Media contact: Linda Gormanson, [email protected], 651-259-5288 or 320-616-2450 ext. 229. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone to be safe with backyard campfires this fall. All campfires should be: Clear [...]
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has presented two conservation officers with the DNR Lifesaving Award for a rescue operation in northeastern Minnesota involving an ATV operator who was [...]
Media contact: Steve Merchant, wildlife populations and regulations manager, 651-259-5220, [email protected]. Spring turkey hunters would get simplified season options and expanded hunting opportunities under a proposal by the Minnesota Department [...]
Q: What types of products come from Minnesota forests? A: Paper, lumber and engineered wood panel products are the most familiar. Today’s lumber mills produce many different sizes and grades of [...]
Hugo artist Nicholas Markell won the 2016 Minnesota Walleye Stamp contest. The painting was selected by judges from among eight entries for the annual contest sponsored by the Minnesota [...]
Deer hunters will soon head out to the fields and forests in anticipation of the firearms deer opener that gets underway a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 7. [...]
DNR fisheries specialist Alisha Hallam weighs a northern pike at the Aitkin fisheries office during the September Mille Lacs fish assessment. State and tribal biologists have reached agreement on [...]
Q: How does the preference system work for lottery deer permits? Are this year’s lottery permits all taken? A: Each year that you apply for a lottery antler-less permit or a [...]
Bid opening Nov. 16 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is initiating the sale of leases for state-owned metallic minerals. Areas offered for lease are in Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, [...]
Lake John has broad infestation; One zebra mussel found on Bryant Lake The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in Lake John, in [...]
Wearing a life jacket is best defense against dangers of cold water Late season waterfowl hunters are reminded that with water temperatures rapidly dropping across the state, wearing a [...]
The 2015 elk hunts in northwestern Minnesota wrapped up on Sept. 20 with another successful season in the Kittson County area. Five of seven hunters harvested nice-sized bulls. Two [...]
The public is invited to attend the dedication of a growing wildlife management area (WMA) complex near Mankato on Saturday, Oct. 10, as part of the Governor’s Pheasant Hunting [...]
Pheasants will be the focus in Mankato on Oct. 9 and 10, as the community hosts the Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. Gov. Mark Dayton will lead the festivities, [...]
Youth ages 10-15 can participate in a special deer season that runs from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 18, in 27 permit areas of southeastern and northwestern Minnesota, [...]