ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds waterfowl hunters that electronically issued federal stamps are valid for the entire season. Each stamp purchase includes a validation ...

Saturday was the kickoff to another Minnesota waterfowl hunting season, and there’s no better way to get excited for what’s to come than to look back on what was. Minnesota waterfowlers carry a ...

Newly released data shows the fewest number of waterfowl hunters in the U.S. in 2022 of any year since 1962. Meanwhile Minnesota waterfowl stamp sales are just half of what they were in 1999. BISMARCK ...

Minnesota duck numbers might not rival the old days, but hunters in the northwestern part of the state still should have plenty of opportunities if they're in the right place at the right time. This ...

With the return of duck hunting this weekend, Minnesota's fall harvest of wild game is reaching a gallop that will intensify during next month's pheasant opener and then peak in early November with ...

MAZEPPA, Minn. — Taylor Nelson and Jeremy McDonough shot a few geese Sunday evening and got rid of the waterfowl hunting itch — only for a few days. The friends expect it will be back even stronger ...

With many duck hunters anxiously preparing for the Sept. 21 Minnesota opener, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding everyone that safety never takes a break, especially during ...

Minnesota's regular waterfowl season will open a half-hour before sunrise on Sept. 26, with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place last year, according to the Department of Natural ...

CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls) reports the duck opener was relatively quiet due to the weather and lack of wild rice in the area. Sturgeon fishing on the Rainy River continues, as does the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the state's breeding duck and goose populations have improved from last year. The DNR's annual spring waterfowl surveys put ...