Outdoors Calendar

December

30 -- Lake trout ice season opens in BWCA

31 -- Ruffed grouse, Hungarian partridge, archery deer seasons close

January 2001

13 -- Lake trout ice season opens statewide

February 2001

18 -- Walleye season closes on inland waters

28 -- Ice houses must be removed south of Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 200

March 2001

1 -- 2001 hunting/fishing licenses required

Predator hunting season closes for most species

15 -- Lake trout ice season closes outside BWCA

Ice houses must be removed statewide

April 2001

1 -- Lake trout ice season closes in BWCA

14 -- Trout streams open to fishing

Walleye season closes on Lake of the Woods

Spring turkey season opens

Moose license applications available

Black bear license applications due

DNR begins grouse drumming surveys

May 2001

12 -- Walleye, northern pike, sauger seasons open; bass season opens in Arrowhead region

26 -- Bass season opens in remainder of state outside Arrowhead region

June 2001

2 -- Muskellunge season opens

9-10 -- Take a kid fishing weekend

15 -- Moose license applications due

29 -- Fall turkey applications due

Crow season opens

August 2001

17 -- Bear baiting begins (approximate; check regulations)

Early goose season application deadline (approximate; check regulations)

West-central goose zone applications available

September 2001

1 -- Bear season opens (approximate; check regulations)

Ginseng harvest season opens

Sturgeon season opens

6 -- Antlerless deer applications due

15 -- Archery deer, Ruffed grouse, Hungarian partridge seasons open

15-16 -- Take a kid hunting weekend

October 2001

13 -- Pheasant season opens

17 -- Fall turkey season opens

November 2001

3 -- Firearms deer season opens

24 -- Muzzleloader deer season opens

Lake trout winter season opens on Lake Superior

Dark house spearing season opens

December 2001

7 -- Spring turkey season applications due