Safety tips for hunters
Minnesota's deer hunting opener is just a week away. But it won't matter what you bag if you don't make it home safe.
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Minnesota's deer hunting opener is just a week away. But it won't matter what you bag if you don't make it home safe.
For the past two years we’ve had drought conditions in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At the same time -- our falls are warming -- and so are our winters. How does that impact animal behavior and your next trip out to the deer stand?
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that Gov. Tim Walz will celebrate the opening of deer hunting season in the Three Rivers Park District.
It's really starting to feel like fall, and that means it’s time for WCCO’s sports and hunting enthusiast Mike Max to get out in the field.
The opener will take place Oct. 14 and 15.
A central Minnesota hunter was airlifted to hospital Friday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg.
A suspected case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in northwestern Minnesota has prompted state officials to implement voluntary sampling of all deer harvested in the area during this year's firearms hunting season, which starts this weekend.
Hunting season is upon us, but for some people getting to a duck blind or a deer stand isn't that easy.
Hunting season is just around the corner, but in parts of Minnesota, one bird will be off-limits.
A 26-year-old St. Cloud man has been cited by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for trying to hunt squirrels with blow darts.
"It's still surreal to me," Cory said. "This isn't something that happens to a little hunter from Minnesota."
Federal regulators say a Minnesota hunting gear company is recalling thousands of treestands following reports of the cables separating, leaving two users with broken bones.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has shifted to voluntary sampling for chronic wasting disease.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday the 10th annual Minnesota Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener has been postponed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For Minnesota hunters stuck inside, the turkey season offers an opportunity to engage with the outdoors.
Wisconsin's DNR says they found the shooter that injured a deer hunter Sunday after reaching out to the public for help.
Last weekend was opening weekend for deer rifle hunters in Minnesota -- and it was a hunt to remember for a Twin Cities family.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to remind hunters to check forest trail and road conditions before heading out this weekend.
It's the time of year when hunters like John Southworth can't help but smile. And while sitting in a duck boat is fun, it's a different kind of hunting he really looks forward to.
Minnesota wildlife officials are taking steps to curb a fatal brain disease among the state's wild deer.
A 25-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing two federally-protected trumpeter swans while kayaking last year in Anoka County.
Gov. Tim Walz braved the elements and joined a hunting party near Northfield for the first annual Governor's Turkey Hunt.
Two special deer hunts are planned for later this month in southeastern Minnesota as part of an effort to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease in the state's wild deer population.
Hunters killed 197,733 deer during last year's nine-day hunt, about 130 more animals than in 2016.
The DNR says deer populations are continuing to rebound across the state, but they want hunters to keep three things in mind.
