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We set out to create the most simplified guide to Minnesota hunting seasons for 2022-2023.
Want to find out season dates, learn about regulations and bag limits, understand license requirements, and get access helpful links?
Then you’ll love the info outlined in today’s guide. Let’s dive right in.
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Arizona regulates its hunting seasons by region, and many of its hunts are by lottery permit only. For these reasons, it is important to visit the Arizona Game and Fish Department website for additional details before heading out to hunt. Season dates vary by zone, specifically for Rocky Mountain and Desert bighorn sheep.
Archery: September 18, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Firearms: November 6, 2021 - November 28, 2021
Muzzleloader: November 27, 2021 - December 12, 2021
Metro Deer Management Zone: November 6, 2021 - November 28, 2021
Youth Hunt: October 21, 2021 - October 24, 2021
Early Antlerless: October 21, 2021 - October 24, 2021
Fall General Season: October 2, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Rabbit (cottontail, snowshoe, and jackrabbit): September 18, 2021 - February 28, 2021
Prairie Chicken: September 25, 2021 - October 3, 2021
Raccoon, badger, opossum, red fox, gray fox: North zone is October 14, 2021 - March 15, 2022 and South zone is October 21, 2021 - March 15, 2022
Squirrel (gray and fox: September 18, 2021 - February 28, 2022
Weasel: Open season
See the map below for a breakdown of Minnesota's hunting zones:
Bag limits vary from 1-3 depending on where you are hunting.
Purchase a hunting license at : http://licenses.dnr.state.mn.us/
Bonus firearms permits may be required, and used for tag deer in special hunts where antlerless may be taken.
Official State Site: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us
Minnesota's deer season starts September 18th for Archery.
Duck hunting season opens September 25th in the north zone.
You can hunt with a crossbow if you're over 60 during the archery season. Otherwise you have to use a crossbow during the firearm season.
