The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds you that applications for Special Youth Hunt permits, Prairie Chicken hunt lottery, and Camp Ripley Archery Hunts will end on Friday, August 20. The information on the three applications is below –
Hunters can apply for special youth hunt permits through Friday, August 20. Youth special firearms hunt applicants must be at least age 12 and under 16 by the beginning hunt date; youth special archery hunt applicants must be at least 12 and under 18 by the beginning hunt date. There is a limited number of permits for each hunt, with the individual hunts taking place on various dates during the fall in state parks and a national wildlife refuge. Adults must accompany youth during these hunts. More information is available on the DNR website. Special youth deer hunts are different from the statewide youth deer season that does not require an application and takes place October 21-24.
Apply through August 20 for prairie chicken hunt lottery
Hunters can apply through Friday, August 20, for one of 125 permits for the 2021 Minnesota prairie chicken hunting season. The nine-day prairie chicken season begins Saturday, September 25, and is open only to Minnesota residents. The hunt takes place in northwestern Minnesota between St. Hilaire in the north and Breckenridge in the south. Hunters can find details about the season on the Minnesota DNR website.
Apply through August 20 for Camp Ripley archery hunts
Hunters can apply through Friday, August 20, for the regular archery deer hunt at Camp Ripley near Little Falls. Beginning this year, the format of the hunt will be changing to a single three-day event occurring on October 29-31 (Fri.-Sun., application code 668). A total of 2,500 permits will be made available. Successful applicants must buy a valid archery license to participate. The bag limit for this year’s hunt is two, and bonus permits may be used to take antlerless deer. Additional rules and instructions are available on the Minnesota DNR website.
The archery hunt at Camp Ripley is an annual event. The DNR coordinates the hunt in collaboration with Central Lakes College Natural Resources Department, and the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs, which manages the 53,000-acre military reservation.
