Minnesota's deer hunting season kicks off on November 8, with strong deer populations thanks to mild winters. Hunters should ...

CO Bobby Stringer (Thief River Falls West) reports an increase in deer movement throughout the district as the firearms ...

CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #1) spent the week checking grouse, squirrel, and archery deer hunters. He conducted a wolf-depredation investigation, handled a nuisance-bear complaint, attended training, and ...

Grouse hunters continue to report few opportunities, but those willing to get out and walk trails are having more success than those sticking to the gravel. CO Shane Zavodnik (Virginia) worked on ...

The bear hunting season in Minnesota wrapped up with a dip in harvest numbers, while young hunters enjoyed success during the ...

There’s a very real and sobering fact staring waterfowl hunters in the face. There aren’t enough of us around anymore. Minnesota is following the larger national trend of declining hunting ...

OSAKIS TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two adults and two kids were rescued after their duck hunting boat capsized on Bird Lake in central Minnesota. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the boat capsized a ...

The hens aren’t coming home to roost, and something’s going to have to change. Beginning in Minnesota. The hens in this case are mallards, specifically adult hen mallards, and their absence on the ...

An acrylic painting of buffleheads in flight by James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The image will be featured on the 2026-27 Federal Migratory Bird ...

with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday, Sept. 19 in a news release. Hautman emerged as the winner after two days of competition, and the ...