
DNR’s Barb Keller discusses the state of Minnesota deer hunting
It’s hard not to be in a good mood this time of year. The days leading up to firearms opener find me giddier than a toddler on Christmas Eve.

It’s hard not to be in a good mood this time of year. The days leading up to firearms opener find me giddier than a toddler on Christmas Eve.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Trempealeau County. The deer was harvested in the town of Hale.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Polk County. The deer was harvested in the town of Apple River

The two basic strategies for both archery and firearms hunters is to either hunt from a stand or take part in deer drives.

The Minnesota Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener takes place in Lanesboro, Nov. 3-4, to kick off a tradition for Minnesotans across the state. It’s the start to a nine- or 16-day firearms deer-hunting season.

Joining me on last weekend’s Outdoor News Radio show and podcast, Barb Keller, the DNR’s big-game program leader, said she doesn’t expect Minnesota’s deer kill this year to exceed 2022’s. Whitetail hunters a year ago

The Minnesota firearms deer opener is Saturday, and for many it’s about tradition and creating new stories at deer camps across the state. The Minnesota DNR expects to see many hunters in blaze orange roaming
It’s here! Deer hunting’s Holy Grail. The rut blossoms. Bucks are on their feet in the daytime, nighttime, and anytime in between! They’re testing their home range’s outer rim, not just chasing does, but as

Clack, clack-ity, clack, clack…clack.
Pause.
“Clack, clack-ity, clack, clack…clack.”
A strange woodland sound drifted up through early November’s trees. I climbed quietly down from of my stand, bow in hand and
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