HUNTING IN THE CITY OF DAYTON

    The City of Dayton does allow hunting in some areas.  The Dayton city Ordinance refers to shooting regulations; what is a weapon, where you can shoot, what you can shoot, etc.  A copy of this ordinance can be obtained from City Hall and will eventually be posted on this site.  The following are classified as deadly weapons in Dayton City Ordinance 505.01:  rifles, shotguns and pistols, all bows and arrows when arrows are pointed tipped, B-B guns, pellet guns and other instruments used to expel pellets of any kind at high velocity, whether by spring, compressed air or gas, or other means, and slingshots.

    The City of Dayton enforces the State Hunting Regulations with the addition of requiring any person firing a weapon to be 1000 ft from any possibly occupied building.  

   All land in Dayton is private or City owned property, other than the waterways. If you are hunting on land that you do not own, you must be carrying written permission from the owner of the property on your person.  The Elm Creek Park Reserve does on occasion hold special hunts.  A special permit is required for these hunts.  You can contact the Minnesota DNR for more information. 

We have received numerous complaints over the past few years about hunters on Diamond Lake not abiding by the City ordinance requiring them to be 1000 ft from buildings.  We have been working closely with our local Conservation Officer and we will be enforcing this ordinance.  Please be respectful of the homeowners who live near your hunting site.  Remember poor hunting etiquette reflects on all hunters.