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Minnesota’ turkey hunting begins this month, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 16, through Saturday, May 31.
The season structure for Minnesota’s two other waterfowl-hunting zones (central and north) would be unchanged from the 2024 ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday it's adding 27 counties to the state’s burn restrictions list ...
Prospective bear hunters have until Friday, May 2, to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota Department of ...
Burning restrictions remain in effect for 15 central Minnesota counties, including Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, and Wright ...
Complete instructions about how to apply for a bear hunting license, maps of permit areas and a listing of permit availability for each area are available on the Minnesota DNR website.
The DNR says allowing rifles for deer hunting and overturning the shotgun-only rule in southern Minnesota could also thin the excess deer population. “We have issues with overabundant deer in ...
The agency says 4,605 licenses across 15 northern areas of the state will be lotteried off for the 2025 season.