2021 Chester Woods Park Lottery Deer Hunt

The Olmsted County Parks Division will open Chester Woods Regional Park to a limited number of deer hunters during the shotgun season of November 20, 2021 – November 28th, 2021.  The purpose of the hunt is to harvest a sufficient number of animals to keep the herd healthy and manageable. Forty hunters will be selected by lottery and each will be required to obtain at least one disease management harvest tag allowing the taking of additional antlerless deer.

The lottery drawing will be held Monday, September 27, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by mail or email.

The 2021 registration period opens on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. An electronic registration form for the drawing may be obtained at the official Olmsted County Controlled Hunting Opportunities webpage or paper registration forms are available at Chester Woods Park and the Public Works main office at 2122 Campus Drive SE, Suite 200 Rochester MN 55904.  Applications must be received to Olmsted County Public Works no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 24th, 2021. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Olmsted County Public Works Department at 507-328-7070.

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Media Contact: Sue Struckmann | 507-328-7070 | PWService@co.olmsted.mn.us