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Jeff Koehn, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer and OHV specialist, reminds those using four-wheelers for grouse hunting of these regulations:
r In "limited" state forests, which are the majority of lands south of U.S. Highway 2, you cannot operate an ATV on a trail unless it's posted and signed as open to ATV use.
r In "managed" state forests -- most of those north of U.S. Highway 2 -- ATVs may be operated on any state forest ATV trail that is not posted as closed.
r In all state forests, cross-country travel is prohibited.
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ATVs may not be used on designated and signed hunter walking trails.
r In a change this year, grouse hunters using ATVs no longer have to shut off their machines and be 60 feet away from them to shoot at a grouse. Hunters still must get completely off the vehicle and not use the machine as a shooting rest, Koehn said.
