By the Minnesota DNR
DNR finalizes plan for Whitewater Wildlife Management Area
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized an updated management plan for the Whitewater Wildlife Management Area. The plan will guide management of the popular hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching destination in southeastern Minnesota.
The new plan, finalized after a public input process, reflects current public values and attitudes about how the land should be managed into the future. The final plan is available on the Whitewater WMA page of the DNR website.
Apply for turkey permits in Mille Lacs, Carlos Avery or Whitewater WMAs
Turkey hunters have through Friday, Feb. 17, to apply for turkey hunting permits for the A-C spring hunting seasons in Mille Lacs and Carlos Avery WMAs and the A-B seasons in Whitewater WMA.
In addition to a turkey license, a permit is required for hunters 18 and older hoping to bag a tom turkey with a firearm in one of these WMAs during early seasons. Turkey firearm permits for these WMAs are distributed via a lottery system. In a change this year, there is no permit required to hunt Whitewater WMA during the C season.
Turkey licenses will go on sale March 1 for several hunting seasons from mid-April to the end of May. Turkey season dates are:
A April 12-18
B April 19-25
C April 26-May 2
D May 3-9
E May 10-16
F May 17-31
Youth season April 12-May 31
Archery season April 12-May 31