Annual Youth Turkey Hunt

2019 Mentored Youth Wild Turkey Hunts
Olmsted County Chester Woods Park

April 20 and April 21, 2019 from 4 a.m. to 12:00 noon both days

Information can be found at the Minnesota DNR Website
Question: Email- Michael.Kurre@dnr.state.mn.us
 or Call 651 259-5193

Obtain applications on-line

Rules are on the application (Please note, these regulations are in addition to the State Game and Fish Laws.)

In a joint effort, Olmsted County Parks, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the National Wild Turkey Federation have brought to southeast Minnesota and Chester Woods Park, a special youth turkey hunt.  In 2006 these three agencies collaborated with three main purposes in mind for youth hunters: 

1. The hunt is intended to be an educational experience that teaches new turkey hunters (both youth and their guardians) the skills and techniques to be life-long turkey hunters.
    
2. The hunt will provide first time turkey hunters with a high quality experience to help recruit them as hunters.

3. The hunt will provide opportunities to access specific locations that may otherwise be closed to hunting, and therefore expand hunter opportunities in general.

To find additional information about Wild Turkey Hunting visit the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource website.