Hunting

Updated March 27, 2020

Hunters will be selected and notified beginning the week of April 6th. Selected hunters can come out and scout before opening day, but after opening day, hunters can only come out during their assigned time period. Hunters will need $10.00 each as well as a copy of the driver’s license and DNR hunting license. The Policy and Rules (PDF) will need to be signed by each permittee. If notified that you’ve been selected, please stop by the airport administrative office with the executed paperwork to receive your vehicle permit(s) and complete the process.

Hunting Permits

Permits for archery hunting of wild turkey are issued by STC based on a first-come, first-serve (then lottery) basis. Six permits will be issued for the 2020 Turkey Archery season. A permit fee of $10.00 must be paid before an archery permit is issued. Hunting is allowed in designated areas outside the fence on STC property (view respective map) and in accordance with the MN DNR zoning map (PDF). Firearm hunting is prohibited!

See the city’s Policy and Rules (PDF) on Wild Turkey Management and see the MN DNR Turkey Hunt Rules (PDF).

If interested, please call or email the airport terminal’s administrative office and pay the $10.00 application fee prior to opening season and before March 31st, 2020.

Harvest Report

All permit holders are required to complete a Harvest Report (PDF), whether successful or not. Failure to return the Harvest Information Sheet to STC will result in denied eligibility for any future airport archery hunt.

The 2020 Archery Hunt season is April 15th to May 31st, 2020. For more information, visit the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website, call Airport Administration at 320-255-7292, ext. 3, or email the St. Cloud Airport.