The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have released the harvest numbers for the rifle deer season opener and say that the harvest is down 16% from last season. The DNR says that in the Northwest Region 13,224 deer were registered which is 16%less than 2022 and 38% lower than the five-year average. The findings didn’t…
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The Minnesota Firearm Deer season kicks off across the state and Northwest Area Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden has some reminders for Hunters this season. Baden says that he’s also been receiving questions about Chronic Wasting Disease testing so he clarifies some things about it. For the full conversation with Rob Baden tune into Friday’s Kaleidoscope…
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The Minnesota 2023 Deer Rifle hunting season begins this weekend and MN DNR Northwest Region Wildlife Manager Blaine Klemek shares some of his expert advice for young hunters this season. Klemek took some time to remind us that one of the most important things about the hunting season is the memories you make so he…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for grants from its No Child Left Inside program. Amber Kastner, fish and wildlife outreach grant specialist with the DNR, says the grants are meant to get kids to spend more time outdoors. Kastner lists some projects No Child Left Inside has helped in northwest Minnesota.…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Forestry Nurseryis now accepting orders for the Spring 2024 seedlings sales. The Minnesota DNR says that there will be approximately 3 million seedlings available for purchase for the spring planting season. The seedling sale program has been around since 1931 and the Minnesota DNR says that it’s a…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to remind offroaders that recreational use of off-highway vehicles will be restricted on some state forest trails and access routes during the upcoming firearms deer hunting season. The restrictions will not apply to state forest roads, and the goal of these restrictions is to protect recreational riders from…
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In the legislative session earlier this year the State of Minnesota instituted multiple laws that will be affecting Minnesota hunters across the state. One of these laws that’s flown under the radar was the new law involving ground blinds on public land. Barbera Keller of the Minnesota DNR breaks down this new law. Keller also…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is increasing Chronic Wasting Disease testing in Northwest Minnesota. This increase in testing includes mandatory sampling in Norman and Polk County. MN DNR Northwest Area Wildlife Supervisor Robert Baden discusses the increase in testing and the reason for it. With this mandatory testing being in place hunters will have…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series webinar program continues this week with a webinar centered around ciscos. The webinar will be on Wednesday, October 18, with DNR fisheries experts Cory Goldsworthy and EJ Isaac. Cisco also called tullibee or herring are members of the whitefish family and are commonly…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that a Coho Salmon that was caught on Lake Superior in St. Louis County is a new state record. According to the MN DNR the salmon weighed in at 10-pound, 14-ounces. David Cichosz caught the salmon on Sept. 4 while on a charter fishing trip with his…
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