How To Register A Deer In Mn

copy of deer down.jpg — A whitetail buck bedded down. The 2021 Minnesota firearms deer season starts Nov. 6 and the DNR reminds hunters to properly tag and register their deer. John Myers / 2020 file / Duluth News Tribune

Regis ter your deer online, past telephone or in person

Hunters who harvest deer, comport or turkey must sign into the Minnesota DNR's electronic license system when registering a harvest at mndnr.gov/gameregistration.
Deer can also exist registered by calling 888-706-6367 or in person at designated registration stations. For a list of those locations, go to dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/stations.html .
For more information, become to mndnr.gov/regulations/hunting .

How to tag your deer

Your deer license and site tag comes equally a 2-part class. The upper one-half is the site tag for tagging the deer in the field . The lower half is the deer license and registration slip. Hunters must exercise the following:
Detach the site tag from the deer license/registration slip.
Before moving the deer, the hunter whose proper name is on the license validates the tag by using a pocketknife or similar sharp object to cut out the notches indicating the month, date and time of mean solar day the deer was killed.
Be careful: If more than one calendar month, date or time is cut out or marked, the tag becomes invalid.

More rules

Hunters may not take deer with the aid or use of bait. Any deer food must be reoved before the season starts.
Ensure you are using legal equipment for taking big game. Rifles must exist at least .20 caliber or larger and armament must have a soft or expanding tip with single projectile (no buckshot).
Antlerless deer are considered whatever deer without an antler at least 3 inches long.

Bonfire orange or pinkish required

All hunters and trappers in the field during an open firearms deer flavor must display blaze orange or blaze pink on the visible portion of the person's cap and outer article of clothing above the waist, excluding sleeves and gloves. Bonfire-orange or blaze-pink camouflage patterns are allowed, only must exist at to the lowest degree 50% bonfire orangish or pink within each foursquare foot.

John Myers reports on the outdoors, natural resource and the environment for the Duluth News Tribune. You can reach him at jmyers@duluthnews.com.