deer hunting
By Rick Peterson, general managerNovember 25, 2025Last weekend The Blue Mounds State Park was closed to the public because of the annual youth deer hunt. Ten hunters between the ages of 12 and 15 spent the weekend trying to harvest a deer. Each of the hunters along with an adult mentor, generally a parent or grandparent, spent the time in pre-determined hunting zones. Only the youth hunters were allowed to harvest a deer. This will be the…- August 07, 2024Hunting regulations in most areas of Minnesota will remain similar to what they were last year, and deer hunting licenses are available as of Aug. 1. “We’re looking forward to fall. The sights, sounds and camaraderie of deer season are cherished traditions for many Minnesotans,” said Todd Froberg, big game program coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “As hunters…
By RIck Peterson, general managerNovember 29, 2023
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistNovember 08, 2022I have never really been much of a deer hunter. I have purchased a Minnesota firearms deer license for the past 37 years and have never pulled the trigger on a Minnesota deer. I have participated and helped in the harvesting of many deer over that same time frame. A few years back I set a record of five youth, all ages 12-13, who all shot their very first deer out of my box stand in a single…
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