Minnesota Buck Harvested with Ear Tags Reading ‘Don’t Miss’
Shrouded in mystery, Minnesota officials are looking for the person or persons who placed large red ear tags on a 10-point buck that read “Don’t Miss.” The deer was shot a week ago in the Lanesboro area by a licensed hunter inside the state’s special disease management zone for chronic wasting disease. Over the course […]
Due to Rebounding Populations, Minnesota Deer Hunters Get More Opportunity This Fall
(RELEASE) – Additional deer hunting opportunities will be available this fall thanks to a series of mild winters and conservative hunting regulations, which have resulted in rebounding deer populations across Minnesota, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “Deer populations have responded well to favorable winter weather and our efforts to rebuild deer numbers, and […]
Boastful Minnesota Poacher Convicted on 11 Misdemeanor Counts
Posing shirtless with what was believed to be a record-breaking black bear back in 2013, Shawn O’Connor’s illegal and unethical practices have finally caught up with him. The Minnesota man was known to have been bragging about the bear he shot on September 7, 2013. His boastful attitude landed him in featured publications around the […]
High School Trap Shooting Team Fights for Yearbook Photo
Despite being viewed as a tool or piece of equipment such as a baseball bat, hockey stick or golf club, a Minnesota high school trap shooting team was originally barred from having their team picture in the school’s yearbook with their shotguns. Amid controversy, the Big Lake High School’s athletic director said depicting the students […]
Elk Population Survey Completed in Northwestern Minnesota
Minnesota’s elk range in northwestern Minnesota has three herds with a total of 79 elk, according to the annual aerial elk population survey completed by the Department of Natural Resources in Kittson, Marshall and Roseau counties. Past surveys recorded 83 elk in 2016 and 131 in 2015. “The variability we’re seeing in these numbers […]
Over 600 Snares Seized in Minnesota’s Largest Case of Illegal Trapping
A two-year investigation has resulted in charges being laid against two Minnesota men in what is believed to be the largest and most extensive illegal trapping cases the state has ever seen. Douglas Anthony Marana, 70 and Roderick Kottom, 68 have since been charged with four counts of illegal trapping after Minnesota Department of Natural […]
Minnesota Diver Uncovers 500-Year-Old Elk Antler
After being nearly extirpated from the state of Minnesota in the early 1900’s, elk were brought back onto the landscape through restoration efforts beginning in 1913. After appropriating funding for the restoration of elk in Minnesota, elk in the state of 10,000 lakes has been on a slow and cautious recovery since that time. […]
Minnesota’s Fish and Game Fund Facing Potential Cuts
In the summer of 2016, Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources announced the agency’s mounting concern about the significant decline in participation among anglers and hunters. During the 1960’s and 1970’s, approximately 40 percent of Minnesotans above the age of 16 purchased a fishing license. Today that same is only about 27 percent, while only […]
Sixth Minnesota Deer Tests Positive for CWD
An adult doe tested positive for the degenerative chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced last week. Joining a pair of does and three adult bucks, this marks the sixth case of the disease in the southeastern region of the state since November. The most recent specimen was acquired through the […]
Minnesota Bill Aims to Prohibit the Use of Drones for Hunting
With many states in the western regions of North America getting ahead of this issue, states back East are beginning to take notice and shape legislation defining the use of drones when it comes to hunting. Following in the footsteps of states such as Colorado, Montana and Wyoming and Canada’s British Columbia, the state of […]