Upcoming Important Dates
Hunting

09/19/09 - 02/28/10 Small game - Rabbits, Squirrels season 10/24/09 - 05/15/10 Furbearer trapping - Beaver - north zone 10/24/09 - 02/28/10 Furbearer trapping - Mink and Muskrat-north zone 10/24/09 - 03/15/10 Fox - Gray and Red Fox season 10/24/09 - 03/15/10 Badger, Opossum and Raccoon season 10/31/09 - 05/15/10 Furbearer trapping - Beaver - south zone 10/31/09 - 02/28/10 Furbearer trapping - Mink and Muskrat-south zone 03/01/10 - 04/30/10 Goose - Spring Light Goose season 03/01/10 - 03/31/10 Crow Hunting (1st season) 04/14/10 Spring Turkey hunt opener 05/07/10 Bear Hunt Lottery Deadline 05/07/10 Moose Hunt Lottery Deadline 07/15/10 - 10/15/10 Crow Hunting (2nd season) 07/16/10 Elk Hunt Lottery Deadline 07/30/10 Fall Turkey Hunt Lottery Deadline 08/20/10 Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Application Deadline 08/23/10 - 09/15/10 Lac qui Parle Controlled Hunt Zone Application Period 09/01/10 - 10/17/10 Bear season 09/01/10 - 10/30/10 Mourning Dove season 09/01/10 - 11/08/10 Snipe and Rail Hunting season 09/04/10 - 09/22/10 Early Canada Goose season 09/18/10 - 02/28/11 Small game - Rabbits, Squirrels season 09/18/10 - 12/31/10 Deer hunt - Archery season 09/18/10 - 11/30/10 Sharptailed grouse season 09/18/10 - 01/02/11 Small game - Grouse, Gray Partridge 09/25/10 - 11/08/10 Woodcock season 10/02/10 Waterfowl season opener 10/02/10 - 10/17/10 Moose hunt - northeast season 10/13/10 - 10/17/10 Fall Turkey hunt - 1st season 10/16/10 - 01/02/11 Pheasant season 10/20/10 - 10/24/10 Fall Turkey hunt - 2nd season 10/21/10 - 10/22/10 Deer hunt - Camp Ripley archery hunt - 1st season 10/23/10 - 03/15/11 Badger, Opossum and Raccoon season 10/23/10 - 03/15/11 Fox - Gray and Red Fox season 10/23/10 - 01/09/11 Furbearer trapping - Otter - north zone 10/23/10 - 02/28/11 Furbearer trapping - Mink and Muskrat - north zone 10/23/10 - 05/15/11 Furbearer trapping - Beaver - north zone 10/23/10 - 10/27/10 Prairie Chicken season 10/30/10 - 01/09/11 Furbearer trapping - Otter - southeast zone 10/30/10 - 02/28/11 Furbearer trapping - Mink and Muskrat-south zone 10/30/10 - 05/15/11 Furbearer trapping - Beaver - south zone 10/30/10 - 10/31/10 Deer hunt - Camp Ripley archery hunt - 2nd season 11/06/10 Deer hunt - Firearm opener 11/27/10 - 12/12/10 Deer hunt - Muzzleloader season 11/27/10 - 01/09/11 Trapping season - Bobcat 11/27/10 Fisher and Pine Marten opener Fishing

03/01/09 - 04/30/10 2009 Fishing licenses, fish house licenses, trout stamps, & fish tags dates 05/01/09 - 02/28/10 Bowfishing 05/09/09 - 02/28/10 Walleye, sauger, northern pike - 2009 season 05/23/09 - 02/28/10 Largemouth Bass - 2009 season 05/23/09 - 02/28/10 Smallmouth Bass - 2009 season 09/14/09 - 02/28/10 Smallmouth Bass - 2009 catch and release season 12/01/09 - 09/30/10 Lake Trout (Lake Superior) - 2010 season 01/01/10 - 03/31/10 Stream trout (Winter) SE catch and release season 01/01/10 - 03/31/10 Lake Trout - Winter (within BWCA) season 01/15/10 - 03/31/10 Lake Trout - Winter (outside BWCA) season 01/15/10 - 03/31/10 Stream Trout (Winter) All Lakes 02/13/10 - 02/15/10 Take-a-Kid Ice fishing weekend 04/01/10 - 04/16/10 Stream Trout (Spring) SE - 2010 catch and release season 04/17/10 - 09/30/10 Stream Trout in streams, except SE - 2010 season 04/17/10 - 09/14/10 Stream Trout in streams SE - 2010 season 05/01/10 - 02/27/11 Bowfishing 05/08/10 - 05/09/10 Take-a-Mom fishing weekend (Panfish Only) 05/15/10 - 09/30/10 Lake Trout (summer) - 2010 season 05/15/10 - 02/27/11 Walleye, sauger, northern pike - 2010 season 05/15/10 - 10/31/10 Stream Trout in lakes - 2010 season 05/29/10 - 02/27/11 Largemouth Bass - 2010 season 05/29/10 - 02/27/11 Smallmouth Bass - 2010 season 06/05/10 - 12/01/10 Muskellunge (Muskie) - 2010 season 06/11/10 - 06/13/10 Take-a-Kid fishing weekend 09/13/10 - 02/27/11 Smallmouth Bass - 2010 catch and release season 09/15/10 - 09/30/10   Stream Trout (Fall) SE - 2010 catch and release season