At the risk of sounding completely stupid…

  • ThunderLund78
    Posts: 2462
    #2296499

    I feel I’m usually pretty informed, but I’ve had a lot of unfortunate distractions in life this year… Why is the firearm 200-A season 2nd-3rd week of November instead of 1st-2nd? Usually daylight saving corresponds with 1st weekend of hunting. I do remember some discussion of pushing the season back a few years ago, but didn’t think it came to anything. Given the lack of pre-rut activity I’ve seen in my area, I don’t think it’s a bad thing, but I’m just wondering.

    gimruis
    Plymouth, MN
    Posts: 16957
    #2296501

    Someone posted in the live from the tree thread that it has to be the closest Saturday to Nov 6. Next year it’ll be on Nov 8. Last year it was on the 4th.

    Just the timing of the calendar cycle every so often.

    Walleyeguy34
    Posts: 173
    #2296502

    I believe the Minnesota firearms opener is always the 1st Saturday on or after November 6th.

    haleysgold
    SE MN
    Posts: 1443
    #2296503

    I think it has something to do with having season 2 occur over Thanksgiving.

    With 5 days between seasons, that makes season 1 start later than normal.

    ThunderLund78
    Posts: 2462
    #2296504

    OK awesome! Thanks for sharing – I didn’t know the rule of Nov. 4th (or 6th?) either way – that makes sense. I did think that Nov 2 sounded really early. Appreciate the quick responses

    grubson
    Harris, Somewhere in VNP
    Posts: 1594
    #2296505

    Someone posted in the live from the tree thread that it has to be the closest Saturday to Nov 6. Next year it’ll be on Nov 8. Last year it was on the 4th.

    Just the timing of the calendar cycle every so often.

    This. Been this way forever. coffee

    Reef W
    Posts: 2662
    #2296506

    I think it has to start the Saturday closest to November 6th: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/6232.1300/

    Last year that was Monday so it started weekend before, this year it’s a Wednesday so it’s weekend after.

    Edit: wow, I took way too long to type this lol

    JEREMY
    BP
    Posts: 3798
    #2296507

    It has always fluctuated but I dont ever remember not having the 1st day be the day the clocks turn at night.

    BigWerm
    SW Metro
    Posts: 11412
    #2296525

    It’s a unicorn year, where Sunday morning isn’t an hour early! Love these years.

    FinickyFish
    Posts: 512
    #2296533

    It’s a unicorn year, where Sunday morning isn’t an hour early! Love these years.

    Guess I feel the opposite. Since we’re getting up based on sunrise not a specific time, it really didn’t affect us and made it easier to adjust. Might just be me though.

    CaptainMusky
    Posts: 22117
    #2296536

    I believe the Minnesota firearms opener is always the 1st Saturday on or after November 6th.

    Yeah its this. Because the 1st is Friday they wont do it that first saturday. They do the same type of thing with the fishing opener which is why like 7 of 8 years it falls on Mothers Day weekend

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