Special Hunts

Youth And Disabled Gun Deer Hunt

• Open only to people 15 years of age and younger who possess a gun deer license or persons who hold a valid Class A, B (issued for more than one year), C or D disabled permit. 
• This hunt occurs statewide in all areas open for hunting.
• Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian, even if the youth is 14 or 15 years old and holds a hunter education certificate. One adult may not accompany more than two youth hunters at the same time.
• All other hunting regulations apply, including highly visible clothing requirements for all hunters except waterfowl hunters.
• Hunting mentorship rules apply to all youth age 11 and under and to any youth who has not completed hunter education. 

Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities

Special gun deer hunting opportunities on sponsored properties are available to hunters with disabilities who hold a Class A, C or D disabled permit or holders of a Class B permit that is issued for longer than one year and that authorizes hunting or shooting from a stationary vehicle. A gun deer license and a sponsor are required.

• Special rules apply to Class A and C disability permit holders. Please visit the DNR's Deer Hunting for Hunters with Disabilities webpage to learn more.
• Disabled hunters who wish to participate must contact a hunt sponsor before Sept. 15. Visit the DNR's Deer Hunting for Hunters with Disabilities webpage after Aug. 1 for sponsor contact information.
• The valid authorizations for the gun hunt for hunters with disabilities are as follows:
  • Gun buck deer harvest authorization
  • Bonus antlerless deer harvest authorization
    • Farmland antlerless deer harvest authorizations
      • Note: Anyone participating in this hunt may use one Farmland (Zone 2) antlerless deer harvest authorization to take an antlerless deer in any unit statewide. Additionally, if the disabled hunter has also purchased an archery/crossbow license, they may take one additional antlerless deer during this hunt.
• During this special hunt on sponsored properties, the hunter may use the Farmland (Zone 2) antlerless deer harvest authorization on either land type regardless of the land type designated on the authorization. If the hunter does not fill the authorization during this hunt, they must use the authorization to harvest an antlerless deer during the other deer seasons only on the land type specified.