Hunting Bag Limits
What Are the Bag Limits for Hunting in Minnesota?
Wondering how many ducks, grouse, or bears you can harvest this season? To stay within Minnesota’s hunting regulations, it’s important to know and follow the bag limits for each species you plan to hunt.
| Species | Limits |
|---|---|
| Deer | Permit-based |
| Turkey | 1 bearded in the Spring |
| Elk | 1 (lifetime) |
| Bear | 1 per licensed hunter |
| Pheasant | 2 or 3 roosters per day depending on the season dates (6 or 9 in possession depending on the season dates) |
| Badger | No limit |
| Rabbit | 1 per day (3 in possession) |
| Bobcat | 5 (including trapping) |
| Coyote | No limit |
| Woodcock | 3 per day (9 in possession) |
| Snipe | 8 per day (24 in possession) |
| Merganser | 5 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Coot & Gallinule | 15 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Scaup | 1 per day (opening day thru October 10), 2 per day (October 10 thru closing day), (3x daily in possession) |
| Grouse | Between 3-5 depending on the species (between 6-9 in possession depending on the species) |
| Early Teal | 6 combined, (3x daily in possession) |
| Duck | 1-6 per day depending on the species, (3x daily in possession) |
| Goose | 5 combined (Canada, White-fronted, Brant), 20 (Snow, Blue Snow, Ross’s) (3x daily in possession) |
| Dove | 15 per day (45 in possession) |
| Squirrel (Gray & Fox) | 7 per day combined (14 in possession combined) |
| Rail | 25 per day (75 combined in possession) |
