Last year was one of the safest years for Minnesota hunters in state history in terms of the number of hunting-related incidents reported across all seasons.
There was just one injury reported in 2025. That’s down from 14 incidents in 2024, which included a fatality from Clay County during the firearms deer season.
Minnesota’s 2025 hunting year one of safest ever Read More »
The story of the wild turkey in Minnesota and at a national level is an amazing tale, but is also an often frustrating story to watch unfold.
That was my initial thought after talking with DNR Upland Gamebird Consultant Roy Churchwell about Minnesota possibly increasing its bag limit to two birds during the spring season, at least for areas where the best bird numbers exist.
Years ago, when Ralph Warzecha wanted to hunt turkeys he traveled east to states like Pennsylvania, Vermont, and New York.
There were no turkeys around his home near Eagle Bend in central Minnesota and he never thought there would be. He’s glad he was wrong about that.
“They’re here and it’s awesome,” Warzecha said.
Another good turkey season on tap in Minnesota? Prospects look favorable Read More »
This winter might be called “normal” across northern Minnesota when it comes to its impact on whitetails.
The most-recent Winter Severity Index map shows that the large majority of northern Minnesota counties have fallen into a moderate WSI category this year. The exception is in the far northeast in Lake and Cook counties, where pockets in both areas reached “severe” winter readings.
Northern Minnesota whitetails await green-up after relatively ‘normal’ winter Read More »
Conducting the research in a CWD Management Zone in Minnesota poses challenges for the researchers as bait cannot be placed without having control measures around the bait to exclude deer. The box traps are used where birds can get in through a gate in the cage but then can’t exit.
Innovative wild turkey research starting in Minnesota Read More »
Since 1986, the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society has handed out an annual conservation award that recognizes organizations and individuals that show outstanding commitment to the state’s natural resources.
This year’s Conservation Award went to a small group in western Minnesota that does big work for wildlife.
Small conservation group honored for doing big work in western Minnesota Read More »
It was a little over an hour into Minnesota’s 2025 spring turkey season when two toms gobbled from about 100 yards away through the aspens.
I had sat tight in this spot since daylight, calling periodically at birds that had roosted on the neighboring property. A series of scouting runs that revealed scratchings on this trail through the timber left me confident this was the place to be on opening morning.
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Years ago as wild turkeys were expanding their range across Minnesota, hunters in some parts of the state were still learning about the new recreational opportunity.
After a public meeting in Alexandria that focused on turkey hunting, a DNR staff member said in a side conversation that he believed many areas could support a two-turkey spring limit.
“But hunters don’t want it,” he said at that time.
But after record spring harvests in 2024 and 2025, it seems that opinion may have changed.
Talk of a two-bird limit for Minnesota’s spring turkey season taking place Read More »
Tom wild turkeys soon will be strutting all over Minnesota as the birds become more aggressive in establishing a pecking order within flocks as the breeding season begins.
It’s also when videos emerge on social media showing turkeys clogging intersections, chasing people, or just generally being a nuisance within city limits. When one of those videos goes viral, it can create a sense that wild-eyed toms are widespread. But how prevalent are cases of turkeys in metro areas creating conflicts with humans?
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