The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for people who would like to pass on to others their passion for hunting by serving as volunteer instructor/mentors for the DNR's Firearms Safety Hunter Education Program.
One thing about livestock, be it good or bad, is they make a person get outside even when one would rather not. Today, there is a raging blizzard going on. Given a choice, I would rather rest by the fire and watch the snow blow by. Since I have assorted …
The Governor's State of the State address focused on a number of key issues - including economic opportunity, the transformation of government, and lean, efficient citizen-centered services - qualities also reflected in the changing face of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), says Commissioner Tom Landwehr.
Minnesota's moose population in northeastern Minnesota continues to decline, according to results of an aerial survey released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Minnesotans age 16 or older can try ice fishing without purchasing an angling license if they take a child younger than 16 fishing during Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend on Saturday, Feb. 19, through Monday, Feb. 21.
The public comment period remains open through Thursday, Feb. 24, for permanent rule changes proposed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that affect fishing and issuing permits.
Minnesota's ice fishing shelter removal dates are here or fast approaching. Dark houses, fish houses and portables must be off the ice of inland waters no later than midnight on March 7 in the southern two-thirds of the state and March 21 in the northern third.
Minnesota's bull-only moose hunt will continue in 2011, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reduced the number of available permits by half to reflect a continued decline in the moose population and a more conservative harvest model.
With the addition of 133 profiles, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has completed publication of The Rare Species Guide, an online reference about the state's rarest plant and animal species.
Interested participants are reminded that harvest of snow geese, including blue-phased snow geese and the smaller Ross' geese, will be allowed from Tuesday, March 1, to Sunday, April 30.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments through March 31 on a proposal to make permanent a number of temporary hunting rules that have been in place for at least one hunting season.
A statewide aerial survey conducted Jan. 5 - 8 revealed that the population of trumpeter swans in Minnesota has more than doubled in the last five years, according Larry Gillette, wildlife manager for Three Rivers Park District, which organized the survey.
Nature has many ways of letting us know spring is coming eventually and we will not have winter forever. Some of these signs are subtle, such as the days becoming a bit longer. Other signs are not so subtle, such as the white fields of winter turning to the black …
Roosevelt Lake in northern Crow Wing County and the Sauk River chain of lakes in Stearns County southwest of St. Cloud will be stocked with muskellunge this fall in response to growing angler interest, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Saint Paul, MN -- Today Governor Mark Dayton joined Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Tom Landwehr, legislators, and aquatic invasive species stakeholders from around the state. Landwehr unveiled a new legislative initiative that would help slow the spread of aquatic invasives, such as zebra mussels and Eurasian watermilfoil, …
