Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener

2022 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener

(Owatonna, MN) — Oct. 10th, 2023 — The public is invited to attend a celebration of new public hunting land in Steele County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, as part of the 2023 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. The ceremony celebrates approximately 40 acres added to Somerset Wildlife Management Area, located southwest of Owatonna. The ceremony will include comments from local dignitaries, conservationists, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources