Hunting
Whitetail harvest of antlerless deer, mature bucks both jump in latest national deer report
The National Deer Association released its annual deer report on Jan. 15 that takes a close look at nearly everything pertaining to whitetails, including detailed harvest and hunter information, from across the country.
Commentary: Time to remove Minnesota’s ‘aggregate’ bag limit for deer
Many states might have a deer-hunting law or two that leave hunters scratching their heads. But, for the most part, regulations are created for good reasons.
I typically don’t have a problem with Minnesota’s
There’s plenty to learn about your local deer over winter
Here in Minnesota, the last minutes of the 2025 deer season faded away on New Year’s Eve, and now most of us have moved on to other outdoor pursuits.
While deer hunting might be
Southeast Minnesota CWD prevalence rates increase
Around this time last year, the DNR announced that deer permit areas 646, 647, and 648 in southeastern Minnesota had entered a new phase of infection – “endemic,” according to its chronic wasting disease response
Latitude’s Method III or Lonestar saddle? My pick after a full season of hunting in them
I wasn’t necessarily close to giving up saddle hunting after my first year trying it in 2018, but I left that season hoping I was missing something in terms of how to hunt comfortably.
Ryan Rothstein: Alone for one final hunt in Nebraska, and thoughts of gratitude
While I’m not one to jump for joy at New Year’s, 2025 closed differently from most in my world. It ended in Nebraska, ringing in the new year alone in a motel room.
I
Streams of Thought: What do you think of Minnesota’s party-hunting law for deer?
More than once, as I recently worked my way from one holiday gathering to another, to visit friends and family and to eat food prepared not by me, the subject of party hunting during Minnesota’s
Minnesota DNR releases total deer harvest numbers from 2025
Hunters harvested 186,203 deer during the 2025 hunting season, which is a statewide 9% increase from the 2024 hunting season, according to preliminary figures from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The statewide harvest was
Want a more efficient whitetail rut in 2026? Start brainstorming now
The month of November ushers in a mix of emotions for whitetail fanatics. Primarily, it’s excitement, sure. But at least for me, there’s also some added pressure.
It’s not external pressure. Nobody else really
