Minnesota is heading into its second archery deer hunting season Saturday, Sept. 14, under a temporary law that allows anyone to use crossbows, but it’s still unclear how the first season went in 2023 ...

Four months after all Minnesota archers could legally deploy crossbows to kill deer, they certainly have. Fred Bear must be tossing and turning in his grave. Bear, who died in 1988, was modern bow ...

CAMP RIPLEY — Starting Aug. 1 archery deer hunters can purchase permits to hunt on the Camp Ripley military installation. “Camp Ripley wanted to find an option to continue our partnership with the ...

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.

Brian Peters, of Willmar, left, registers to compete in the Minnesota State Archery Association regional qualifier conducted Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at the Little Crow Archers indoor range in Willmar ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – A new nonprofit dedicated to promoting bowhunting and archery in Minnesota has launched. With the goal of creating a thriving, inclusive community for bowhunters throughout ...

Nov. 1—Hunters who take the field in northwest Minnesota for the state's regular firearms deer season won't lack for opportunities when the season opens Saturday, Nov. 9, according to the Department ...

The Hibbing Archery Club is thrilled to be hosting the Minnesota State Archery Association State Indoor Championship. Club president, Greg Maki, shared more about the love of the sport. “It’s ...

Minnesota hunters registered 120,675 deer after the third weekend of the firearms deer season, up 6% from 2023, but down 4% from the five-year mean, or average, the Department of Natural Resources ...

Minnesota’s 2023 deer season, already known to hunters as a disappointment, was officially declared a downer this week by the Department of Natural Resources. The agency’s final report not only ...

Crossbows appear to have increased buck harvest slightly in 2023 and were popular among younger and older hunters. In Wisconsin, the popularity of crossbows has grown fast in the past decade.