Southwest Minnesota Hunting

As of early August, approximately 7,700 acres have been enrolled in this program to open private land for public hunting. Three counties have enrolled over 1,000 acres: Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, and Murray.

MN Walk In Access Handout - Fall 2011

MN DNR Walk In Access Link

Lyon County Plat Book - Land Owners List

The Marshall Minnesota area is well known for: Pheasants - Turkey - Deer

We have the New Walk In Access Areas, Wildlife Management
Areas and Waterfowl Production Areas for all 4 counties.

Click Here for printable map of all 4 counties.

2011 Pheasant Hunting Info. Click Here

2011 Fall Turkey Hunt Info. Click Here

Minnesota hunting information Minnesota DNR
www.dnr.state.mn.us

Marshall, MN listed as one of the top 200 US Cities for Best Hunting by Outdoor Life magazine 3 years running.

For more information, or for a printed brochure detailing the information provided by this web site, call the Marshall Convention & Visitors Bureau at 507-537-1865, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Hunting Seasons

Below is a list of Hunting Seasons in the Southwest Minnesota area:

09/17/11 - 02/29/12	Small game - Rabbits, Squirrels season
10/22/11 - 03/15/12	Badger, Opossum and Raccoon season
10/22/11 - 03/15/12	Fox - Gray and Red Fox season
10/29/11 - 02/29/12	Furbearer trapping - Mink and Muskrat - south zone
10/29/11 - 04/30/12	Furbearer trapping - Beaver - south zone
01/13/12	Spring Turkey Hunt Lottery Deadline
03/01/12 - 04/30/12	Goose - Spring Light Goose season
03/01/12 - 03/31/12	Crow Hunting (1st season)
04/18/12	Spring Turkey Hunt opener
05/04/12	Moose Hunt Lottery Deadline
05/04/12	Bear Hunt Lottery Deadline
06/01/12	Elk Hunt Lottery Deadline
07/15/12 - 10/15/12	Crow Hunting (2nd season)
07/27/12	Prairie Chicken Hunt Lottery Deadline
07/27/12	Fall Turkey Hunt Lottery Deadline
08/17/12	Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Application Deadline
08/20/12 - 09/12/12	Lac qui Parle Controlled Hunt Zone Application Period
09/01/12 - 11/05/12	Snipe and Rail Hunting season
09/01/12 - 10/30/12	Mourning Dove season
09/01/12 - 10/14/12	Bear season
09/01/12 - 09/22/12	Early Canada Goose season
09/06/12	Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery Deadline
09/15/12	Youth Waterfowl Hunt Day
09/15/12 - 02/28/13	Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season
09/15/12 - 11/30/12	Sharptailed Grouse season
09/15/12 - 01/01/13	Small Game - Grouse, Gray Partridge
09/15/12 - 12/31/12	Deer Hunt - Archery season
09/22/12 - 11/05/12	Woodcock season
09/22/12	Waterfowl season opener-Tentative
09/29/12 - 10/28/12	Fall Turkey season
10/13/12 - 01/01/13	Pheasant season
10/18/12 - 10/21/12	Deer Hunt - Special Youth Deer Hunt
10/18/12 - 10/19/12	Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 1st season
10/20/12 - 10/21/12	Early Antlerless Deer season-Tentative
10/20/12 - 10/24/12	Prairie Chicken season
10/20/12 - 03/15/13	Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum Hunting & Trapping
10/27/12 - 10/28/12	Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 2nd season
10/27/12 - 04/30/13	Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - south zone
10/27/12 - 02/28/13	Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat-south zone
11/03/12 - 11/11/12	Deer Hunt - Firearm season-2A and 3A
11/03/12 - 11/18/12	Deer Hunt - Firearm season-1A
11/17/12 - 11/25/12	Deer Hunt - Firearm season-3B
11/24/12 - 12/02/12	Fisher and Pine Marten season
11/24/12 - 01/05/13	Bobcat - Hunting & Trapping season
11/24/12 - 12/09/12	Deer Hunt - Muzzleloader season