Wildlife managers from the Minnesota DNR expected hunters would shoot more deer this year, and early harvest numbers this fall have supported that theory.
The statewide youth deer season and the early antlerless hunt in select deer permit areas ran Oct. 15-18, while the archery season opened on Sept. 19. Through Sunday, Oct. 18, Paul Burr, deer coordinator for the DNR, said hunters have combined to shoot 24,170 deer.
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