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.
Check Antlerless deer and special hunt lottery results.
Muzzleloader Deer Hunt Lottery
Application available with deer license purchase in early August.
Deadline for lottery first Thursday after Labor Day.
Check Muzzleloader deer hunt lottery results.
Bear Lottery
Application deadline first Friday in May.
Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Lottery
254 surplus licenses available in 2023 beginning at noon on Friday, Sept. 1, through Friday, Oct. 6, or until gone. 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.
Check prairie chicken hunt lottery results.
Prairie chicken hunt information
Wild Turkey Lottery - Spring
Application deadline second Friday in February.
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