deer hunting

Minnesota hunters killed 7 percent fewer deer this firearms season. The Department of Natural Resources says the drop was expected as the DNR increased the number of lottery areas where hunters had to have a permit to shoot a deer without antlers.

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Gov. Mark Dayton and his administration have declared open season on video games. One of the big messages at the 10th annual Minnesota Governor's Deer Opener in Winona on the opening weekend of the firearms deer season was the need to get kids away from their Xboxes and into the outdoors.

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This is the weekend that hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans wait for all year long -- the opening of the firearms deer season.

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Wildlife managers are predicting good luck for hunters when Minnesota's firearms deer season opens Nov. 3. Lou Cornicelli, wildlife research manager for the Department of Natural Resources, says Minnesota's deer population is up from last year thanks to the mild winter.

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If you plan on deer hunting in east-central Minnesota when the firearms season opens Saturday, the DNR has a request for you.

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The Minnesota DNR is encouraging deer hunters to get their firearms licenses early.

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Minnesota deer hunting licenses are now on sale for the coming season. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says hunters who want to hunt in a lottery area must apply by Sept. 6.

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Fewer hunters bagged a deer last fall. The DNR says Minnesota's deer harvest was down 7% in 2011.

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Good weather and Veterans Day falling on a Friday are being credited for improved hunter success after a slow start to Minnesota's firearms deer season.

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Authorities say a teenager accidentally shot and killed himself trying to remove his jacket while hunting in central Minnesota. The Kanabec County sheriff's office says authorities were called to a hunting accident near Mora Monday.

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