Antler Point Restriction Bill Passes!!!

  • Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 21, 2013 at 1:06 am #130492

    E-mail: WE WON! APR in zone 3!

    Minnesota Whitetail Alliance

    Hey all you APR Supporters! This is a great day for us! After a lot of work, we finally have the result we wanted – APR is here to stay in zone 3!

    Thank you to everyone who sent in letters, made calls, spread the word about the Alliance, educated your
    friends and neighbors, and just flat out showed your support every chance you could. Representative Drazkowski made a final push to try defeat APR, but he was unsuccessful (more on him to come in future posts so stay tuned). The Game and Fish bill passed unanimously – that’s right, not a single no vote. The APR language really wasn’t questioned as it shouldn’t be with the evidence of support we had. A link to the final bill is below, but essentially, the DNR will be allowed to implement APR in zone 3 as it sees fit. There was a stipulation thrown in at the end that will force us to go through the legislative process before we can make it happen in other areas of the state. Ideally it would have been great to not have to do this, but ultimately, it was completely expected. While it is sad that we are the only state that has ended up making this deer management issue a political one, we won’t talk about that right now. Let’s take some time to celebrate.

    Please stay tuned in the upcoming months for what is next for the Minnesota Whitetail Alliance and our efforts to expand APR and the protection of yearling bucks. I promise you that we will keep up this fight, but I will say that after a very long and stressful battle, I will likely back off on this for a couple months to “recharge my batteries”. In the meantime, start thinking about how you might help in our future efforts. Send us a message if you want to get involved in expanding the protection of yearling bucks.

    Additionally, don’t forget to thank Representative Hansen, Senator Schmit, and DNR Officials for their efforts here. Without them, none of this would have been possible. Here is the link to the 2013 Game and Fish Bill:

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BILL

    Have a great summer!

    Ted Wawrzyniak

    CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO WEB SITE

    yogi
    Posts: 33
    May 21, 2013 at 2:30 am #130493

    Awesome News And thank you for your help!!!

    cdm
    Oronoco, SE. MN.
    Posts: 771
    May 21, 2013 at 4:07 pm #130506

    What about cross tagging of Bucks, anything decided on that yet ?

    HYBES
    SE MN
    Posts: 284
    May 21, 2013 at 4:42 pm #130508

    Thanks Steve!

    brian_peterson
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 2080
    May 21, 2013 at 10:02 pm #130512

    I’m not going to pretend that I know everything about the bill, but I have followed it loosely. So, those that own private land in zone 3 can only shoot what others deem a “shooter”? Am I also correct that this is being pushed for the entire state?

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    May 21, 2013 at 10:10 pm #130514

    I’ve heard no talk of state wide. Only zone 3 at this point.

    brian_peterson
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 2080
    May 21, 2013 at 10:12 pm #130515

    Were there a bunch of posts deleted from this thread that had different opinions regarding this bill? I could have sworn that I read other posts today.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    May 21, 2013 at 11:52 pm #130521

    Nothing deleted here. There is a pretty dicey thread on the fishing side today.

    packingheat
    Reads Landing Mn
    Posts: 696
    May 22, 2013 at 1:03 am #130523

    That Lou is a real card for starting all this.
    Oh what a tangled web has been woven.

    cdm
    Oronoco, SE. MN.
    Posts: 771
    May 22, 2013 at 10:26 am #130527

    Quote:

    What about cross tagging of Bucks, anything decided on that yet ?

    hooknfinger
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 1290
    May 22, 2013 at 1:39 pm #130529

    How do you regulate it other then actually watching the hunter shoot the buck. And then prove that little billy 100 yards down the fence line didnt shoot it.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 23, 2013 at 12:02 am #130535

    Quote:

    What about cross tagging of Bucks, anything decided on that yet ?

    The no cross tagging rule for bucks is still in place, this is a separate rule from APR. When cross tagging was put in place it was not on a trial basis like APR it was permanent from the get go.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 23, 2013 at 12:10 am #130536

    Quote:

    How do you regulate it

    You could say this about allot of game laws, hard to regulate but a true sportsman will obey all of the game laws weather we agree with them or not.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 23, 2013 at 12:17 am #130537

    Quote:

    Am I also correct that this is being pushed for the entire state?

    There is no push or bill for it at this time but there is some talk of this among some groups.

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