Openers
- 2021
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09/25/21 Waterfowl Statewide 09/25/21 Take a Kid Hunting Weekend Statewide 11/6/21 Deer - Firearms Statewide - 2022
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09/24/22 Take a Kid Hunting Weekend Statewide 09/24/22 Waterfowl - Tentative Statewide 11/5/22 Deer - Firearms Statewide - 2023
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09/23/23 Take a Kid Hunting Weekend Statewide 09/23/23 Waterfowl - Tentative Statewide 11/4/23 Deer - Firearms Statewide - 2024
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09/21/24 Take a Kid Hunting Weekend Statewide 09/21/24 Waterfowl - Tentative Statewide 11/9/24 Deer - Firearms Statewide - 2025
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09/20/25 Take a Kid Hunting Weekend Statewide 09/27/25 Waterfowl - Tentative Statewide 11/8/25 Deer - Firearms Statewide - 2026
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Hunt application & lottery deadlines
- Bear
- 2021
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05/7/21 Bear hunt lottery deadline - 2022
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05/6/22 Bear hunt lottery deadline - 2023
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05/5/23 Bear hunt lottery deadline - 2024
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05/3/24 Bear hunt lottery deadline - 2025
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05/2/25 Bear hunt lottery deadline - 2026
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05/1/26 Bear hunt lottery deadline
- Deer
- 2021
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- Elk
- 2021
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06/18/21 Elk hunting application deadline - 2022
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06/17/22 Elk hunting application deadline - 2023
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06/16/23 Elk hunting application deadline - 2024
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06/14/24 Elk hunting application deadline - 2025
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06/13/25 Elk hunting application deadline - 2026
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06/12/26 Elk hunting application deadline
- Prairie chicken
- 2021
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- Spring wild turkey
- 2021
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Big game
- Bear seasons
- 2021
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08/13/21 Bear baiting start date Permit areas & no-quota area 09/1/21 - 10/17/21 Bear Permit areas & no-quota area - 2022
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08/12/22 Bear baiting start date Permit areas & no-quota area 09/1/22 - 10/16/22 Bear Permit areas & no-quota area - 2023
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08/11/23 Bear baiting start date Permit areas & no-quota area 09/1/23 - 10/15/23 Bear Permit areas & no-quota area - 2024
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08/16/24 Bear baiting start date Permit areas & no-quota area 09/1/24 - 10/13/24 Bear Permit areas & no-quota area - 2025
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08/15/25 Bear baiting start date Permit areas & no-quota area 09/1/25 - 10/19/25 Bear Permit areas & no-quota area - 2026
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08/14/26 Bear baiting start date Permit areas & no-quota area 09/1/26 - 10/18/26 Bear Permit areas & no-quota area
- Deer seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 12/31/21 Deer - Archery Statewide 10/21/21 - 10/24/21 Deer - Early Antlerless Portions of southeastern Minnesota 10/21/21 - 10/24/21 Deer - Youth Statewide 10/29/21 - 10/31/21 Deer - Camp Ripley Archery Camp Ripley 11/6/21 - 11/21/21 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 100 Series permit areas 11/6/21 - 11/14/21 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 200 & 300 Series permit areas 11/20/21 - 11/28/21 Deer - Firearm (Season B) 300 Series permit areas 11/27/21 - 12/12/21 Deer - Muzzleloader Statewide - 2022
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09/17/22 - 12/31/22 Deer - Archery Statewide 10/20/22 - 10/23/22 Deer - Early Antlerless Portions of southeastern Minnesota 10/20/22 - 10/23/22 Deer - Youth Statewide 11/5/22 - 11/20/22 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 100 Series permit areas 11/5/22 - 11/13/22 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 200 & 300 Series permit areas 11/19/22 - 11/27/22 Deer - Firearm (Season B) 300 Series permit areas 11/26/22 - 12/11/22 Deer - Muzzleloader Statewide - 2023
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09/16/23 - 12/31/23 Deer - Archery Statewide 10/19/23 - 10/22/23 Deer - Early Antlerless Portions of southeastern Minnesota 10/19/23 - 10/22/23 Deer - Youth Statewide 11/4/23 - 11/19/23 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 100 Series permit areas 11/4/23 - 11/12/23 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 200 & 300 Series permit areas 11/18/23 - 11/26/23 Deer - Firearm (Season B) 300 Series permit areas 11/25/23 - 12/10/23 Deer - Muzzleloader Statewide - 2024
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09/15/24 - 12/31/24 Deer - Archery Statewide 10/17/24 - 10/20/24 Deer - Early Antlerless Portions of southeastern Minnesota 10/17/24 - 10/20/24 Deer - Youth Statewide 11/9/24 - 11/24/24 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 100 Series permit areas 11/9/24 - 11/17/24 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 200 & 300 Series permit areas 11/23/24 - 12/1/24 Deer - Firearm (Season B) 300 Series permit areas 11/30/24 - 12/15/24 Deer - Muzzleloader Statewide - 2025
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09/13/25 - 12/31/25 Deer - Archery Statewide 10/16/25 - 10/19/25 Deer - Early Antlerless Portions of southeastern Minnesota 10/16/25 - 10/19/25 Deer - Youth Statewide 11/8/25 - 11/23/25 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 100 Series permit areas 11/8/25 - 11/16/25 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 200 & 300 Series permit areas 11/22/25 - 11/30/25 Deer - Firearm (Season B) 300 Series permit areas 11/29/25 - 12/14/25 Deer - Muzzleloader Statewide - 2026
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09/19/26 - 12/31/26 Deer - Archery Statewide 10/15/26 - 10/18/26 Deer - Early Antlerless Portions of southeastern Minnesota 10/15/26 - 10/18/26 Deer - Youth Statewide 11/7/26 - 11/22/26 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 100 Series permit areas 11/7/26 - 11/15/26 Deer - Firearm (Season A) 200 & 300 Series permit areas 11/21/26 - 11/29/26 Deer - Firearm (Season B) 300 Series permit areas 11/28/26 - 12/13/26 Deer - Muzzleloader Statewide
- Elk seasons
- 2021
Announced in mid-May on the elk season web page.
- 2022
Announced in mid-May on the elk season web page.
- 2023
Announced in mid-May on the elk season web page.
- 2024
Announced in mid-May on the elk season web page.
- 2025
Announced in mid-May on the elk season web page.
- 2026
Announced in mid-May on the elk season web page.
Small game
- Badger seasons
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
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- Bobcat seasons
- 2021
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12/18/21 - 01/23/22 Bobcat North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10 - 2022
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- 2026
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- Fox seasons
- 2021
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10/16/21 - 03/15/22 Fox, Gray & Red North furbearer zone 10/23/21 - 03/15/22 Fox, Gray & Red South furbearer zone - 2022
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- Opossum seasons
- 2021
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- 2026
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- Rabbit seasons
- 2021
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- Raccoon seasons
- 2021
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- Squirrel seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 02/28/22 Squirrel, Gray & Fox Statewide - 2022
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Trapping
- Badger seasons
- 2021
- 2022
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- Beaver seasons
- 2021
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- 2026
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- Bobcat seasons
- 2021
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12/18/21 - 01/23/22 Bobcat North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10 - 2022
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- Fisher seasons
- 2021
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12/18/21 - 12/26/21 Fisher North of I-94 and U.S. 10 only - 2022
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- Fox seasons
- 2021
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- Mink seasons
- 2021
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- Marten seasons
- 2021
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12/18/21 - 12/26/21 Marten. Pine North of I-94 and U.S. 10 only - 2022
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- Muskrat seasons
- 2021
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- Opossum seasons
- 2021
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- Otter seasons
- 2021
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- 2026
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- Pine marten seasons
- 2021
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- 2026
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- Rabbit seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 02/28/22 Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare Statewide 09/18/21 - 02/28/22 Rabbit, Jack Statewide - 2022
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- 2026
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- Raccoon seasons
- 2021
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- 2026
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- Squirrel seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 02/28/22 Squirrel, Gray & Fox Statewide - 2022
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Upland birds
- Crane seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 10/24/21 Crane, Sandhill Northwest goose zone - 2022
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- Crow seasons
- 2021
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03/1/21 - 03/31/21 Crow, first season Statewide 09/1/21 - 10/31/21 Crow, second season Statewide 12/14/21 - 01/15/22 Crow, third season Statewide - 2022
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- Dove seasons
- 2021
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09/1/21 - 11/29/21 Dove, Mourning Statewide - 2022
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- Grouse seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 11/30/21 Grouse, Sharp-Tailed Northwest zone 09/18/21 - 01/2/22 Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce Statewide 10/14/21 - 11/30/21 Grouse, Sharp-Tailed (season closed) East-central zone - 2022
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- Partridge seasons
- 2021
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09/18/21 - 01/2/22 Partridge, Hungarian Statewide - 2022
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- Pheasant seasons
- 2021
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10/16/21 - 01/2/22 Pheasant, Ring-Necked Statewide - 2022
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- Prairie chicken seasons
- 2021
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09/25/21 - 10/3/21 Prairie Chicken, Greater Prairie chicken quota areas - 2022
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- Rail seasons
- 2021
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09/1/21 - 11/8/21 Rail, Sora & Virginia Statewide - 2022
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- Snipe seasons
- 2021
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09/1/21 - 11/8/21 Snipe, Common Statewide - 2022
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- Wild turkey seasons
- 2021
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04/14/21 - 05/31/21 Spring wild turkey - Archery Statewide 04/14/21 - 04/20/21 Spring wild turkey - A season Statewide 04/14/21 - 05/31/21 Spring wild turkey - Youth Statewide 04/21/21 - 04/27/21 Spring wild turkey - B season Statewide 04/28/21 - 05/4/21 Spring wild turkey - C season Statewide 05/5/21 - 05/11/21 Spring wild turkey - D season Statewide 05/12/21 - 05/18/21 Spring wild turkey - E season Statewide 05/19/21 - 05/31/21 Spring wild turkey - F season Statewide 10/2/21 - 10/31/21 Fall wild turkey Statewide - 2022
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- Woodcock seasons
- 2021
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09/25/21 - 11/8/21 Woodcock Statewide - 2022
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Waterfowl
- Spring light goose
- 2021
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03/1/21 - 04/30/21 Spring light goose Statewide - 2022
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- September goose
- 2021
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09/4/21 - 09/19/21 September goose - 2022
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- Youth hunt
- 2021
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09/11/21 - 09/12/21 Youth Waterfowl Hunt Statewide - 2022
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