Applications for Laq Qui Parle controlled hunt accepted Aug. 23

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Applications for Laq Qui Parle controlled hunt accepted Aug. 23
(Released August 16, 2010)


Beginning Monday, Aug. 23, goose hunters can apply to reserve a date to hunt from a blind in the controlled zone at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Lac Qui Parle Wildlife Management Area.

Applications postmarked between Monday, Aug. 23, and Wednesday, Sept. 15, will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Reservations to hunt in the controlled zone will only be accepted for hunting dates from Thursday, Oct. 21, to Tuesday, Nov. 30.

To apply, hunters must submit a standard 3-1/2 inch by 5-1/2 inch postcard with their full name and address as well as listing their first and second choice of hunting dates.

 The limit is one postcard per hunter. Send postcards to Controlled Hunt, Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area, 14047 20th St. NW, Watson, MN 56295.

Successful applicants will receive notification by mail designating the date of their hunt. Hunters may bring one or two guests. All hunters in the Lac qui Parle controlled hunting zone who are 18 and older will be charged a $3 fee on the day of their hunt to partially cover controlled hunt expenses.

The DNR will assign goose-hunting stations during a drawing on the morning of the hunt.

The regular Canada goose season will be 85 days at Lac qui Parle starting Saturday, Oct. 2. Prior to Oct. 21, the Lac Qui Parle State Game Refuge will be closed to waterfowl hunting. From Wednesday, Dec. 1, until the end of the goose season, hunters still can use designated hunting blinds but access will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, call the Lac Qui Parle headquarters at 320-734-4451.