Minnesota Intensive Harvest Goose

[erikwells]

I see the season however I do not see the map showing the counties included 08/09/14 - 08/24/14. Am I missing the map or has the DNR not yet determined which areas will be included in the intensive harvest zone?

[Musky Buck]

IDK but august 9th ????? I apologize but who sets up this mess ? In my town over the past 20 years we haven't seen a goose flying out of town that early and we can view it from out of town and do start to watch for flights mid-august only to watch them land in city limit oat fields so unless they open up the city limits this August season in many places is a joke really, at least in my area. Last year we were on the edge of the early season and we never heard a gunshot. There's nothing to hunt but mosquito's, they don't leave the city limits and the best thing a CO could do is blast a clip at em because once comfortable and unbothered they aren't going anywhere. Yes, we're tempted to do the same blast a few rounds, goose hunting is a joke because of city limits but no 1 can figure out how to get them out of town and people say there's too many. Shoot blanks toward them then day after day etc. They'll move on.

[FowlSki]

LOL^^ Well then it is a good thing the DNR doesn't structure the state laws based on what happens in one town.

Last year the late Spring caused a late hatch which meant very few geese were flying come August...or even September for that matter. That was not a typical year. On a typical year many MN raised geese migrate to ND and SD for better habitat before the September season even opens so this gives hunters a crack at them before they leave.

Personally I will not be chasing geese in August but I see no reason why others shouldn't have the opportunity to do so if they would like.

[erikwells]

We had a pretty good go of it last year but to each his own.

[hillbilly...]

I wasted 3 days chasing geese that wernt coming... come south of 212 and the dam things are every were.

[Maxxed Out]

Where did you see this? Last year it was announced in early July. I'm not seeing it anywhere on the state site.

[erikwells]

My bro sent me this below. I made an assumption he got it off the MN DNR site.

Hunting and Trapping Seasons

Hunting and trapping seasons, opening and closing dates, application deadlines

Events

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09/14/13 - 02/28/14

Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season

10/19/13 - 03/15/14

Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (North) Hunting & Trapping

10/19/13 - 03/15/14

Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (South) Hunting & Trapping

10/26/13 - 04/30/14

Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - north zone

10/26/13 - 02/28/14

Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat - north zone

11/02/13 - 04/30/14

Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - south zone

11/02/13 - 02/28/14

Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat-south zone

01/01/14 - 03/31/14

Minnesota Outdoor News Discounts

02/18/14 - 03/31/14

Minnesota Outdoor News Discounts

03/01/14 - 04/30/14

Goose - Spring Light Goose season

03/01/14 - 03/31/14

Crow Hunting (1st season)

04/16/14

Spring Turkey Hunt opener

04/16/14

Spring Turkey Hunt opener

05/02/14

Bear Hunt Lottery Deadline

06/13/14

Elk Hunt Lottery Deadline

08/01/14 - 08/20/14

Crow Hunting (2nd season) Tentative

08/09/14 - 08/24/14

Intensive Harvest Zone

August Canada Goose Management Action

08/15/14 - 09/30/14

Statewide

Wild Rice Harvesting

08/15/14

Prairie Chicken Hunt Lottery Deadline

08/15/14

Camp Ripley Archery Hunt Application Deadline

08/15/14

Youth Deer Hunts Application Deadline

08/15/14

Camp Ripley

Camp Ripley Youth Archery Hunt Application Deadline

09/01/14 - 11/03/14

Snipe and Rail Hunting season

09/01/14 - 10/12/14

Bear season

09/01/14 - 11/09/14

Mourning Dove season

09/04/14

Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery Deadline

09/06/14 - 09/22/14

Early Canada Goose season-Tentative

09/13/14 - 01/04/15

Ruffed and Spruce Grouse, Hungarian Partridge season

09/13/14 - 12/31/14

Deer Hunt - Archery season

09/13/14 - 11/30/14

Sharptailed Grouse season

09/13/14 - 02/28/15

Small Game - Rabbits, Squirrels season

09/13/14

Youth Waterfowl Day-Tentative

09/15/14 - 10/21/14

Sandhill Crane season-NW zone

09/20/14 - 11/03/14

Woodcock season

09/20/14 - 09/21/14

Take-a-Kid Hunting weekend

09/27/14 - 10/05/14

Prairie Chicken season

09/27/14

Waterfowl season opener-Tentative

10/04/14 - 11/01/14

Fall Turkey season

10/11/14 - 01/04/15

Pheasant season

10/16/14 - 10/19/14

Deer Hunt - Special Youth Deer season

10/16/14 - 10/17/14

Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 1st season

10/18/14 - 03/15/15

Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (North) Hunting & Trapping

10/25/14 - 03/15/15

Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger, Opossum (South) Hunting & Trapping

10/25/14 - 01/04/15

Furbearer Trapping - Otter - north zone

10/25/14 - 02/28/15

Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat - north zone

10/25/14 - 04/30/15

Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - north zone

10/25/14 - 10/26/14

Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley Archery Hunt - 2nd season

11/01/14 - 01/04/15

Furbearer Trapping - Otter - south zone

11/01/14 - 02/28/15

Furbearer Trapping - Mink and Muskrat-south zone

11/01/14 - 04/30/15

Furbearer Trapping - Beaver - south zone

11/08/14 - 11/23/14

Deer Hunt - Firearm season-1A

11/08/14 - 11/16/14

Deer Hunt - Firearm season-2A and 3A

11/08/14 - 11/16/14

200 series deer permit areas

Wolf -Early season hunting

11/08/14 - 11/23/14

100 series deer permit areas

Wolf -Early season hunting

11/22/14 - 11/30/14

Deer Hunt - Firearm season-3B

11/29/14 - 12/14/14

Deer Hunt - Muzzleloader season

11/29/14 - 01/31/15

Wolf - Late season trapping

11/29/14 - 01/31/15

Wolf - Late season hunting

11/29/14 - 01/04/15

Bobcat - Hunting & Trapping season

12/15/14 - 01/15/15

Crow Hunting (3rd season) Tentative

[Musky Buck]

I agree open it early, just doesn't matter where I live although pastured ponds hold some in the area, but 50% of them in our town once hatched swim the 2 creeks to town and stay there, many dozens of pairs use those creeks for nest sites, the CO in our town should ban goose feeding by our wonderful veterinarian, another reason that delays them flying out and the same by some nut case west of town that feeds and feeds them. But I agree let the opportunity happen for those that have the right recipe for them August 9th. Fowlski not saying the DNR should structure or whatever but if they truly want them hunted some CO's should be given the leash to help it happen, when they are by the hundreds landing at the tech schools lineman field in the city limits it's just what is this hunt designed to do ? How about a few blanks fired there or a few orange scarecrows, heck I'll set em up. Then the molt migrants show up and that continues to go on through the usual early season, then by the regular season they finally are flying out a mile high lol and all the area grain is long plowed under so they search for chopped corn lol, hang on this hunt in our town is saving us hundreds of dollars in shells !