Fewer anglers out, but walleyes and crappies are biting. Here’s the Minnesota fishing and hunting report across the state on Oct. 7, 2026.
A bug that prevented users from viewing their licenses and license products on the DNR’s new Electronic Licensing System was resolved over the weekend.
Jamie Gangaware, ELS executive for the Division of Wildlife, said
A stiff southeast breeze was blowing through the woods as I reached back in my treestand to grab a facemask from my backpack, which was hanging from the side of the tree. After multiple days
Thanks to a recent update to the Electronic Licensing System from vendor PayIt Outdoors, the Minnesota DNR’s new mobile licensing app may temporarily not properly display licenses.
Jamie Gangaware, ELS executive for the Division
Passionate Minnesota bowhunters often travel out of state to kickstart their deer season because of the opportunity to shoot a buck in velvet.
Even in states like the Dakotas with late August or early
Folks who spend much of their free time outdoors often align their schedules around traditional events. Many anglers set aside the second Saturday of May because that weekend usually pairs with Minnesota’s walleye and northern
Hunters across the country talk about thermals.
Out west, if you spend any time chasing mule deer or elk in the mountains, you will feel the air rush up the mountainside in the morning,
Minnesota’s spruce grouse population remains stable, but there is evidence of decline in the southern part of the species’ range.
Charlotte Roy, grouse project leader with the DNR, said the agency explored a couple
Dave Londe admits his natural resources career path wasn’t exactly straight-forward. It didn’t go from A to B to C.
Londe bobbed. Londe weaved. Londe took pre-med courses. Still, like many other college students
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