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*Minnesota Wildlife *



"Aug. 5, 2022"

Stay informed! Here?s a summary of upcoming wildlife and habitat management activities and ways you can discover, explore and experience Minnesota?s outdoors.

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deer up close
Looking forward to deer season!

When deer hunters venture out into fields and forests this fall, they will find healthy deer populations faring well in most of Minnesota, ample harvest opportunities, and a continued commitment to managing chronic wasting disease management adaptively statewide.

Want to know the regulations for where you hunt? Try using our make a plan tool. By using your deer permit area number you?ll be able to see the details specific to that area. If you don?t know your DPA number they are available on our interactive deer map.

More details: Make your deer hunting plan [ [link removed] ]

"Photo courtesy of Tom Dougherty"


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Hunting regulations are available

The 2022 Minnesota hunting regulations and Minnesota waterfowl hunting regulations are both available online. Print copies of the regulations will be available in early August wherever licenses are sold.?

More details: Get the hunting regulations [ [link removed] ]


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antlerless deer standing broadside in a corn field
Purchase your license by Sept. 8 to get into the antlerless lottery

Firearm and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a DPA designated as lottery need to purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 8. Hunters who purchase their license by Sept. 8 are automatically entered into the lottery for the DPA or special hunt area they declare. No application is needed to take antlerless deer in permit areas with either sex, two-deer limit, three-deer limit, or five-deer limit designations.

More details: Find deer season details [ [link removed] ]

"Photo courtesy of Clayton Cozad"


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photo of the contents of a CWD mail-in testing kit with gloves, bags and documents to read and fill out
Get CWD details for your area

As part of an adaptive approach to chronic wasting disease management statewide, the DNR is broadening the options this year for hunters to get their deer tested for CWD.

CWD sample submission will be mandatory in most CWD zones during the opening weekend of the firearms A season (Nov. 5-6) for all hunter harvested deer one year or older. Additionally, there will be a variety of voluntary testing options available.

You have options for how to get your deer sampled for CWD that depend on when and where you hunt in Minnesota. You can find the options and requirements for your deer permit area using our online lookup tool. Simply enter your DPA number and find the details you need for where you hunt.

More details: Find your CWD information [ [link removed] ]


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a wolf in tall grass near trees
Comment on Minnesota?s draft wolf plan through Aug. 8 ? ?

The DNR welcomes comments about the DNR?s draft wolf management plan through 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8.

People can review the plan on the DNR website.?Comments can be submitted a number of ways:


* By completing an online survey
* Emailing written comments to [email protected]
* Sending written comments to Wolf Plan, Box 20, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155.

The updated wolf management plan includes summary information about Minnesota?s wolf population and a history of wolves in the state. It details the diverse and changing public attitudes about wolves, the legal status of wolves, tribal perspectives on wolves, and ways to support a healthy and resilient wolf population while minimizing conflicts between humans and wolves. The draft plan also sets out a framework for future decisions about whether to hold a wolf hunting or trapping season, should the wolf be removed from the federal threatened species list in Minnesota.

More details: Review the draft plan [ [link removed] ] and comment online [ [link removed] ]

"Photo courtesy of Joe Walewski"


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a turkey hunter with decoys in the distance
Webinars cover hunters as citizen scientists, clay target shooting?

We?ve got a couple webinars coming up about how hunters can contribute data to help monitor wildlife populations, and clay target shooting for beginners. The webinar on hunters as citizen scientists is at noon Wednesday, Aug. 10, and the webinar on clay target shooting is at noon Wednesday, Aug. 17. Find the details about these free webinars online. They?re free to join, and registration is required.

More details: Register for the webinars [ [link removed] ]







Get hunting information

Find hunting and trapping regulations, harvest registration, how to contact a conservation officer and information about pursuing a variety of species at the DNR hunting page [ [link removed] ]. New to hunting? Check out the DNR learn to hunt page [ [link removed] ].

Have Minnesota wildlife or hunting photos to share? You can upload your photos [ [link removed] ] and we may use them in emails notifications, social media or the DNR website.







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