 37W) and Area 251.
178 241 266 180 222 342 341
180 227 601
179 242 267 181 225 343 342
182 236
DEER Area 224 Legal Boundary Descriptions
182 227 346 343
222 346
The portion of the state known as the Sherburne Any person in doubt about a bound­ary should check
209 236 348 346
Na­tion­al Wildlife Refuge. the rules governing the 2010 ­Minnesota Deer ­Sea­sons.
210 287 349 348
349

2010 DEER AREA Youth Antlerless Only - 1 deer limit

2010 deer SEASON/area map

MANAGEMENT DESIGNATIONS
Use this large
fold-out map to
Statewide (A) License Late Southeast (B) License
find the boundaries
of deer areas, the
hunting dates,
classifications of
deer ar­eas, and
quotas for lottery
deer areas.