Ripley draw results?

[MN Slick]

Anyone know when and where the results will be posted?

[Cooter]

I have no idea, but am interested in what my odds as a nonres. would be for drawing a tag. Am not familiar with the Ft Ripley process, but I know I need to know. When are apps. usually due?

[MN Slick]

Crazy Cooter, your odds are the same as a resident. I believe the application period of 2004 ended around August 18th. You can go to the MN DNR HSOforum to look up info on the hunt.

[ricqik]

The deadline is over, it was 8-20-04. There are two seperate hunts, oct 21-22 and oct30-31. A total of 2250 permits will be issued to each hunt. $8 fee for each applicant and up to four in a group.

[Stratosman]

Any idea how many acres the total area is? That is sure alot of hunters per hunt. But I have never hunted Ripley before and was curious as to how many people are out there bumping into you. Anyone on here have any success stories from the Ripley hunt?

[ricqik]

The land is approx 6miles by 18miles.
I don't have success stories but I have many close calls. Last yrs hunt I had an 130 class 8pt that spotted me on the draw at 15yds, so much for that one, later in the evening a 160 class 10pt stopped 45yds, which is just out of my comfort range. All the yrs before that I've had many trophy come by. Half of those just didn't provide a clean opening shot. Garanteed to bump into other hunter. It a chance hunt unles you been there acouple of times. If onyone have any young kids, they have a youth hunt a week or so before the main hunts.

[T-ProGuy]

Ripley is approximately 53,000 acres...I've never hunted there before, but applied for the second hunt this year. I have gotten mixed responses from others regarding how crowded it gets. Some people say that they run into others fairly often, others have told me that they have hunted there for several years and have never encountered another hunter once they were in their hunting spot. I guess it really just depends on which part of Ripley you happen to venture out into. The last I heard, it doesn't sound like it should be too crowded this year. Granted, this info is from about three or four days before the application deadline, but I read that only somewhere between 1200 and 1600 total applications had been submitted.

[Stratosman]

I suppose it's like anything else, the harder you work the greater the rewards. I suppose if you get as far away as possible or into the hardest to hunt areas you'll see less people and more deer.

[simplefish]

The results are in. And I made it. Got the letter in the mail yesterday. It looks like I'll be headed up there on the 2nd weekend of the hunt next month. And yes it is crowded and usually overrun with people... Unless you know where to go that is... I found a spot last year while I was wondering around. I just hope when I look on the map it isn't in the red zone. Good luck out there.

[Captain B.R.K]

When you say RED ZONE- what does that mean?

How does a guy get a map of Camp Ripley so you know where to hunt?

I got in for the 2nd weekend as well. Looking forward to going.
PUMPED for next weekend!!

[ricqik]

If you got in you should also have a letter and in the letter is a map of Camp Ripley. Red zones are closed area. This is our 3rd consecutive year. We always hunt the first weekend, less pressure.

[simplefish]

The first year we went we bought a larger map of camp ripley that they were selling there. The red zones are areas that the base doesn't want you to enter, for whatever reason. If this is your first year going I suggest a taking along a GPS, or at least a good compass. You'll need it. I know...

[panolo]

I haven't hunted Ripley for a few years. I have seen lots of nice animals there though. Alot of them were on the run unfortunately. Good luck to all that hunt it!