2014 Deer Regs Avail......

[mntatonka]

So, if ya stick a buck with your bow, can ya still buy a firearms tag and party hunt with your group or are you completely done?

I believe you can still party hunt, except for bucks in Zone 3.

[mrklean]

I hunt 277, it was Managed a few years back but the last several its been lottery, I see a lot of deer but its a big area with a lot of black farmland so looks like they're trying to balance it out.

Miss that Managed designation though, was nice to be able to shoot that early doe for the freezer and then hunt thru the rut, now if you shoot a deer in Oct - you're done

Were up in 242 6 years ago it was Intensive then moved to managed which I was very happy with thought intensive was a little much.

[hockeybc69]

Love to see cross tagging eliminated..... But that's for another topic.

[mntatonka]

Love to see cross tagging eliminated in one deer areas..... But that's for another topic.

fixed that for ya

[hockeybc69]

That would be a nice start at a minimum, but I would love to see it gone, period.

In multi tag areas, there should be no need to tag someone elses deer. If you already have multiple tags, you should be more than happy to be done with your hunting season once you have punched all the legal tags you can put your name on.

[PurpleFloyd]

Before you look at eliminating cross tagging make sure to allow only one deer per hunter per year.If numbers are low there is no need to let guys take one with a bow, one with a rifle or get bonus tags, intensive tags etc. If you aren't seeing deer in your area right now, then get a tag for one of the areas that meets intensive harvest criteria and hunt there until your area bounces back.

[Getanet]

That would be a nice start at a minimum, but I would love to see it gone, period.

In multi tag areas, there should be no need to tag someone elses deer. If you already have multiple tags, you should be more than happy to be done with your hunting season once you have punched all the legal tags you can put your name on.

Not everyone who hunts in multi tag areas buys multiple tags. My area has/had been intensive for years and I've never bought a bonus tag. Would still allow someone in my party to take one for me if the right opportunity arose, and visa versa.

[laker1]

So, if ya stick a buck with your bow, can ya still buy a firearms tag and party hunt with your group or are you completely done?

Unless they changed it,yes you can still party hunt,but you can't hunt by yourself or use your tag as you already know. Always pays to check each year.

[deerminator]

"I'd certainly hope that most deer hunters in this state aren't poachers. If a guy is buying a tag for his wife, girlfriend, mother, MIL, whatever and she isn't in the field actively hunting while that tag gets filled....that guy is a poacher....plain and simple."

You're preaching to the choir. But seems commonplace to most I talk to in Central Minnesota. The theory is the DNR doesn't know what it is doing so you need to do what makes sense for yourself. I think most view it as speeding. Its illegal but not that illegal.

[deerminator]

I'm also for cross tagging and party hunting. Sure it gets abused but if everyone is truly hunting, I think that's great. I would love to start or take part in a deer camp some day. And I'd be all for working together for a great hunt.

[Bear55]

So, if ya stick a buck with your bow, can ya still buy a firearms tag and party hunt with your group or are you completely done?

You can still party hunt as a group, you just can't use your tag.

[BRULEDRIFTER]

Thanks! That's what I figured.