DNR Calendar of Events 1996
August
25 Grinding Day, Old Mill State Park
29 1997 DNR Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest judging
September
01 Bear Season Opens
01 Woodcock, snipe and rail hunting opener
05 Anterless permit lottery application
7-15 Early Canada goose season
13 Entry deadline 1997 Pheasant Habitat Stamp Design Contest
14 Small game opener
14 Badger, opossum trapping opener
14 Deer hunting opener, archery
19 1997 Pheasant Habitat Stamp Design Contest judging
21-22 Take a Kid Hunting Weekend
23 Entry deadline for 1997 Turkey Stamp Design Contest
28 Grand Opening, Gooseberry Falls State Park Visitor Center
28 Northeast moose hunting season opener
28 tentative - Regular waterfowl hunting season
28-29 Voyageur Encampment, William O'Brien State Park
October
01 1997 State Park vehicle permits go on sale
10 1st State Turkey Stamp Contest judging
12 Northwest moose hunting season opener
12 Pheasant hunting opener
16-20 Fall wild turkey hunt, first season
17-18 Camp Ripley Archery Deer Hunt, first season
23-27 Fall wild turkey hunt, second season
26 Furbearer opener for mink, muskrat, beaver, otter, north zone
26 Halloween Party, William O'Brien State Park
26-27 Camp Ripley Archery Deer Hunt, second season
November
01 Trapping tag applications due
02 Furbearer opener for mink, muskrat, beaver, otter, south zone
08 Firearms deer hunting license sales ends for 1996 season
09 Deer Hunting opener, firearms
23-24 Holiday Wreath Making, Old Mill State Park
30 Deer hunting opener, muzzleloader
30 Trapping season for fisher, marten, bobcat
December
01 Lake trout winter opener - Lake Superior only
06 Spring wild turkey hunting applications due for 1997
14 Christmas Bird Count, Wild River State Park
28 holiday Lights Ski Tour, Lake Bemidji State Park