Minnesota is essentially the gray wolf capital of the lower 48. They are such a massive part of the state's natural lore that they literally named an NBA franchise after them. Thanks to massive ...

They will hunt. Of course, they will hunt. They are Minnesota deer hunters. Yes, deer numbers are down. Yes, expectations have been tempered. Yes, a lot of units across Northeastern Minnesota remain ...

It will be less than three weeks until hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans will don blaze orange and scour forests and fields across the state in search of a buck or doe. The official deer firearms ...

(Nov. 6) and once again, Gov. Tim Pawlenty will host his second deer opener event. This year's event will be held in Grand Rapids, Minn. The Governor's Deer Hunting Opener is intended to celebrate ...

Minnesota deer hunters got off to a fast start on opening weekend of the firearms season, emerging from the woods Saturday and Sunday with a harvest easily exceeding the five-year average. “If my ...

More than 180,000 deer were taken by Minnesota hunters during the 2025 hunting season, a 9% increase over last season and 5% higher than the five-year average, according to the state Department of ...

The cultural and social tradition of the Minnesota deer opener dates back generations, and a twist in one town is connecting generations in a whole new way. On the first day of rifle season Saturday, ...

Saturday morning, hunters across the state will take part in the annual firearms deer hunting opener. The cool weather should help hunters, and deer numbers are high in most parts of the state. Dan ...

In 1942, Minnesota officials took a state map and drew a zig-zagging line from the South Dakota border to the Wisconsin border. North of that line, deer hunters would be allowed to use rifles. South ...