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SLEEPY EYE 鈥� Sleepy Eye will host the 2024 Minnesota Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener, Gov. Tim Walz announced.

The 2024 event, scheduled for Oct. 11-12, will be the 12th annual Governor鈥檚 Pheasant Hunting Opener, according to a news release from Walz's office.

The submitted an application on behalf of the community to host the 2024 event. Sleepy Eye was then selected through a process that considered available hunting land, travel, tourism opportunities and community support.

鈥淲e are very excited to have the opportunity to host the 2024 Governor鈥檚 Pheasant Hunting Opener,鈥� said Christina Andres, Sleepy Eye Chamber of Commerce executive director, in the news release. 鈥淪leepy Eye, Brown County and its area sporting and wildlife organizations have a strong history of collaborating together, so we are confident this event will be another great opportunity to showcase our southern Minnesota hospitality, habitat and hunting.鈥�

Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County on Sleepy Eye Lake. It has a population of 3,428 and is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 14 and Minnesota Highway 4.

Initiated by , the Minnesota Governor鈥檚 Pheasant Opener has been hosted by eight different communities. Most recently, Owatonna held the opener Oct. 13-14, 2023.

Other host cities have included Montevideo (2011 and 2016), Marshall (2012 and 2017), Madelia (2013), Worthington (2014 and 2022), Mankato (2015), Luverne (2018), and Austin (2019).