Antlerless deer harvest authorization availability 2020
Farmland (Zone 2) antlerless harvest authorizations
One or more Farmland (Zone 2) antlerless deer harvest authorizations are included with the purchase of each deer hunting license and will be available for selection beginning July 1, 2020. If you have already purchased a license for hunting deer, beginning July 1 you will be able to select the unit and land type of your Farmland (Zone 2) antlerless deer harvest authorization on-line through your Go Wild account. Farmland (Zone 2) harvest authorization levels are listed in the document below.
Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations
Beginning August 17, 2020, bonus antlerless harvest authorizations will be available for purchase.
Available Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Authorizations, may be purchased by:
- using the Online Licensing Center; or
- visiting a license sales location
Sales begin at 10 a.m. each day.
- August 17-Forest Zones (Northern and Central)
- August 18-Central Farmland Zone
- August 19-Southern Farmland Zone
- August 20-All zones available. Harvest Authorizations can be purchased until sold out or the season ends.
Bonus harvest authorizations are $5.00 for any person under age 12, $12.00 for residents and $20.00 for nonresidents.
Where available, bonus antlerless harvest authorizations may be purchased at the rate of one harvest authorization, per person, per day until the unit is sold out or the hunting season ends. Although harvest authorizations will not be weapon or season specific, they will be unit and land-type (public or private) specific. At purchase, you will be asked to identify the deer management zone and unit and whether you want the harvest authorization to be valid for public or private lands. In order to hunt antlerless deer on private lands enrolled in the Managed Forest Law and Forest Crop Law lands programs designated as open to public hunting as well as Voluntary Public Access lands, you must have a valid public land antlerless harvest authorization.
2020 Farmland (Zone 2) Antlerless Deer Harvest Authorization Availability [pdf]