East Grand Forks Parks & Recreation

East Grand Forks Parks & Recreation

2024 City of EGF Deer Hunt

Special Hunt Regulations

The special hunt will have following regulations in place:

All hunters will have to attend the mandatory orientation put on by the city and demonstrate their proficiency in shooting archery on September 25th at 5:00pm.
The special hunt will be conducted between November 15th and November 24th.
A non-refundable $20 administration fee will be due at time of registration.
Participants must purchase a Regular State Archery License.
Residents living within city limits will be given preference when issuing hunting permits for the special hunt. If not all the special hunting permits are issued to city residents, there would be an opportunity for those living outside of city limits to be issued a special hunting permit.
Only those with permits issued by the City will be allowed to hunt on city property within city limits. No hunting is allowed on city property outside of city limits.
Only specific, designated areas can be used for the special hunt.
All hunters will be required to wear one piece of blaze orange that will be visible from all directions.
An ATV or UTV can be utilized to remove a deer from the designated hunting location and a permit will be issued for use when the permit for hunting is issued.
To help decrease the deer population, hunters will only be able to hunt for nine (9) special antlerless permits and one (1) buck or antlerless permit. This could be subject to change in future years.
Any hunters found hunting on city property within city limits or on city property located outside of city limits without a permit from the City will be subject to City Code Section 10.99 General Penalty.
All deer harvested from city property will be reported to both the East Grand Forks Police Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
All deer stands used for the special hunt can be placed no earlier than seven days prior to the hunt and would have to be removed no later than one day after the 10 day special hunt.

Registration Listing

2024 Deer Management Program

East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was established in 1887 and is located on the Minnesota-North Dakota along the Red River of the North. The Red Lake River also runs through the city and connects to the Red River of the North. Following the flood of 1997, the areas close to the river have been turned into the Greenway system on both the Minnesota and North Dakota sides of the river. The Greenway system that includes parks, a campground, golf courses, disc golf courses, over 20 miles of trails, with many areas being left as natural habitat. It is this natural habitat that has provided a safe haven for wildlife, especially the white-tailed deer. In previous years the City Council has discussed issues and complaints that have been received regarding the deer population. Due to additional complaints staff started looking into what could be done, looking at addressing safety concerns, and amending ordinances to include among other things allowing the discharge of a bow and arrow within city limits.

If you haven't registered yourself for a Parks and Recreation program before, you will need to add yourself as a new player to complete registration.