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Crow Wing State Park

Number: 936
Dates: 12/1-12/2
Permits: 25
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Only sections of the park are open to hunting. Contact the park for more details.
Contact: Barry Osborne, 3124 State Park Road, Brainerd, MN. 218-825-3075, [email protected]

Frontenac State Park

Number: 940
Dates: 12/1-12/3
Permits: 60
Type: Either Sex, Antler Point Restrictions
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Antler Point Restriction regulation in place (at least 4 points on one side).
Contact: Nick Schwaegerl (DNR), 29223 County 28 Blvd, Frontenac, MN. 651-345-3401, to [email protected]

Itasca State Park

Number: DPA 287
Dates: 11/24-12/9
Permits: Unlimited
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 3
Special Regulations: Open to muzzleloader hunting deer during the statewide muzzleloader deer season. Regular antlerless bonus permits allowed. No application required. Includes Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary SNA.
Contact: Louis Peterson (DNR), 3296 State Park Rd NE, Bemidji, MN. 218-308-2290, [email protected]

Jay Cooke State Park

Number: 935
Dates: 12/1-12/5
Permits: 75
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Includes Hemlock Ravine SNA.
Contact: Tyler Gangelhoff (DNR), 780 Highway 210, Carlton, MN. 218-673-7004, [email protected]

Lake Bemidji State Park

Number: 947
Dates: 11/30-12/2
Permits: 30
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Earn-a-buck not in place for muzzleloader hunt.
Contact: Sue Olin (DNR), 3401 State Park Road NE, Bemidji, MN. 218-308-2329, [email protected]

Lake Maria State Park

Number: 941
Dates: 11/26-11/28
Permits: 25
Type: Earn-a-buck
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Weekday hunt.
Contact: Tamara Simonich (DNR), 11411 Clementa Ave NW, Monticello, MN, 763-878-2325, [email protected]

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Number: 937
Dates: 11/24-12/9
Permits: 25
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations:
Contact: Dawn Voges (DNR), PO Box 335 1379 Stuntz Bay Road, Soudan, MN. 218-300-7004, [email protected]

McCarthy Beach State Park

Number: 929
Dates: 11/24-12/2
Permits: 25
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 3
Special Regulations: Only sections of the park are open to hunting. Contact the park for more details.
Contact: Dawn Ryan (DNR), 7622 McCarthy Beach Rd Side Lake, MN, 218-274-7200, [email protected]

Miesville Ravine Park Reserve

Number: 943
Dates: 12/1-12/9
Permits: 40
Type: Antlerless Only
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: All participants who receive permits for this hunt must attend a mandatory hunter orientation class that is put on by Dakota County staff. Youth hunters will be allowed to harvest a buck on their regular deer tag.
Contact: Scott Hagen, 952-891-7983, [email protected]

Minneopa State Park

Number: 921
Dates: 12/1-12-3
Permits: 15
Type: Earn-a-buck
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Bison Range closed during hunt.
Contact: Craig Beckman (DNR), 54497 Gadwall Road, Mankato, MN. 507-389-5464, [email protected]

Myre-Big Island State Park

Number: 939
Dates: 12/1-12/2
Permits: 50
Type: Antlerless Only
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations:
Contact: Tom Wanous (DNR), 19499 780th Ave, Albert Lea, MN. 507-668-7061, [email protected]

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Number: 930
Dates: 12/1-12/2
Permits: 50
Type: Earn-a-buck
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Includes Prairie Creek Woods SNA.
Contact: Katie Foshay (DNR), 9700 170th St. E, Nerstrand, MN. 507-384-6140, [email protected]

Rice Lake State Park

Number: 932
Dates: 12/1-12/2
Permits: 20
Type: Antlerless Only
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations:
Contact: Joel Wagar/Sandi Gatlin (DNR), 8485 Rose Street Owatonna, MN, 507-414-6193, [email protected] or [email protected]

Savanna Portage State Park

Number: 948
Dates: 11/24-12/2
Permits: 30
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Only sections of the park are open to hunting. Contact the park for more details.
Contact: Sandra Weller (DNR), 55626 Lake Place, McGregor, MN. (218) 426-3271, [email protected]

Sibley State Park

Number: 942
Dates: 11/24-11/25
Permits: 60
Type: Antlerless Only
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Park will be closed to visitors during the hunt.
Contact: Jack Nelson (DNR), 800 Sibley Park Rd NE, New London, MN. 320-354-2055, [email protected]

St. Croix State Park

Number: 949
Dates: 11/29-12/2
Permits: 100
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations:
Contact: Karl Sieve (DNR), 30065 St. Croix State Park Road, Hinckley, MN. 320-384-6591, [email protected]

Vermillion Highlands Research, Recreation and WMA

Number: 944
Dates: 11/24-12/9
Permits: 20
Type: Either Sex
Bag Limit: 2
Special Regulations: Must complete Hunter Orientation requirement before actual permit is issued. Contact Area Wildlife office for details.
Contact: Bob Fashingbauer (DNR), 651-322-4643, robert.fas[email protected]