
With pheasant index up, optimism greets Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener
Weekend festivities kick off on Friday afternoon with a dedication of the Rooster Ridge Wildlife Management Area.

Weekend festivities kick off on Friday afternoon with a dedication of the Rooster Ridge Wildlife Management Area.

Some areas in central and southern Minnesota still held good numbers of teal and wood ducks. In northern Minnesota, ring-necked numbers have increased along with other diving ducks.

If the margin of error on the eastern grey wolf population in Minnesota is more than 26 percent, what is it for important game species like white-tailed deer? Also, what’s with this white-tailed buck (trail

The Minnesota DNR has created videos on how to get deer tested for chronic wasting disease, how to quarter a deer, how to cape a trophy deer and how to remove lymph nodes. “We’re informing

Buck taken during the opening weekend of archery season near Preston in southeastern Minnesota’s disease management zone.

Biggest change came with pheasant hunter numbers, which saw a 32 percent drop from 2016.

Water levels remain fairly dry in the northern portion of the state but good to excellent across most of the rest of the state.

Richfield artist Timothy Turenne won the Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp contest. The painting was selected by judges from among 11 submissions for the annual contest sponsored by the DNR. Turenne is a three-time winner of

The following report is a compilation of state and federal wildlife manager reports and waterfowl surveys from across Minnesota. This is the first report for 2018. Reports will be compiled weekly throughout the hunting season.
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