Rochester archery deer hunt starts Oct. 1 in city parks

Rochester archery deer hunt starts Oct. 1 in city parks

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The City of Rochester will conduct a controlled archery hunt in designated parks and natural areas from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 as part of its urban deer management program.

Deer licenses go on sale Saturday and D-N-R state deer biologist Jace Elliott says this year they are moving away from the traditional midnight start time

Deer licenses go on sale Saturday and D-N-R state deer biologist Jace Elliott says this year they are moving away from the traditional midnight start time. “For obvious reasons, we’re opting to move that to 9 a-m just to make things a little bit easier for our vendors, our license agents, and hunters as well, who might not want to stay up till midnight to secure that license,” Elliott says. The other big change is a move to two license zones for…