Minnesota shooting preserve licenses

onpoint

onpoint

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I was thinking of applying for such a licenses. We could raise, release and hunt birds just about anytime if I read it right. Would be great training for the dogs.

http://www.license.mn.gov/licenses/licensedetail.jsp?URI=tcm:29-3154&CT_URI=tcm:27-117-32

Requirements:

-Licenses are issued to residents only.

-Licenses are issued to corporations or individuals.

-Private Shooting Preserves may be licensed only in Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Norman and Wadena counties, and in counties to the north of those counties.

-No more than 300 adult pheasant may be released in a license year.

-Private shooting preserves must be at least 40 but not more than 160 contiguous acres.

-Applicant must complete a pre-application and return it to the Department of Natural Resource's section of wildlife before completing the application for the license.

-Annual reports must be submitted.

Record keeping books are issued by the Department of Natural Resource's Enforcement Division.
Fee:

$100
Period of Issuance:

Annual (March - March)
Length of Determination Process:

Up to four weeks.

Rules

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=6242

Definition of a shooting preserve

242.0100 DEFINITION OF SHOOTING PRESERVE.

A shooting preserve is a privately operated facility where protected wild animals are released for shooting outside regularly established seasons and regulations. Only species authorized on the shooting preserve license may be released and taken. A person, corporation, or partnership may not operate a shooting preserve without a valid license. There are two classes of shooting preserve, private and commercial, as provided by Minnesota Statutes, sections 97A.115 and 97A.121.
 
Good info FC but each person would have to have their own permit.

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/permits/enforcement/dog_training.pdf

I believe with a preserve permit, one could have friends participating as long as they were not paying a fee. We have no wild pheasant population here in this part of the state. It's 200 miles to any kind of good pheasant hunting. In the long run this would be cheaper. It may not be wild birds but it may be the closest thing to the real thing us guys up here can get. I still love to go to south western Minnesota and chase a few birds each year but this would really get some more birds under the dogs and provide a great time with family and friends. We have the land, why not use it for something fun? and with my heath issues, I could make the hunt fit my needs and or limitations.

Onpoint
 
FCSpringer said:
True, but it takes about 10 seconds to do, fax it and they send it right back. Save your money for ammo.:D
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The fax is a good Idea. I mailed mine last year and it took a good 2-3 weeks to get it back.
 
Lee I got it off the DNR link/site. I wouldn't know if there's any updates of any kind coming for 2011.
 
onpoint said:
I was thinking of applying for such a licenses. We could raise, release and hunt birds just about anytime if I read it right. Would be great training for the dogs.

http://www.license.mn.gov/licenses/licensedetail.jsp?URI=tcm:29-3154&CT_URI=tcm:27-117-32

Requirements:

-Licenses are issued to residents only.

-Licenses are issued to corporations or individuals.

-Private Shooting Preserves may be licensed only in Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Norman and Wadena counties, and in counties to the north of those counties.

-No more than 300 adult pheasant may be released in a license year.

-Private shooting preserves must be at least 40 but not more than 160 contiguous acres.

-Applicant must complete a pre-application and return it to the Department of Natural Resource's section of wildlife before completing the application for the license.

-Annual reports must be submitted.

Record keeping books are issued by the Department of Natural Resource's Enforcement Division.
Fee:

$100
Period of Issuance:

Annual (March - March)
Length of Determination Process:

Up to four weeks.

Rules

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=6242

Definition of a shooting preserve

242.0100 DEFINITION OF SHOOTING PRESERVE.

A shooting preserve is a privately operated facility where protected wild animals are released for shooting outside regularly established seasons and regulations. Only species authorized on the shooting preserve license may be released and taken. A person, corporation, or partnership may not operate a shooting preserve without a valid license. There are two classes of shooting preserve, private and commercial, as provided by Minnesota Statutes, sections 97A.115 and 97A.121.
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do it here on the farm all year;)
 
Missouri has a designated dog training permit for a maximum of 40 acres, allowing me to use johnny houses, and to train and shoot, what become pretty wild quail all year. Only limitation is it specifies that only the permittee may shoot, along with one other designated and named person. It does allow for training by others, either as guests or for a fee, they just can't shoot. Fortunately, my twin daughters are identical!
 
MN you can shoot ,every one, live birds ammo, everyone just needs there own free permit, any land except public. MN public you can only use pigeons or chuckers, Fed WPA you can't go. Pheasants just need a flag on the leg for ID. So I spend the $ on shells instead of the 5bills for a shooting preserve. They will most likely turn it into a gov money grab some day.
 
I looked at the link, but it is in "Government speak". So of course, I have questions... I know I can get the answers here.
Do you have to own your own land and provide your own birds or can you use state land and wild birds.
As a side note, I belonged to a hunting club. Raised birds are lethargic and stupid. Some refuse to flush, the dog carries them back alive. Then what do you do...

They are good for puppy training, but not an experienced dog.
 
ggburke said:
I looked at the link, but it is in "Government speak". So of course, I have questions... I know I can get the answers here.
Do you have to own your own land and provide your own birds or can you use state land and wild birds.
As a side note, I belonged to a hunting club. Raised birds are lethargic and stupid. Some refuse to flush, the dog carries them back alive. Then what do you do...

They are good for puppy training, but not an experienced dog.
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For the free thing you can get a permit any where you have permission. State land you can use pigeons or chuckers, no pheasants with a permit. Private you can use any bird, pheasants have to have a smal ribbon on them for ID, and a sales slip from the grower. Simple deal. And all free.:thumbsup: You can not get a permit for fed WPA or WMA's has to be MN state open to public, yellow signs.
 
Just a note

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/hunting/2010/full_regs.pdf

page 22

Dog Training
A person may not train hunting dogs afield on DNR administered
lands from April 16 to July 14. A person may train hunting dogs afield
on other lands.
A person training a dog afield and carrying a firearm may only have
blank cartridges and shells in possession when the season is not open
for any game bird, except by permit. An organization or individual may
obtain permits to use firearms and live ammunition on domesticated
birds or banded game birds from game farms for holding field trials
and training hunting dogs.
 
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