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Wild Rice Harvesting Season starts 2016
August 14, 2016 - August 15, 2016
Dates: 08/15/2016 to 09/30/2016
Location: Statewide
Description: Harvesting wild rice is open to Minnesota residents and nonresidents. Nonresidents must purchase a one-day license and residents may purchase either a season or one-day license. All harvesters are required to be licensed unless they are residents under 18 years of age and accompanied by a licensed harvester. Wild rice licenses are available from ELS license agents.
August 15 to September 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The harvest of “green” (unripe) wild rice is unlawful.
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