Residents and nonresidents are entitled to purchase only one license with two kill tags (regular and restricted) for use during any firearm hunting season (youth, regular firearm, and muzzleloading) or archery seasons. A hunter can use both kill tags in the firearm seasons, both in the archery season or one in each season. Youngsters 10 and 11 are restricted to archery-only hunting.

The regular combination kill tag can be used in the archery seasons to tag either an antlered or antlerless deer. The regular combination kill tag can be used in the firearm seasons to tag a legal (3 inches or longer antler) antlered deer of any size except in the UP (see UP restrictions below) and for those areas with exceptions as listed in  Antler Restriction Regulations

The restricted combination kill tag can be used in the archery seasons to tag an antlerless deer. It also can be used to tag an antlered deer during either the archery or firearms seasons if the antlered deer has at least one antler with four or more antler points each one inch or longer. It is unlawful to use this tag on a smaller antlered deer regardless of the season or area in which it was taken.

UP Restrictions: Individuals hunting in the UP that purchased their combination license after June 11, 2008, the regular combination license now has a restriction of one antler with at least 3 or more antler points, each 1 inch in length during all deer seasons (youth, archery, firearm, and muzzleloader).