Special hunts and extra tags

[mrklean]

For the Ripley hunt its two deer limit, buck and doe or two does, does that count against your state bag limit for doe tags? I read on a different forum he said special hunts dont count against your bag limit so you could get two bonus tags and still shoot a buck with your regular archery tag (not at ripley.

[bigbucks]

I really think you could only shoot two total, but I haven't seen it clarified anywhere for sure.

[DonBo]

It's not really a special hunt, any deer taken there go towards your allowable harvest in that zone.

[mrklean]

thats what i thought it was 2 one bonus and one archery tag not two special tags

[Powerstroke]

You understand that correctly mrklean. Ripley and all the other "special hunts" are still based on your normal tags.

If you shoot a buck at Ripley that is your buck for the year and if you choose to tag two does at Ripley, you are filling your either-sex archery tag and therefore cannot shoot a buck with your bow.

[Bear55]

It's kind of too bad they don't give you an extra tag for Ripley, it just kind of makes sense in my head but I can't really explain why. I would think the DNR wouldn't mind the extra money and I am sure a good number of guys would be willing to poney up the $$$ for an extra tag in these kinds of situations.

[Jameson]

hmmmm....what you all are saying is how I thought it worked, but I thought last year or the year before lcornice told us that bonus tags used at Ripley don't count toward our 5 statewide or 2 managed limits. Please don't take my word for it, but it might warrant an email to the DNR.

[MUSKY18]

They count against regular tags. I am going to hunt there next week and we have already received the paperwork stating as much. I am sure it will be reenforced at the briefings we have to attend prior to going down range to scout and hunt.