What you need to know for firearms deer hunting season 2021.Written By: John Myers | 6:00 am, Oct. 30, 2021
A trophy white-tailed buck. Minnesota firearms deer season in the Northeastern region runs Nov. 6-21. Steve Kuchera / 2019 file / Duluth News Tribune
DULUTH — The scourge of chronic wasting disease continues to creep into the Northland as the 2021 Minnesota firearms deer hunting season approaches, and many hunters will have to get used to a new normal, including having their deer tested in areas where CWD has been found.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is requiring mandatory testing of all adult deer shot over opening weekend in CWD zones as biologists try to get a handle on where and how fast the always-fatal neurological disease is spreading.
After opening weekend, voluntary submissions for deer harvested in any CWD management or control zone will be accepted at self-service…
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