Planning to do some riding during hunting seasons?
With the early “special weekend” deer and bow hunting season going on right now, lots of people have questions about ATVing. I’ve posted an update from the Minnesota DNR (found below) that explains the regulations during hunting seasons. In summary, the rule is that there is limited time during the day that you can ride during the “regular” deer hunting season. There are no riding restrictions during the day for early deer or bow hunting season.
That being said I do encourage riders to respect the hunters and try to keep from scaring possible game away!!!
We’ve been out riding recently and came up on bird hunters, we stopped and talked to the hunters and determined that they were headed in the same direction as us. After talking with the hunters we were able to take a different route to our destination. The hunters were more than happy and appreciated the fact that we cared enough to just ask how there day was going and let them know we’d take a different route so we didn’t jump any birds that might be on the trial ahead.
A SAFETY TIP for everyone in the woods this time of year - Wear a blaze orange vest, hat or anything that will enhance your visibility in the woods!
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