This Dog Won’t Hunt
My Life Tagged hunting October 16th, 2008Minnesota won’t let me hunt in their fine state this year because I was born in 1980. If I were born in 1979, I could get a nonresident small game license with a pheasant stamp, but because I was born in 1980 I cannot.
Everyone born after January 1, 1980 must complete a Hunter’s Safety Course to obtain a hunting license in Minnesota … BUT Minnesota has an Apprentice Hunter Validation allowing one to hunt with licensed Minnesota hunters without having to take the Hunter’s Safety Course … BUT the one-year Apprentice Hunter Validation is only for Minnesota residents.
Still following along?
So because I was born in 1980 and I am not a Minnesota resident, I cannot buy a nonresident small game license. I also cannot take a Hunter’s Safety Course because the schedule for this year in the entire Fargo-Moorhead area is over. No hunting this year for me.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
SCORE
Pheasants: 1
Ryan: zero.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
holy crap that sucks, who makes the crazy rules
October 29th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I assume, without delving too deeply into the statutes, that the MN legislature had to decide on a cutoff date for the hunter safety class requirement. My guess is that the rule was passed some time around 1991-92, and that it applied to all hunters over age 12. This would mean that anyone born after January 1, 1980 would be covered by the new rule.
At least it’s not like North Dakota … anyone born after January 1, 1961 is required to take hunter’s safety!