Minnesota Governor Tim Walz among those expected to take to the woods in this year's deer hunting opener on Saturday. It's a time honored tradition that is an economic boom for the state. "Outdoor ...

BRAINERD — The weather should be just about right as hundreds of thousands of deer hunters make their way into the woods Saturday, Nov. 8, for the opening of Minnesota firearms deer hunting season.

Deer hunters came to the chronic wasting disease testing stations in Whitewater and Pine Island last weekend with their deer and their stories. Most hunters were veterans, some hunted private land, ...

MINNESOTA — Hunters harvested 186,203 deer during the 2025 hunting season, which is a statewide 9% increase from the 2024 ...

More than 180,000 deer were taken by Minnesota hunters during the 2025 hunting season, a 9% increase over last season.

Hundreds of people wait in line outside Fleet Farm in Oakdale, Minn., the night before deer hunting firearms season opened in 2024.

Unseasonably warm weather will add some sizzle this weekend to the opening of what has become deer hunting’s hottest season. Temperatures are forecast to reach 80 degrees on Saturday for the beginning ...

We can’t have deer managers encouraging hunters to take more antlerless deer and then have a rule on the books that hinders ...

In the darkness before sunrise on Saturday morning peering out of my hunting perch, it was hard to believe I’d be able to spot a deer in my path. I had never hunted before. Up until a couple months ...

As of 8:30 a.m. Monday, the harvest was at about 51,000 deer, according to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Big Game Coordinator Paul Burr. Hunters have up to 48 hours to register their deer, ...