Metro zone 601

[MNice]

Below is copied from the archery regs. Check the sections I underlined. Does this mean you do not have to purchase tags for extra deer? One could interpret this as no where in the 601 sections does it say "may purchase" as it does in managed and int. harvest zones.

• Deer area 601 – Archery hunters in deer area 601 (metro deer management

area) may take an unlimited number of antlerless deer.

• A person may not take deer by archery while in possession of a

firearm.

YOUTH ANTLERLESS DEER AREAS

All archery hunters are restricted to buck only. A limited number

of youth antlerless permits are offered for the firearm season only.

Youth‑only areas are listed on page 70.

LOTTERY DEER AREAS

All archery hunters can take a deer of either-sex in the lottery deer

areas listed on page 71. Bonus permits are not valid in lottery deer areas.

The bag limit is one deer total.

MANAGED DEER AREAS

Archery license holders who are hunting in a managed deer area can

take a deer of either sex and may purchase and use one bonus permit to

take an additional antlerless deer in one managed deer area. Refer to page

71 for a list of managed deer areas.

INTENSIVE DEER AREAS

Archery hunters who are hunting in an intensive deer area may purchase

and use up to four bonus permits to take antlerless deer. Refer to

page 71 for a list of intensive deer areas.

[RumRiverRat]

In order to legally transport a deer it has to have a site tag on it.

[DonBo]

Yes, you MAY purchase as many tags as wish. But you MUST purchase them to shoot the deer.

[MNice]

My reply from the DNR:

"You do need the bonus tags to take additional antler less only deer in 601 or any managed or intensive area with any weapon.

I'll pass your comments onto the folks that put the regs together so this is clarified for next year.

Thanks for catching that, always helps to have extra eyes on the regs to help out for the next years regulations."

I figured you needed the tags, but the reg's were unclear if you needed to buy the tags or if they were free. Free?? I should have known better