Hunters registered 147 wolves during the early portion of Minnesota's first wolf season that ended Nov. 18; 53 fewer than the statewide harvest target, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
A state list first established nearly 30 years ago to highlight plants and animals at risk of disappearing from Minnesota's landscape is about to get updated, and the public is invited to comment on the proposed changes, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today. The DNR is proposing …
Recent snowfall will likely bring out more Minnesota snowmobilers and that means there's an increased chance of an accident, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The holiday season is one of the most popular times of the year for parents to give their child a hunting rifle, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or a snowmobile as a gift, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Therefore, it's also important to give them the second …
For more than a month, our dogs have come up on the short end of the deal. They usually run free, hunt, explore, and follow my wife and I around the farm when we are driving the Mule or going for a walk. During hunting season, their activities are severely …
Early Saturday morning, my grandson, Zane, and I were on stand waiting for his dad and uncle to drive the deer toward us. Actually, it was not all that early. Years ago, we decided a person could start the hunt at daylight or drink coffee and eat donuts until 8:30 …
The reduced number of daylight hours starts to take its toll on people after a while. Humans were designed to be outdoors, soaking up the vitamins provided by the sunlight.
My grandsons, Trevor and Zane, wanted to go rabbit hunting Saturday. They had their guns, their dog, and even a place to hunt. The only problem they seemed to have was neither of them had much experience at rabbit hunting, and their dog had no experience at all.
Question: Now is the time of year when Minnesota residents can contribute to the DNR's Nongame Wildlife Checkoff Fund. What is this money used for and how does it help wildlife?
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is taking corrective actions after the agency discovered that a DNR employee inappropriately accessed driving license and motor vehicle records without authorization to do so.
To be an outdoorsman, it is almost mandatory to have a dog. Most of us have more than one dog. A person needs different dogs for different outdoors activities. It is handy to have a bear dog if a person is bear hunting or a coon hound to hunt raccoons.
The need to manage the size of northwestern Minnesota's elk population and control depredation has prompted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to extend the elk hunt beginning Saturday, Jan. 12
One of the rituals that accompanies owning a dog is the morning "airing." That's code for letting the dog out to relieve itself after a long night of bladder control. For our new Labrador pup this usually happens sometime between 6:00 and 6:30 a.m.
I do my best to live by the philosophy, "Never do today what a person can put off until tomorrow." This has generally served me well, but I must admit a person can get caught occasionally wishing they had not procrastinated.
Tullibees (also known as cisco or lake herring) are a coldwater fish that live in many of the nicest lakes in Minnesota. They provide excellent forage for trophy walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, and lake trout. A requirement for cold, well-oxygenated water allows them to primarily live in deep lakes that …
