Managed Lands Deer Permits

     The Managed Lands Deer Permit (MLD) program allows landowners involved in a

   management program to have the most flexible bag limits and seasons possible.

   Benefits of the program include extended seasons, increased individual quotas, and

   flexible harvest quotas for your specific property. 

   There are three levels of MLD issuance:

Level 1. Regular County Season Antlerless: This type of MLD permit allows the harvest of antlerless deer during the regular county season.  Bucks are not required to be tagged with a Managed Lands permit in Level 1. This option is designed primarily for counties where antlerless harvest is restrictive.

 

Level 2. Early Antlerless Season and Enhanced Bag Limit: Level 2 MLD permits allow the harvest of antlerless deer by permit from the Saturday nearest September 30 through the last Sunday in January. Level 2 also allows the harvest of bucks from the opening of the regular county season through the last Sunday in January but not during archery season.  All deer harvested on a property with an MLD permit are required to be tagged with MLD tags provided by the state.  There is no limit to the number of tags one hunter may use from the quota issued.  Therefore, individual bag limits typically set by your regular hunting license tags are disregarded on an MLD property.

 

Level 3. Extended Season Antlerless and Buck MLDP: Level 3 MLD permits allow the harvest of antlerless and buck deer by permit from the Saturday nearest September 30 through the last Sunday in January. Similar to the other MLD levels, all deer harvested on the ranch are tagged with MLD permits issued by the state.

 

Qualifications for an MLD Permit include:

   2. Two to Four years of census data

   3. Implementation of management techniques such as those described in the

       Wildlife Tax Exemption section.