Minnesota Department of natural resources

The Minnesota DNR has released details about two recent close calls involving duck hunters to stress the importance of wearing life jackets.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this auction will be held online and it features 252 firearms and 39 bows that were confiscated following serious game and fish violations.

As Northland deer hunters eagerly await the upcoming firearms season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says now is the perfect time to brush up on firearms safety. These are always important things to remember.

It's almost time for the firearm opener here in Minnesota and if you ask any hunter, they will tell you it should be a national holiday.

As exciting as it can be to put our your dock and lift and get your lake property ready for the summer, it can be depressing to get everything ready for winter, but at least you can help the DNR.

A new concern for Minnesota deer hunters - a CWD wild deer has been found near Brainerd, more than 200 miles away from all the others that have been confirmed in the state.

The Minnesota DNR says the sudden change from winter to spring weather has already led to numerous wildfires in the northern part of the state.

Preliminary test suggest chronic wasting disease could be spreading in southeastern Minnesota.

The Minnesota Pheasant season opens on Saturday and as we told you back in September, despite a mild winter last year, the population is estimated to be down 26 percent.

Minnesota's Waterfowl Hunting season opens on Saturday, a half hour before sunrise. According to Steve Cordts with the Department of Natural Resources, breeding duck numbers have been good in North America and Minnesota, so the numbers for hunting should be pretty good this year.