LONSDALE, Minn. — More than half a million people hunt in Minnesota each year. For 25 years, Hans Froseth has been among them. "Both waterfowl and deer up at our family cabin," said Froseth. Deering ...

The acrid smell of black powder hung in the crisp afternoon air as I walked along a logging road deep in the bluff country of southeast Minnesota. Several inches of snow lay on the ground, with a ...

Arctic-spawned flurries ripped through the late-December woods with an angry vengeance, sporadically showering snow off the big ridge-top hemlocks. The creaking and swaying of the stark hardwoods gave ...

Last season’s warm winter helped the deer population, and that bodes well for firearm hunters anticipating the Nov. 9 opener, especially in parts of central and southern Minnesota. As many as 400,000 ...

Deer hunting licenses are now available for purchase. Hunters who want an either-sex deer or special hunt permit for the coming season must apply by Sept. 5. But if you plan to hunt in southeastern ...

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports ice conditions remain unsafe and few hunters were seen out for the muzzle loader deer opener. CO Sean Cannon (Cook) assisted on an ice rescue on Lake Vermilion after ...

NEW LONDON — Sibley State Park will host two special hunts this season. The park will host a special youth hunt on Oct. 26 and 27. Most or all of the park and park trails will remain open to ...

Do you have photos from Minnesota’s youth deer season or early antlerless-only season Oct. 21-24? Have you been archery hunting or enjoyed other deer hunting opportunities in Minnesota? The Minnesota ...

Drew Swartz has been in school a long time. First in Missouri for his undergraduate degree, then in Minnesota for a master’s. Now he’ll finish his doctorate this summer at the U, studying veterinary ...

You couldn’t have rolled a pickup truck full of beer cans off the mountain and created more commotion than the bull elk was making. I’d heard him bugle, checked the wind, snuck closer, and ultimately ...

Jay Cooke State Park will partially close from Saturday, December 7, to Wednesday, December 11, for a muzzleloader hunt. The Minnesota DNR says it is to prevent the overpopulation of deer and protect ...