Minnesota’s No. 1 non-typical whitetail buck had 43 points; shot by 17-year-old Mitch Vakoch in 1974. A deer recently taken on the Camp Ripley archery hunt may exceed the record. Deer ...

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

Firearms deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 4, which means thousands of hunters across the state are preparing hunting trips to bring home venison to put in the freezer. According to the Minnesota ...

The 2023 firearms deer hunting season opens on Saturday, November 5 in the state’s central and southern areas. For northeastern Minnesota, the opener is a week later on November 12. The opening ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reporting a higher number of deer harvested during the 2024 hunting season. The department estimates a 7% increase from 2023, with more than ...

Traditional and compound bow hunters may soon be outnumbered in Minnesota by crossbow hunters for deer if the Legislature renews a law allowing widespread use of crossbows in the coming fall season.

ST. PAUL – Hunters in Minnesota shot more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season, the Department of Natural Resources reported Wednesday, Jan.

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed chronic wasting disease in two adult bucks in two new deer permit areas (DPAs) where the disease previously hadn't been found, the agency ...

Jan. 22—ST. PAUL — Hunters in Minnesota shot more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season, the Department of Natural Resources reported Wednesday ...