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Returning Soldiers Get Free Licenses


Returning Minnesota soldiers, including those who served in the National Guard, may fish and hunt small game without a license for two years from their discharge. They may also obtain one free deer license under regulations passed by the 2007 Legislature.

The discharged residents must carry proof of residency and official military discharge papers while fishing or hunting small game. All required tags or state stamps must obtained. They are available for free at any of 1,800 businesses that sell hunting and fishing licenses across the state. Firearms hunters born after Dec. 31, 1979, are required to have a DNR firearms safety certificate, which is available online through a training course on the DNR’s Web site www.mndnr.gov. Military personnel who have completed basic training are exempt from the range and shooting exercise portion of the DNR’s firearms safety training.




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