Sharp-tailed grouse hunters in Minnesota and North Dakota are being asked to send in wing samples from harvested birds. The samples will go through DNA analysis and be used to evaluate the genetic ...

With more than 475,000 firearms deer hunters in the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging hunters to purchase their licenses early to avoid long lines and any ...

To better serve the people of Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources has asked for help from the state Legislature. The DNR’s Citizen Engagement in Natural Resources Initiative, ...

Confirmed cougar sightings are becoming more frequent in Minnesota, but evidence suggests the large cats are most likely rare visitors to the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural ...

This fall, all lakes in the three-county area, including both Prior and Spring lakes, received a surplus of walleye fingerlings, roughly the size of a human adult finger, supplied by the Minnesota ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will host meetings on Feb. 10 ...

As part of NPCA’s effort to expand and diversify our volunteer base across the Midwest, our Midwest Team relaunched our Midwest Regional Advisory Council (MRAC) to provide diverse expertise and new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview ...

Around this time every year in Prior Lake, lakeside residents are deputized as lookouts. Their job: to keep an eye on the surface of the lake. “We do use volunteers for this program,” Jamie ...

Deer hunters who use a firearm or muzzleloader in a lottery area and want to harvest an antlerless deer must apply for an either-sex permit by the Thursday, Sept. 8, deadline established by the DNR.

The state has sold 70,000 more fall-winter licenses this year compared to last year, and it's the first time the DNR has seen ...

Phase one of the state's settlement with 3M included $700 million to address concerns over drinking water. On Wednesday, the ...