The archery harvest was up 8% compared to 2024, with total archery deer harvest in 2025 reaching nearly 300,000 – a new record for Minnesota. The total number of licensed archers this past year was ...

It's almost that time again, hunters: Minnesota's firearms deer season is just a few weeks away. Here's what you should know before it starts. When does the gun deer hunting season begin in Minnesota?

In the crisp woods and open fields of Minnesota, the 2025 deer season turned out to be one for the books. Hunters across the state came home with more success stories than in recent years, marking a ...

Deer in Minnesota are contracting a deadly neurological disease called chronic wasting disease, and the number is increasing, ...

More than 180,000 deer were taken by Minnesota hunters during the 2025 hunting season, a 9% increase over last season and 5% higher than the five-year average, according to the state Department of ...

Nov. 1—One of the two archery hunters who participated in the recent first-ever accessible deer hunt on the East Grand Forks side of the Greenway succeeded in filling their tag, a hunt organizer says.

(Nov. 6) and once again, Gov. Tim Pawlenty will host his second deer opener event. This year's event will be held in Grand Rapids, Minn. The Governor's Deer Hunting Opener is intended to celebrate ...

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, ...

LEONARD, Minn. — Sarah Gilder had a surprise for her 16-year-old son Keagen, but she didn’t want to tell him until the last minute. “When you tell him something, he usually just fixates on it and ...