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deer, Minnesota

Minnesota DNR reports successful firearms deer hunting opening weekend

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said deer harvest numbers are up from last year, despite some poor weather on the second day.

Grand Forks Herald · 2d

Minnesota 2024 opening weekend firearms deer harvest up from opening weekend in 2023

Minnesota’s firearms deer harvest was 55,108 after the first two days of season, DNR statistics show. That compares with slightly more than 47,000 during the 2023 firearms deer opener.

DNR: Deer population, license sales up ahead of Minnesota’s firearm season opener

Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan will be holding the deer hunting opener in Sandstone on Friday at 5 p.m. For those who need a quick brush up on the basic rules for hunter safety or for those who need to educate younger hunters on the rules, the DNR has provided a quick list of the basics on their website.

walleye, Minnesota

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 1d

DNR says Minnesota’s longtime 6-walleye limit is headed for extinction

After years of contemplating a reduction in Minnesota’s longtime, six-walleye daily bag limit, the Department of Natural Resources is moving to lower it to four. State Fisheries Chief Brad Parsons told the Minnesota Star Tribune last Thursday that the shift will take place in 2026 unless agency leaders change their minds during an upcoming public comment period.

Minnesota DNR retains 4 walleye limit on Upper Red Lake for winter season

Due to excellent results in the fall netting assessment of walleye on Upper Red Lake, the winter season walleye limit on Upper Red will continue to be a four fish possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed.

Fishing On SI on MSN · 4d

Lower Walleye Limits in Minnesota? DNR Suggests 4-Fish Limit Starting 2026

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to lower the daily walleye limit from six to four statewide, beginning in 2026. The current six-walleye limit has been in place since 1956,

Minnesota DNR to continue looser walleye limit policy on Mille Lacs Lake this winter

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says from Dec. 1 to Feb. 23, 2025, those with state fishing licenses ...

Minnesota Winter Walleye Limits Set for Mille Lacs and Red Lake

(KNSI) – Winter Walleye limits on two of Minnesota’s most popular lakes will remain the same. The Department of Natural ...

Albert Lea Tribune13d

Should Minnesota continue to put lottery dollars toward the environment?

There’s a question tucked on Minnesota ballots this election that’s flying a bit under the radar, but has important ...

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