As the weather cools and leaves drop, Central Minnesotans tend to turn their attention to several things, but perhaps most prominently, football, hockey and hunting. The state has a de­ep history of ...

Nov. 25—ST. PAUL — Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers Minnesota hunters opportunities to continue enjoying the outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape, ...

ST. PAUL – The number of small game hunters in Minnesota in 2023 increased slightly from 2022, but still was 5% below the 10-year average, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results ...

One year after Minnesota grouse hunters enjoyed a phenomenal harvest, they’re settling in for a season that they can only hope will be fair to good. “It seems like there are patches that are good, but ...

Here’s a look back at how the duck, pheasant, and ruffed grouse seasons went, based on several interviews with Minnesota DNR ...

Minnesota's ruffed grouse spring drumming counts showed an average decline of 24 to 60 percent across the northeast survey region, which is the core of the state's grouse range, the Minnesota ...

Last year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sold 230,000 resident small-game licenses, fewer than 10% of which were issued to women. Only a small minority of Minnesota women chase ducks, ...