Minn. R., Part 6234.0300 - TAKING SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

Subpart 1. Bag limits.

A person may not take more than three sharp-tailed grouse per day or possess more than six sharp-tailed grouse at a time.

Subp. 2. Open area.

The open area to take sharp-tailed grouse is statewide except in that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary:

Beginning on U.S. Highway 2 at the west boundary of the state; thence along U.S. Highway 2 to U.S. Highway 71; thence northeast along U.S. Highway 71 to State Trunk Highway (STH) 1; thence east along STH 1 to STH 73; thence south along STH 73 to U.S. Highway 2; thence west on U.S. Highway 2 to STH 200; thence west on STH 200 to STH 6; thence south on STH 6 to STH 18; thence east on STH 18 to STH 65; thence south on STH 65 to STH 70; thence east on STH 70 to the east boundary of the state; thence along the east, south, and west boundary of the state to the point of beginning.

In addition, a person with a valid prairie chicken license may take sharp-tailed grouse in an open prairie chicken permit area where the person is licensed to take prairie chickens during the time the license is valid. The taking of sharp-tailed grouse by a licensed prairie chicken hunter is subject to all other restrictions for taking sharp-tailed grouse and the person must meet small game hunting license requirements to take sharp-tailed grouse.

Subp. 3. Party hunting.

A party is a group of two or more licensed deer hunters who are afield hunting together and are all using firearms or all using archery equipment. A member of a party may kill a legal buck or antlerless deer for another member of the party who has an unused tag valid for that deer, except:

A. as provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.301; and

B. in all 300 series deer permit areas as prescribed in part 6232.1300, subpart 3, where unused tags can be used on antlerless deer only. A mixed-weapons group is considered two separate parties. Persons issued permits under Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, who are hunting in a lottery deer permit area and do not have an either-sex permit may not tag antlerless deer for another member of the party.

Notes

Minn. R., Part 6234.0300

18 SR 83; 19 SR 484; 30 SR 613 48 SR 277 (EMERGENCY)

Statutory Authority: MS s 97B.711; and others at 19 SR 6