| Area | Hunt | Permits | Dates | Bag | Type | CWD test | Details |
|---|
| Bemidji Regional Airport | 986 | 20 | Oct. 1-Nov. 30 | 5 | Either-Sex | Voluntary | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Bobbi Karpinski; 218-759-3562; [email protected]; Apply by Jul. 30; Fee $10 |
| Camp Ripley Military Reservation | 971 | 2500 | Oct. 29-31 | 2 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Dr. Bill Faber; 800-933-0346 ext. 8082; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 20; Fee $14 |
| Carleton Game Refuge | 972 | 40 | Nov. 25-Dec. 31 | 5 | Earn-a-buck | Mandatory | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Hunters must obtain written permission; Arboretum Director; 507-222-4543; Apply by Oct. 2 |
| Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area (Carver Rapids and Thompson Ferry units) | 979 | Unlimited | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | Unlimited | Either-Sex | Mandatory on opening weekend of firearms seasons; otherwise voluntary | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: David Olsen; 651-259-5774; [email protected] Limited to Carver Rapids and Thompson Ferry Units south and east side of Minnesota River |
| City of Aurora | 898 | 15 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 3 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory test/orientation; Sep. 9; Stefanie Dickinson; 218-229-2614; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 18; $15 |
| City of Austin and J.C. Hormel Nature Center | 973 | 50 | Oct. 16-Dec. 31 | 3 | Earn-a-buck | Mandatory | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation; Kevin Nelson; 507-433-1881; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 10; Fee $20 |
| City of Bemidji - NE Lake Bemidji | 985 | 45 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 5 | Either-Sex | Voluntary | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Bobbi Karpinski; 218-759-3562; [email protected]; Apply by Jul. 30; Fee $10 |
| City of Bemidji (West) | 985 | 33 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 5 | Either-Sex | Voluntary | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Bobbi Karpinski; 218-759-3562; [email protected]; Apply by Jul. 30; Fee $10 |
| City of Blue Earth | 897 | 26 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 3 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation; Tharen Haugh; 507-526-5959; [email protected] |
| City of Canby | 984 | 20 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 2 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Chris Picard/Brock Smith; 507-223-7295; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 31; Fee $5 |
| City of Duluth | 980 | 400 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 3 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation; Arrowhead Bowhunter's Alliance; bowhuntersalliance.org; Apply by Jun. 30; Fee $25 |
| City of Granite Falls | 982 | 10 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 1 | Antlerless only | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mitch Brovold; 320-313-3125; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 1 |
| City of Hallock | 992 | 5 | Sep. 18-Oct. 22; Oct. 23-Nov. 26; Nov. 27-Dec. 31 | 2 | Antlerless only | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mike Docken; 218-843-3434; [email protected]; 5 permits available for each of three hunt periods Apply by Sep. 1 |
| City of Lake Benton | 924 | 40 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 2 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Eileen Christensen; 507-368-4641 ext. 1; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 27; Fee $15 |
| City of Mankato | 981 | 40 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 5 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation; Justin Lundborg; 507-387-8397; [email protected] |
| City of New Ulm | 976 | 56 | Oct. 9-Dec. 31 | 3 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Jeff Hohensee; 507-359-8235; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 7; Fee $20 |
| City of Ortonville | 983 | 30 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 5 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Ortonville City Clerk; 320-839-3428; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 2; Fee $20 |
| City of Owatonna | 990 | 36 | Oct. 24-Nov. 21; Nov. 22-Dec. 19 | 5 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mary Jo Knudson; 507-774-7364; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 17; Fee $20 |
| City of Red Lake Falls | 998 | 10 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 1 | Antlerless only | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Brad Johnson; 218-253-2996; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 1 |
| City of Red Wing | 977 | Unlimited | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 5 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Red Wing Public Works; 651-385-3655; [email protected]; red-wing.org/518/Deer-Hunt-Program; Fee $20 |
| City of Redwood Falls | 978 | 20 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 2 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Paul Parsons; 507-401-0469; [email protected]; apply online at ci.redwood-falls.mn.us/permits-applications by Aug. 2; Fee $20 |
| City of Tower | 988 | 10 | Nov. 27-Dec. 31 | 5 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation Sep. 22; Terri Joki-Martin; 218-753-4070; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 25; Fee $20; Portions of Soudan Underground Mine and Lake Vermilion State Park included in hunt. |
| City of Two Harbors | 896 | 25 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 2 | Earn-a-buck | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Andy Aug; 218-310-6869; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 15 |
| City of Warroad | 974 | 10 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 5 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Wade Steinbring; 218-386-2053; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 9 |
| Greenleaf State Recreation Area Archery Hunt | 987 | Unlimited | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 1 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Open to archery deer hunting following general archery season regulations. No special permit required. No bonus permits allowed. Kristy Rice (DNR); 320-234-2550; ext. 225; [email protected] |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | 895 | 5 | Oct. 23-Nov. 7 | 2 | Earn-a-buck | Mandatory on opening weekend of firearms seasons; otherwise voluntary | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Lake Tamarack Unit; apply online at https://z.umn.edu/TamarackHunting. |
| Pin Oak Prairie Scientific and Natural Area | 926 | 8 | Sep. 18-Dec. 16 | 5 | Either-Sex | Mandatory | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: DNR Wildlife; 507-796-3284; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 6 |
| River Bend Nature Center | 997 | 35 | Oct. 16-17 | 2 | Earn-a-buck | Mandatory | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation; Brittany Smith 507-332-7151; [email protected]; Apply by Sep. 1; Fee $40 |
| Side Lake Community | 996 | 40 | Sep. 18-Dec. 31 | 3 | Either-Sex | Not applicable | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation Sep. 8; Bill Schuster 218-969-6799; [email protected]; Apply by Aug. 18; Fee $20 |
| Vermillion Highlands Wildlife Management Area | 975 | 20 | Sep. 18-Oct. 29; Dec. 13-31 | 5 | Either-Sex | Mandatory | |
| | Hunt information & contacts: Mandatory orientation; Contact DNR wildlife office for details; 612-203-1609; dnr.state.mn.us/wmas/units/vermilion_highlands.html |
