DNR invites public to serve on council to help boost hunter, angler numbers
Minnesota DNR Reports
June 5, 2018
Agency looks to zero in on hunter and angler recruitment, retention and reactivation.
Hunting
Minnesota hunting industry mourns loss of John Burgeson
Staff and News Reports
May 22, 2018
Anoka, Minn. — Wildlife Research Center founder John Robert Burgeson, 66, of Andover, passed away May 19. A native of Arden Hills and later Andover, Burgeson graduated from Mounds View High School in 1970 and
Zinke proposes expanding hunting, fishing at 30 national wildlife refuges
Staff and News Reports
May 22, 2018
More than a third of those refuges are on lands in the Great Lakes region.
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin to collaborate on West Nile virus monitoring in ruffed grouse
Staff and News Reports
May 21, 2018
The three states are in the early stages of planning to test samples from grouse this fall, but at this point there is no evidence that the virus is having a population-level impact in the
A rite of spring in Minnesota, historic turkey season set to open
Site Staff
April 17, 2018
In 1978, Minnesota held its first turkey hunt in modern history. During that season, 420 hunters drew permits. Last spring, some 50,000 turkey permits were issued.
After few initial offerings, DNR adds to metro deer plan meetings schedule
Site Staff
April 16, 2018
When the Minnesota DNR initially released a list of open houses per its deer management plan a week ago, there was a glaring omission. No metro listings. The DNR quickly recategorized that open house list
Remembering a day with one of the greats in outdoors writing: Pat McManus – 1933-2018
Rob Drieslein
April 13, 2018
With his dry wit, crazy cast of literary characters, and love of rural places, Pat McManus drew comparisons to Mark Twain and other American humorists.
State deer plan: Public meetings start April 16; see draft plan here
Staff and News Reports
April 11, 2018
Only three meetings are currently scheduled in the metro, but more reportedly in the works; plan establishes an annual statewide harvest target of 200,000 deer.
A pattern and plan for early-season wild turkey hunting
Tony Peterson
April 11, 2018
Weather, food, and calling vocalizations will play huge roles in bagging a gobbler during April.
