Minnesota Hunting & Fishing
Minnesota hunting and fishing in one place: how to get started, rules and licenses (always confirmed with the MN DNR), public hunting land, guides and outfitters, events, learn-to-hunt classes, youth and access programs, and conservation groups.
What's in Hunting & Fishing HQ
- 3,327 public land units: WMAs, state forests, waterfowl production areas, refuges and walk-in sites Being on this map does NOT mean a place is open to hunting. Each land type, and often each unit, has its own rules, closures, refuges and posted areas.,Private land needs the landowner's permission;…
- 378 hunting and fishing guides, outfitters and shops
- 28 Minnesota conservation and sporting organizations
- 36 expos, contests, clinics and classes, each dated from the organizer's own page
Upcoming hunting and fishing events
- Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener 2026-10-09 · Northfield
- Greenhorn Fall Open (bass) 2026-10-10
- Chili Bowl walleye tournament 2026-10-10
- MinnYak Bass Fishing League Event #7 – Championship (kayak) 2026-10-17
- North Metro Ice Show 2026-10-24 · Ramsey
- St. Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show 2026-12-04 · Saint Paul
- National Ice Fishing Tour (crappie) 2026-12-11
- Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend 2027-01-16
- Minneapolis Boat Show 2027-01-21 · Minneapolis
- St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show 2027-02-05 · Saint Cloud
- Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza 2027-02-06 · Brainerd
- Maple Lake Ice Fishing Derby (52nd) 2027-02-06 · Maple Lake