Small game hunting

pheasant

Small game & furbearer hunt

Seasons (see regulations for detailed information):

  • Furbearers
    • Badger, Gray Fox, Opossum, Raccoon, Red Fox - 10/22/11 - 3/15/12
    • Bobcat (open north of I-94 and US 10 only) - 11/26/11 - 1/07/12
    • Coyote, striped skunk & other unprotected - continuous
  • Small game
    • Mammals: Cottontail Rabbit, Jack-rabbit, Snowshoe Hare, Gray & Fox Squirrel - 9/17/11 - 2/29/12
    • Non-Migratory Small Game by Falconry - 9/1/11 - 2/29/12
    • Woodcock - 09/24/11 - 11/07/11
    • Rail, Snipe - 09/01/11 - 11/07/11
    • Crow - 03/01/11 - 03/31/11 (1st Season) & 07/15/11 - 10/15/11 (2nd Season)
    • Grouse / Pheasant / Prairie Chicken / Mourning Doves

Hunting information:

Regulations:

Hunting licenses - find license agents, get applications or purchase licenses by phone or the Internet.

Sunrise and sunset data

Small game & furbearer information

Mandatory trapper education
Persons born after Dec. 31, 1989 who have not been issued a trapping license in a previous year may not obtain a trapping license without a trapper education certificate. the Minnesota Trappers Association conducts free trapper education courses statewide and issues certificates that satisfy this requirement. More information about trappers education courses is online at the Minnesota Trappers Association website.

Reports and surveys

Maps and statistics

 

Hunting calendar

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09/17/11 - 02/29/12

 

Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season

09/15/12 - 02/28/13

 

Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season

09/15/12 - 01/01/13

 

Small Game - Grouse, Gray Partridge

Hunting seasons