Minn. R., Part 6230.0400 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR STATE GAME REFUGES
The Albert Lea Game Refuge in Freeborn County is open to:
The Bemidji Game Refuge in Beltrami County is open to:
Hunting in the Camp Ripley State Game Refuge in Morrison County is allowed only by permit as provided by parts 6232.0900 to 6232.1100.
The Claremont Game Refuge in Dodge County is open to:
The Clay County Game Refuge in Clay County is open to:
The Clearbrook Game Refuge in Clearwater County is open to:
The Cross Lake Game Refuge in Crow Wing County is open to:
The East Minnesota River Game Refuge in Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties is open to deer, wild turkey, and bear hunting by archery.
The Elizabeth and German Lake Game Refuges in Isanti County are open to all hunting and trapping, except waterfowl. The refuges are open for goose hunting during the early goose season. Youth who are accompanied by a nonhunting adult and participating in a mentoring program approved by the commissioner may hunt waterfowl on youth waterfowl day.
The Erhard's Grove Game Refuge in Otter Tail County is open to:
The Evansville Game Refuge in Douglas County is open to:
The Fish Lake-Ann River Game Refuge in Kanabec County is open to all hunting and trapping.
The Fox Lake Game Refuge in Martin County is open to:
The Glencoe Izaak Walton League Game Refuge in McLeod County is open to trapping.
The Gopher Campfire Game Refuge in McLeod County is open to trapping.
The Hanley Falls Game Refuge in Yellow Medicine County is open to deer and bear hunting by archery.
The Hiawatha Game Refuge in Pipestone County is open to:
The Howard Lake Game Refuge in Wright County is open to trapping.
Itasca State Park in Becker, Clearwater, and Hubbard Counties is open to firearms deer hunting, except where posted as closed.
The following special provisions apply to the Lac qui Parle Game Refuge, Chippewa and Lac qui Parle Counties:
The Lake Ripley Game Refuge in Meeker County is open to:
The Lake Winona Game Refuge in Douglas County is open to trapping.
The Linn Lake Game Refuge in Chisago County is open to all hunting and trapping.
The Little Pine Lake Game Refuge in Otter Tail County is open to trapping.
The Lost Lake Game Refuge in Fillmore County is open to:
The Lower Pigeon Lake Game Refuge in Itasca County is open to:
The Madelia Game Refuge in Watonwan County is open to:
The Moscow Game Refuge in Freeborn County is open to:
That portion of the Nerstrand Woods Game Refuge in Rice County that is within the Nerstrand Big Woods State Park and the Prairie Creek Woods Scientific and Natural Area is open to deer hunting by muzzleloader special permit only. The remainder of the refuge is open to:
The Oak Lake Game Refuge in Polk County is open to trapping.
The Ocheda Lake Game Refuge in Nobles County is open to:
The Park Rapids Game Refuge in Hubbard County is open to trapping and deer hunting by archery.
The Paul Bunyan Game Refuge in Hubbard County is open to:
The Pigeon River Flowage Game Refuge in Itasca County is open to:
The Pine County Game Refuge Unit 2 in Pine County is open to:
The Polk-Clearwater Game Refuge in Polk and Clearwater Counties is open to:
The Rochester Refuge in Olmsted County is open to:
The St. Croix Game Refuge in Washington County is open to:
The St. James Game Refuge in Watonwan County is open to:
The Sand Dunes Game Refuge in Sherburne County is open to:
The Schoolcraft Game Refuge in Hubbard County is open to:
The Stearns County Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to:
The Stillwater Game Refuge in Washington County is open to:
The Sunnyside Township Game Refuge in Wilkin County is open to trapping.
The Swan Lake Number 2 Game Refuge in Nicollet County is open to:
The Warroad Game Refuge in Roseau County is open to:
The Whitewater Game Refuge in Winona County is open to:
The Bellwood Game Refuge in Dakota County is open to:
The Anoka and Isanti Counties Game Refuge in Anoka and Isanti Counties is open to archery deer hunting and archery turkey hunting.
The Austin Game Refuge in Mower County is open to all hunting and trapping.
The Collegeville (St. John's) Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to archery deer hunting and firearms deer and bear hunting during the established seasons, by written permission of the landowner.
The Carleton Game Refuge in Dakota and Rice Counties is open for deer hunting by archery from the fourth Thursday in November to December 31, by written permission of the landowner.
The following special provisions apply to the Talcot Lake Game Refuge, Cottonwood County.
The Clear Lake Game Refuge in Sherburne County is open to:
The southern unit of Lake Bemidji State Park, located within the city limits of Bemidji, is open to deer hunting by archery.
The Cedar Lake Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to archery, firearms, and muzzleloader deer hunting.
The St. Cloud Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to taking deer and bear by archery.
The Hagali-Rice Game Refuge in Beltrami County is open to:
The Butterball and Little Rice Game Refuges in St. Louis County are open November 25 through May 15 for trapping any species for which there is an open season.
The Camp Ripley Military Reservation Game Refuge is open April 28 and 29 for spring turkey hunting to individuals with disabilities participating in a special hunt sponsored by Veterans Outdoor Programs. The refuge is open May 3 and 4 and May 10 and 11 for spring turkey hunting to members of the military and their children participating in a special hunt sponsored by the Camp Ripley Environmental Office.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 86A.06; 97A.091; and others at 19 SR 6
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
The Albert Lea Game Refuge in Freeborn County is open to:
The Bemidji Game Refuge in Beltrami County is open to:
Hunting in the Camp Ripley State Game Refuge in Morrison County is allowed only by permit as provided by parts 6232.0900 to 6232.1100.
The Claremont Game Refuge in Dodge County is open to:
The Clay County Game Refuge in Clay County is open to:
The Clearbrook Game Refuge in Clearwater County is open to:
The Cross Lake Game Refuge in Crow Wing County is open to:
The East Minnesota River Game Refuge in Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties is open to deer, wild turkey, and bear hunting by archery.
The Elizabeth and German Lake Game Refuges in Isanti County are open to all hunting and trapping, except waterfowl. The refuges are open for goose hunting during the early goose season. Youth who are accompanied by a nonhunting adult and participating in a mentoring program approved by the commissioner may hunt waterfowl on youth waterfowl day.
The Erhard's Grove Game Refuge in Otter Tail County is open to:
The Evansville Game Refuge in Douglas County is open to:
The Fish Lake-Ann River Game Refuge in Kanabec County is open to all hunting and trapping.
The Fox Lake Game Refuge in Martin County is open to:
The Glencoe Izaak Walton League Game Refuge in McLeod County is open to trapping.
The Gopher Campfire Game Refuge in McLeod County is open to trapping.
The Hanley Falls Game Refuge in Yellow Medicine County is open to deer and bear hunting by archery.
The Hiawatha Game Refuge in Pipestone County is open to:
The Howard Lake Game Refuge in Wright County is open to trapping.
Itasca State Park in Becker, Clearwater, and Hubbard Counties is open to firearms deer hunting, except where posted as closed.
The following special provisions apply to the Lac qui Parle Game Refuge, Chippewa and Lac qui Parle Counties:
The Lake Ripley Game Refuge in Meeker County is open to:
The Lake Winona Game Refuge in Douglas County is open to trapping.
The Linn Lake Game Refuge in Chisago County is open to all hunting and trapping.
The Little Pine Lake Game Refuge in Otter Tail County is open to trapping.
The Lost Lake Game Refuge in Fillmore County is open to:
The Lower Pigeon Lake Game Refuge in Itasca County is open to:
The Madelia Game Refuge in Watonwan County is open to:
The Moscow Game Refuge in Freeborn County is open to:
That portion of the Nerstrand Woods Game Refuge in Rice County that is within the Nerstrand Big Woods State Park and the Prairie Creek Woods Scientific and Natural Area is open to deer hunting by muzzleloader special permit only. The remainder of the refuge is open to:
The Oak Lake Game Refuge in Polk County is open to trapping.
The Ocheda Lake Game Refuge in Nobles County is open to:
The Park Rapids Game Refuge in Hubbard County is open to trapping and deer hunting by archery.
The Paul Bunyan Game Refuge in Hubbard County is open to:
The Pigeon River Flowage Game Refuge in Itasca County is open to:
The Pine County Game Refuge Unit 2 in Pine County is open to:
The Polk-Clearwater Game Refuge in Polk and Clearwater Counties is open to:
The Rochester Refuge in Olmsted County is open to:
The St. Croix Game Refuge in Washington County is open to:
The St. James Game Refuge in Watonwan County is open to:
The Sand Dunes Game Refuge in Sherburne County is open to:
The Schoolcraft Game Refuge in Hubbard County is open to:
The Stearns County Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to:
The Stillwater Game Refuge in Washington County is open to:
The Sunnyside Township Game Refuge in Wilkin County is open to trapping.
The Swan Lake Number 2 Game Refuge in Nicollet County is open to:
The Warroad Game Refuge in Roseau County is open to:
The Whitewater Game Refuge in Winona County is open to:
The Bellwood Game Refuge in Dakota County is open to:
The Anoka and Isanti Counties Game Refuge in Anoka and Isanti Counties is open to archery deer hunting and archery turkey hunting.
The Austin Game Refuge in Mower County is open to all hunting and trapping.
The Collegeville (St. John's) Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to archery deer hunting and firearms deer and bear hunting during the established seasons, by written permission of the landowner.
The Carleton Game Refuge in Dakota and Rice Counties is open for deer hunting by archery from the fourth Thursday in November to December 31, by written permission of the landowner.
The following special provisions apply to the Talcot Lake Game Refuge, Cottonwood County.
The Clear Lake Game Refuge in Sherburne County is open to:
The southern unit of Lake Bemidji State Park, located within the city limits of Bemidji, is open to deer hunting by archery.
The Cedar Lake Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to archery, firearms, and muzzleloader deer hunting.
The St. Cloud Game Refuge in Stearns County is open to taking deer and bear by archery.
The Hagali-Rice Game Refuge in Beltrami County is open to:
The Butterball and Little Rice Game Refuges in St. Louis County are open November 25 through May 15 for trapping any species for which there is an open season.
The Camp Ripley Military Reservation Game Refuge is open April 28 and 29 for spring turkey hunting to individuals with disabilities participating in a special hunt sponsored by Veterans Outdoor Programs. The refuge is open May 3 and 4 and May 10 and 11 for spring turkey hunting to members of the military and their children participating in a special hunt sponsored by the Camp Ripley Environmental Office.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 86A.06; 97A.091; and others at 19 SR 6