Check the hunting seasons page for specific season and application deadline dates.
Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery
Application available with deer license purchase in early August.
Deadline for lottery first Thursday after Labor Day.
Muzzleloader Deer Hunt Lottery
Application available with deer license purchase in early August.
Deadline for lottery first Thursday after Labor Day.
Bear Lottery
Application deadline first Friday in May.
Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Lottery, 1st Season
Application deadline Friday nearest August 17.
Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Lottery, 2nd Season
Application deadline Friday nearest August 17.
Prairie Chicken Lottery
Application deadline middle of August.
Lottery results and licenses available for purchase after winners are notified.
Prairie chicken hunt information
Wild Turkey Lottery - Fall
Licenses available August 1.
Wild Turkey Lottery - Spring
Application deadline fourth Friday in January.
You do not need to enter the spring lottery for most wild turkey permit areas. With the exception of the Carlos Avery, Mille Lacs and Whitewater wildlife management areas, all spring turkey permits for all seasons will be sold over-the-counter beginning Sunday, March 1. Read the complete rules