In 1955, the first year a hunting education and firearms safety program was offered in Minnesota, kids who took the classes were expected to show up for instruction in person — and perhaps bring a gun ...

As the weather cools and leaves drop, Central Minnesotans tend to turn their attention to several things, but perhaps most prominently, football, hockey and hunting. The state has a de­ep history of ...

Minnesota Finally Upgrades Its Hunting and Fishing License System — And It's About Time For more than a quarter-century, ...

They will hunt. Of course, they will hunt. They are Minnesota deer hunters. Yes, deer numbers are down. Yes, expectations have been tempered. Yes, a lot of units across Northeastern Minnesota remain ...

Dec. 4—ST. PAUL — Deer Permit Area 342 near Wabasha, Minnesota, is being added to other DPAs in southeastern Minnesota and the south metro area where hunters can harvest deer during a late-season ...

Sleepy Eye, Minnesota — Carrying a Beretta shotgun, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz trekked through tall straw-like grass for three hours on Saturday for opening day of the state's pheasant hunting season, ...

A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.