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?

MINNESOTA — Hunters harvested 186,203 deer during the 2025 hunting season, which is a statewide 9% increase from the 2024 hunting season, according to preliminary figures from the Minnesota Department ...

Nov. 8—ST. PAUL — With hundreds of thousands of hunters taking to Minnesota's fields and forests for the 2025 firearms deer season, the Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that safe hunts ...

Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren’t readily visible along roadsides or open terrain most of the year. Instead, managers ...

The increased freedom to use crossbows to hunt deer is drawing more people into the sport in Minnesota, particularly youth hunters, according to the Department of Natural Resources. License sales data ...

Hunters play a key role in maintaining Minnesota’s deer population goals and contributing to the overall health of Minnesota’s landscapes, ecosystems and economy. DNR estimates that hunting ...

Did you know that every year, half a million people take to the woods for hunting in Minnesota? The excitement is building as the official deer firearms season kicks off this Saturday. Mike Lerchen, a ...