September DNR Dates to Remember

It's the beginning of the busy fall seasons for fishing and hunter. Below are a list of dates to put on your outdoors calendar. The below list and other dates & times for outdoor activities can be found on this website's Events and Reminders Page.

Checkout the PBO Events & Reminders Page

Please click on this link for a list of upcoming outdoor events in Burnett and Polk Counties.

If you would like an outdoor event you are organizing to be added to this calendar for free, please let us know. From organized trail rides & hikes to club meetings & fundraising event and everything in between. If it evolves enjoying the outdoors of Burnett and Polk County, we would like to share it with others here.

• September 9th | Black bear hunting season opens.  Runs through Oct. 13.  See current black bear hunting regulations for zone and hunting method specific dates.
• September 12th | Fall turkey hunting season opens through Nov. 19. Zones 1-5 reopen Nov. 30-Dec. 31.
• September 12th | Archery and crossbow deer season opens through Jan. 3, 2015.
• September 12th | Ruffed grouse season opens in the Zone A through Jan. 31.  (Zone B opens Oct. 19 - Dec. 8.)
• September 12th | Cottontail rabbit season opens in the northern zone, runs through Feb. 29.
• September 12th | Gray and fox squirrel season opens, runs through Jan. 31.
• Fall crow season opens, runs through Nov. 20.
• September 15th | Early September Canada goose hunting season closes.*
• September 16th | Canada goose season opens in the North Exterior Zone and runs through Dec. 16.
• September 16th | Canada goose season opens in the South Exterior Zone and runs through Oct. 11.  Season reopens in the South Zone Oct. 17 and runs through Dec. 21.
• September 16th | Period 1 Horicon Zone Canada goose opens runs through Nov. 1.
• September 19th | Woodcock season opens through Nov. 2.
• September 19th -20th | Special two-day waterfowl duck hunt. Open to youth 10 to 15 years of age who are hunter safety certified or participating in a mentored hunt; all other state license requirements are waived except for HIP registration and Canada goose permit requirements; youths must be accompanied by adult. The bag limit and tag requirements apply for the respective zone. These days overlap with open goose season in most zones so adults will also be able to shoot geese but not duck during the youth hunt.
• September 26th | Duck season opens in the Northern Zone through Nov. 24.
• September 30th | Trout season closes on inland waters and on rivers flowing into Lake Superior from their mouths to the first impassable permanent barrier (unless listed otherwise in trout regulations).*
• September 30th | Lake trout season on Lake Superior closes.*
• September 30th | Hook-and-line sturgeon season closes on inland waters.
• September 30th | Set or bank pole and setline fishing season on specified waters in the Wolf and Fox river basins closes.  Check the current Setline, Set or Bank Pole Regulations for open waters.*

* Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday.

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