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Massachusetts 2020 Leftover Deer Permits on Sale Oct 1 for Zone 9,13&14
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 09/30/20
News # 13931
Requirements for both residents and non-residents are as follows:
MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS:
- Hunting or Sporting License (Includes 2 antlered deer tags valid statewide) • Archery Stamp to hunt the Archery Season
- Primitive Firearms Stamp to hunt the Primitive Firearms Season
- No stamp required for the Shotgun Season
- Antlerless Deer Permit – Required for hunting any deer without antlers or antlers less than 3 inches in length. (See Antlerless Deer Permit Information on page 28 for the application process)
NON-RESIDENTS:
- Non-Resident Big Game Hunting License (Includes 2 antlered deer tags, valid statewide)
- Archery Stamp to hunt the Archery Season
- Primitive Firearms Stamp to hunt the Primitive Firearms Season
- No stamp required for the Shotgun Season
- Antlerless Deer Permit – Required for hunting any deer without antlers or with antlers less than 3 inches in length. (See Antlerless Deer Permit information on page 28 for the application process)
YOUTH DEER HUNT DAY
- Minors (resident and non-resident) must have a Youth Deer Permit (valid only for this day)
- 15–17 year old hunters required to have a Resident Minor Hunting license or Non-Resident Big Game License
- 12–14 year old hunters do not need a hunting license but must be accompanied by appropriately licensed adult hunter. See Youth Hunters (pages 24–25) for further requirements.
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Publishers Notes:
OUT OF STATE HUNTERS, FISHERMEN & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS; Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, there could be limitations for OUT of STATE hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to include a 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative. Please check with the State's Department of Natural Resources BEFORE you travel or apply for the 2020 Fall Hunts.
As OUR COUNTRY REOPENS AGAIN (from the COVID-19 pandemic) and continue to enjoy outdoor activities, ALL outdoor enthusiasts (man, woman, child) should follow the guidelines set by nps.gov. These guidelines include; social distancing, the Leave No Trace principles, including pack-in and pack-out, to keep outdoor spaces safe and healthy.
Massachusetts 2020 Surplus deer permits will be sold by Wildlife Management for $5 Thursday, October 1 at 9 a.m. for Zone 9, 13, and 14 until sold out. Archery season opens in Zone 10-14 Oct 5th and Zon 1-9 Oct 19. The paraplegic hunt is Oct 29- Oct 31.
Bag Limit:
- 2 Antlered deer annually any deer with at least one antler 3 inches or longer
- Antlerless deer (any deer without antlers or antlers less than 3 inches in length) Hunters may take as many antlerless deer as they have valid antlerless deer permits for the specified permitted zones. (See page 28 Antlerless Deer Permit Information)
- Youth Deer Hunt Day: 1 deer (antlered or antlerless)
Possession Limit:
- In WMZs 1–12 deer hunters may take and possess up to 2 deer in a day before reporting/checking them. Once those deer are reported, the hunter may resume deer hunting on the same day. (EXAMPLE: A hunter harvests 2 deer in the morning. After reporting the deer online or at a check station, he or she may return to deer hunting that same day.)
- In WMZ 13 and 14, deer hunters may take and possess up to 4 deer in a day before reporting/checking them. Once those deer are reported, the hunter may then resume deer hunting on the same day.
For more information see https://www.mass.gov/doc/2020-massachusetts-fishing-and-hunting-guide/download
