Minnesota Wolf Lottery Winners Notified, Licenses Available for Purchase

Hunters and trappers who applied to participate in Minnesota’s first-ever wolf season should watch their mailboxes for a lottery winner’s notice, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Notification was mailed to each lottery winner on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Successful early-season applicants have until Wednesday, Oct. 24, to purchase their license from any Minnesota DNR license agent, online at www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense or by telephone at 888-665-4236.

Lottery results and complete wolf hunting regulations also are available online at www.mndnr.gov/hunting/wolf.

DNR has sold 300 licenses to lottery winners so far.

Additional information about wolf management in Minnesota is available online at www.mndnr.gov/wolves.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesotacharged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, recreational trails, and recreation areas as well as managingminerals, wildlife, and forestry. The agency is currently divided into sections Ecological Resources, Enforcement, Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Lands and Minerals, Waterways, Parks and Trails, and Waters.