Save the dates

What a year 2017 was for all of us here at Gene's. We thank you all for your business this past year, and hope your 2017 season was filled with lots of great memories made out in the waters and woods. With 2018 officially underway, here is a complete list of important dates or the 2018 season. We wish you all a happy and successful new year!

***Important*** 1/26/18 is the deadline to apply for spring turkey for the A and B season. Make sure to stop in and apply if you are planning to chase wild turkey this spring with a shotgun in the A and B season. If you have a friend or relative who hunts turkey, make sure to remind them as people often to forget to apply!

Hunting and Trapping Seasons

09/16/17 - 02/28/18 - Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season

10/14/17 - 03/15/18 -Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (North) Hunting & Trapping

10/21/17 - 03/15/18 -Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (South) Hunting & Trapping

10/28/17 - 01/07/18 -Furbearer Trapping - Otter - South zone

10/28/17 - 05/15/18- Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - North zone

10/28/17 - 05/15/18- Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - South zone

10/28/17 - 01/07/18 - Furbearer Trapping - Otter - North zone

10/28/17 - 02/28/18 - Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat - North zone

10/28/17 - 02/28/18 - Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat - South zone

11/25/17 - 01/07/18 -Bobcat - Hunting & Trapping-north of I-94 and US Hwy 10 only

01/01/18 - 01/15/18 - Crow Hunting (1st season)

01/26/18 - Spring Turkey Hunt Lottery Deadline (A and B seasons only)

02/15/18 - 04/30/18 - Goose-Spring Light Goose conservation action

03/01/18 - 03/31/18 - Crow Hunting (2nd season)

04/18/18 - 04/24/18 - Spring Turkey "A" season (lottery/surplus)

04/25/18 - 05/01/18 - Spring Turkey "B" season (lottery/surplus)

05/02/18 - 05/08/18 - Spring Turkey "C" season (hunter selected)

05/04/18 - Bear Hunt Lottery Deadline

05/09/18 - 05/15/18 - Spring Turkey "D" season (hunter selected)

05/16/18 - 05/22/18 - Spring Turkey "E" season (hunter selected)

05/23/18 - 05/31/18 - Spring Turkey "F" season (any unfilled license)

06/15/18 - Elk Hunt Lottery Deadline

08/17/18 - Bear baiting start date

08/17/18 - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Application Deadline

08/17/18 - Youth Deer Hunt Application Deadline

08/17/18 - Prairie Chicken Hunt Lottery Deadline

09/01/18 - 10/14/18 - Bear season

09/01/18 - 11/09/18 - Mourning Dove season

09/01/18 - 09/16/18 - Early Canada Goose season - Tentative

09/01/18 - 10/31/18 - Crow Hunting (3rd season)

09/01/18 - 11/05/18 - Snipe and Rail Hunting season

09/06/18 - Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery Deadline

09/08/18 - Youth Waterfowl Day

09/15/18 - 12/31/18 - Deer Hunt - Archery season

09/15/18 - 01/01/19 - Ruffed and Spruce Grouse, Hungarian Partridge season

09/15/18 - 11/30/18 - Sharp-tailed Grouse season (northwest zone)

09/15/18 - 02/28/19 - Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season

09/15/18 - 10/21/18 - Sandhill Crane season-NW zone

09/22/18 - Waterfowl season opener

09/22/18 - 11/05/18 - Woodcock season

09/22/18 - 09/23/18 - Take-a-Kid Hunting weekend

09/29/18 - 10/07/18 - Prairie Chicken season

09/29/18 - 10/28/18 - Fall Turkey season

10/13/18 - 01/01/19 - Pheasant season

10/13/18 - 11/30/18 - Sharp-tailed Grouse season (east-central zone)

10/18/18 - 10/19/18 - Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 1st season

10/18/18 - 10/21/18 - Deer Hunt - Special Youth Deer season

10/20/18 - 03/15/19 - Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (North) Hunting & Trapping

10/20/18 - 03/15/19 - Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (South) Hunting & Trapping

10/27/18 - 10/28/18 - Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 2nd season

10/27/18 - 05/15/19 - Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - North zone

10/27/18 - 05/15/19 - Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - South zone

10/27/18 - 02/28/19 - Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat - North zone

10/27/18 - 02/28/19 - Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat - South zone

10/27/18 - 01/06/19 - Furbearer Trapping - Otter - North zone

10/27/18 - 01/06/19 - Furbearer Trapping - Otter - South zone

11/03/18 - 11/18/18 - Deer Hunt - Firearm season - 100A

11/03/18 - 11/11/18 - Deer Hunt - Firearm season - 200A and 300A

11/17/18 - 11/25/18 - Deer Hunt - Firearm season - 300B

11/24/18 - 12/09/18 - Deer Hunt - Muzzleloader season

11/24/18 - 01/06/19 - Bobcat - Hunting & Trapping-north of I-94 and US Hwy 10 only

11/24/18 - 11/29/18 - Fisher and Pine Marten-north of I-94 and US Hwy 10 only

12/14/18 - 12/31/18 - Crow Hunting (4th season)

Fishing Seasons

Take-a-Kid Ice fishing weekend - 04/01/18 - 11/30/18

Flathead Catfish - 04/14/18 - 09/30/18

Stream Trout in streams, except SE - 2018 season - 04/14/18 - 09/14/18

Walleye, sauger, northern pike - 2018 season - 05/12/18 - 02/24/19

Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass - 2018 season -North and East of U.S. Hwy 53 from Duluth to International Falls and Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County - 05/12/18 - 05/25/18

Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass - 2018 early Catch and Release season Only -South and West of U.S. Hwy 53 from Duluth to International Falls except Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County - 05/12/18 - 09/30/18

Lake Trout (summer) - 2018 season - 05/12/18 - 10/31/18

Stream Trout in lakes (summer) - 2018 season - 05/12/18 - 05/13/18

Take-a-Mom fishing weekend - 05/26/18 - 02/24/19

Largemouth Bass - 2018 season -South and West of US Hwy 53 from Duluth to International Falls except Pelican and Ash Lakes in St. Louis County - 05/26/18 - 09/09/18

Smallmouth Bass - 2018 Season -South and West of U.S. Hwy 53 from Duluth to International Falls except Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County. - 06/02/18 - 12/02/18

Muskellunge (Muskie) - 2018 season - 06/08/18 - 06/10/18

Take-a-Kid fishing weekend - 06/16/18 - 04/14/19

Lake/Shovelnose Sturgeon Season - 09/10/18 - 02/24/19