An experienced hunter can often predict from evidence on these maps whether an area is likely to hold the game he seeks. In ...

The Department of Natural Resources is reminding Minnesotans of the Nongame Wildlife Fund Tax Checkoff program.

Sweet-faced and inquisitive, northern Minnesota’s pine martens (also known as American martens) rank among the state’s more ...

With more than 475,000 firearms deer hunters in the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging hunters to purchase their licenses early to avoid long lines and any ...

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): Hunters who venture into field and forest for Minnesota’s firearms deer season can expect a good deer season and ...

Deer hunters who use a firearm or muzzleloader in a lottery area and want to harvest an antlerless deer must apply for an either-sex permit by the Thursday, Sept. 8, deadline established by the DNR.

Allowing use of straight-wall cartridge rifles here would offer hunters a welcome option that is safer than shotguns and easier to carry and shoot, with similar range and greater accuracy.

Archery hunters took 287 deer during the first two-day hunt held Oct. 21-22 at Camp Ripley Military Reservation near Little Falls. It was the third highest recorded harvest for the first two days of ...

The 1,000-pound Michigan bull moose — standing 6 feet, 5 inches tall with 40-pound, paddle-like antlers — is the iconic ...

The years of trying to contain chronic wasting disease in wild deer in Minnesota has been fairly effective, although the disease has been tough to control. But the Department of Natural Resources and ...

With the release of the online version of the 2021 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook, hunters can read up on what’s new to prepare for this year’s deer hunting ...

Like a boomerang more than an arrow, the crossbow controversy is coming back to the Legislature. Some background: In May 2023, near the end of that year’s legislative session, a conference committee ...