New numbers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources show hunters bagged more deer in 2025 than last year.

This winter's snowfall has bucked expectations, causing deer to shed antlers early — and ice fishing is thriving with good conditions in Minnesota's lakes.

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

It was a wintry weekend when Erik Hildebrand scouted for deer in one of Minnesota's hunting zones. He was there for a ...

Hunters across Minnesota harvested more than 186,000 deer during the 2025 season, marking a 9% increase from the previous ...

Nov. 8—I don't normally do this, but with deer season now upon us, I thought I'd share this column I wrote nearly 20 years ago, as it appeared in the Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, edition of the Grand Forks ...

Honestly, I haven’t in the past given much thought to party hunting. Apparently, however, it’s a bit of a sore spot with some ...

They will hunt. Of course, they will hunt. They are Minnesota deer hunters. Yes, deer numbers are down. Yes, expectations have been tempered. Yes, a lot of units across Northeastern Minnesota remain ...

Challenging as it is to think about deer hunting when Pronto Pups beckon from the State Fair, a license buying deadline looms for perhaps hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans who hope to fill their ...

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.

ST. PAUL — Hunters harvested 186,203 deer during Minnesota’s 2025 hunting season, which is a statewide 9% increase from the ...