While winter weather may be far from over, this winter has been mild by Minnesota standards. If mild conditions persist, those conditions combined with a conservative 2014 deer harvest could signal the start of a rebound in the state's white-tailed deer populations.
Wildlife managers remind homeowners who live near bear habitat to be bear-aware and check their property for food sources that could attract bears this spring.
Our grandson, Zane, wanted to spend Saturday night at Grandpa and Nanna's house. It is great he still wants to spend time with his grandparents, but my wife and I are quite exciting people.
You won't find a listing for Minnesota's most harvested variety of fish in a zoological reference book. It doesn't have a fancy two-part Latin name. And a 2- or 3-pounder is worthy of admiration.
Food thermometers aren't just for holiday turkeys and roasts anymore-they're for all cuts of meat and poultry, including hamburgers, chicken breasts, and pork chops.
Minnesota's breeding mallard population counts are down from last year while other species saw increases, according to the results of the annual Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spring waterfowl surveys.
Minnesota's regular waterfowl season will open a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 26, with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer throughout much of Minnesota this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license and apply for an antlerless permit by Thursday, Sept. 10, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said.
The DNR announced today it is implementing several concrete steps aimed at improving the Mille Lacs Lake walleye population, while building a closer working relationship with the Mille Lacs community.
How to increase hunter opportunity and satisfaction during the spring wild turkey season will be the focus of four public discussion meetings the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will host in late September and October.
Fall color begins to show, an occasional crisp morning arrives - both are telltale signs that the hunting season opener for grouse, Minnesota's most popular game bird, is right around the corner.
Following a milder winter and a conservative deer season last year, hunters this fall may see more deer on the landscape during the archery deer season and while scouting for the Saturday, Nov. 7, firearms deer opener, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Hunters who applied for a spring wild turkey hunting license for time periods A or B but were not selected in the recent lottery are eligible to purchase a surplus license on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, March 7.
People can give input on a plan by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to change the boundaries of several bear permit units in the Leech Lake area.
