The following are important dates for Minnesota recreation in 2008:
| 9/1 | Bear season opener |
| 9/ | Antlerless deer permit application deadline |
| 9/13 | Whitetail deer archery season opener |
| 9/13 | Small game/ruffed grouse opener |
| 10/4 | Moose hunting season opener |
| 10/ | Bear and moose season closes |
| 10/15 | Wild Turkey first fall season opens |
| 10/ | Camp Ripley archery hunt; 1st season |
| 10/ | Camp Ripley archery hunt; 2nd season |
| 11/8 | Whitetail deer firearms season opens |
| 10/ | Rutting moon |
| 11/ | Whitetail deer firearms season closes |
| 11/29 | Whitetail deer muzzleloader season opens |
| 12/ | Whitetail deer muzzleloader season closes |
| 12/22 | Winter solstice: buck testosterone drops triggering antler shedding |
| 12/31 | Whitetail archery season closes (except in closed wintering areas) |