Rydell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will be closed to the general public during two special deer hunts that will be held on the Refuge in October of 2018. The Accessible Deer Hunt is conducted in cooperation with the Options Resource Center for Independent Living and will take place Thursday, October 11 through Saturday, October 13. The Mentored Youth Deer Hunt is a cooperative effort with the Minnesota DNR for youth between the ages of 12 and 15. It will take place on Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28. Both of these hunts have a limited number of participants that were selected through a drawing, earlier in the year. Signs will be posted at Refuge entry points during both of these closures.
Additionally, despite misinformation printed in the 2018 Minnesota DNR Hunting and Trapping Regulation Handbook, there will not be any deer hunting allowed on Rydell NWR during the general gun deer season and the Refuge trails will be open for other public use.
For more information on the meeting or if you have questions, contact Gregg Knutsen, Refuge Manager, at 218-687-2229 x16 or gregg_knutsen@fws.gov.
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