Minnesota anglers should be aware of changes in fishing regulations when new rules are published Dec. 10 in the State Register, according the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Minnesota hunters are expected to harvest more than 250,000 deer in 2007, according to preliminary estimates from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

While many Minnesota anglers are gearing up for ice fishing, those looking for a cure for the winter blues might want to cast a glance toward southeastern Minnesota where the stream trout season will soon be open, said Steve Klotz, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) area fisheries supervisor at Lanesboro...

With some of the best and earliest snow conditions in several years, snowmobilers are hitting trails hard and fast as the 2007-2008 snowmobile season gets underway. That’s prompting officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to issue some words of advice that just might save lives...

Pheasant hunting will be allowed on a portion of the Vermillion Highlands Research, Recreation and Wildlife Management Area in Dakota County from Dec. 10 through Jan. 1, 2008...

Fish are not affected by the parasite in Lake Winnibigoshish (Winnie) that is suspected this past fall in the die-off in scaup (bluebills). Nor are other wildlife such as loons, eagles and raccoons adversely affected by the small intestinal parasite called a trematode, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Even with recent cold conditions, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reporting spotty ice conditions around the state due to snow that fell on thin ice before it had a chance to thicken...

A Lester Prairie, Minn., man faces a fine and restitution of $3,000 following his conviction for shooting and killing a trumpeter swan in Carver County on Oct. 13.
State conservation officers Steve Walter and Aaron Kahre received a tip that an individual using a canoe was chasing and shooting at a trumpeter swan on Swan Lake, near Waconia...

Minnesota Anglers will have added opportunities for trout fishing this winter in Aitkin and Hubbard counties, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Ice anglers are getting anxious however they need to remember that first ice is dangerous ice. Use extreme caution this time of year as ice conditions vary from lake to lake. First ice is not always safe ice because the freezing process is not uniform. It is great to have ice cover this early in the season but extreme caution needs to be used...