Firearms deer license sales down in Zone 3
Joe Albert
November 30, 2017
Deer license sales decline in the zone greater than in rest of Minnesota.
Hunting
UPDATE – Bizarre case in CWD zone: Who ear-tagged this buck?
Rob Drieslein
November 28, 2017
Hunter-harvested white-tailed buck has personalized ear tags, and the DNR wants to know who put them there.
Wingshooting ammo: choosing a reliable shotshell for your upland hunting pursuits
Tony Peterson
November 24, 2017
Successful shooting for pheasants, ruffed and sharp-tailed grouse, and quail requires different ammunition to account variances in size, speed, and flush distance.
Chronic wasting disease discovered in Winona County farm deer
Staff and News Reports
November 22, 2017
Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed results with the USDA, has already quarantined the herd and started disease investigation.
Hunters register 161,057 deer through third weekend of season
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 21, 2017
The 2016 total harvest was 173,213 and to date firearms and archery hunters have harvested about 180,000 deer this year.
DNR Wildlife Section proposes statewide deer harvest goal of 190,000
Joe Albert
November 20, 2017
Harvest goal is part of deer planning effort.
DNR waterfowl report: Hunting success still ‘very good’
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 16, 2017
Canada goose numbers increased over the past week and should provide good opportunities through Thanksgiving weekend in many areas, according to the report.
CWD testing continues for 3B season
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 16, 2017
Mandatory testing will continue in area 603 throughout all 2017 Minnesota deer seasons, including the 3B season and a late hunt in area 603 from Jan. 6-14, 2018, the DNR said in a news release
Preliminary tests: 7 more deer possibly infected with CWD in southeastern Minnesota
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 15, 2017
Lou Cornicelli, DNR wildlife research manager, said it isn’t clear whether the additional positives indicate a westward expansion of the disease or individual deer movements, given that all the presumptive positive deer were adult males.
