Turkey hunting is as popular as ever in Minnesota and a recently-released survey from the 2024 fall season and 2025 spring season sheds light on how hunters feel. The survey covers a wide range of topics related to turkey populations, regulations and season structure.
Survey details how Minnesota turkey hunters feel about wide range of topics Read More »
For many kids in the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League, the nine-day championship in Alexandria takes on a different feel from what they might expect.
Some of the top shooters travel to big regional and national shoots across the country, but the Minnesota Trap Shooting Championship has a reputation as the world’s largest shooting event. For many, this will be the busiest atmosphere in which they’ll participate. Hundreds of people are at the park each day.
Dedication, community support build the top youth trap teams in Minnesota Read More »
Alexandria, Minn. — Thousands of youth trap shooters from across Minnesota will compete at the Alexandria Shooting Park next week with a chance to qualify their team for a final state tournament.
Minnesota Clay Target League Trap Shooting Championship runs June 15-23 in Alexandria Read More »
Winds were gusting to over 40 mph on the afternoon of Nov. 2 last year as I slipped quietly up the river in my kayak for an afternoon bowhunt.
These types of winds are not a reason to stay home. They are an opportunity to get close to whitetail bedding areas undetected. The plan that day was to take advantage of the conditions and set up in a tree 20 yards off the river in thick cover. This would require using the kayak to slip past a primary bedding area.
Silent entry and close encounters: Kayak tactics to help you kill more deer Read More »
Minnesota’s spring turkey hunters killed almost 1,650 fewer birds than last year, but 2026 was still one of the top harvest years in state history.
Based on preliminary numbers, this year’s total harvest for the season that ran from April 15 through May 31 finished at 15,245 birds. That’s down about 10% from 2025 when hunters shot a state-record 16,903 turkeys. This spring’s total is the third highest harvest in Minnesota history, with the 2024 season falling second on that list when hunters tagged 16,714 birds.
Minnesota turkey hunters take third most birds in state history Read More »
Three fawns were caught on camera at the same time in the summer of 2025 during ongoing research in northeast Minnesota designed to learn more about deer densities in areas of old growth forest.
Deer density estimates rise in year two of northeast Minnesota camera study Read More »
A bear passing through town might not create a huge stir in its traditional range, but it’s a bit of a talker when it happens in central Minnesota.
Residents of Alexandria in Douglas County shared videos and photos on social media of a young bear moving through city limits on Wednesday, May 20.
Young black bear wanders through city limits of Alexandria, Minn. Read More »
Minnesota’s turkey harvest through Monday of this week is down almost 12% from the same time last year, but hunters are still on pace to kill the third most birds in state history this spring.
The total harvest as of Tuesday morning was 13,547 registered birds. That’s compared to 15,417 turkeys shot through the same portion of the season in 2025.
Despite dip from 2025, Minnesota turkey hunters on pace for top-three harvest Read More »
There’s a new nonprofit organization in Minnesota focused on giving kids a great hunting or fishing adventure, and the founders are looking for more kids to serve.
Southwest Minnesota’s new ‘Hunt for Hope’ organization looking for kids to serve Read More »
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