deer hunting

How long is it really safe to store venison in the freezer? The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has their recommendations. How long have you kept venison and ate it?

Empty deer camps, wolves moving in on hunter's deer, and dismal success being reported in multiple areas in the first week of the firearm season.

There will be more ways to hunt, but several new regulations to be aware of.

The firearms deer hunting opener is Saturday November 4th in Minnesota starting a half hour prior to sunrise. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON to offer some suggestions on the opener.

The move is related to the upcoming deer hunting season.

The Minnesota DNR released their hunting regulations booklet online this week with the printed version available at the end of the month. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He indicates deer hunting license costs are unchanged this year with archery, firearms and muzzleloader are $34, with bonus permits remaining the same at $18.

After a decade-and-a-half of sitting in the woods for hours on end every November, I finally am ready to share my theory on deer hunting.

Seeing the happy hunters brought back a memory I had of the first time I went hunting with my dad as a kid.

The Minnesota DNR is reporting more than 120,000 deer harvested during the 9-day firearms deer season this year. Those numbers are down 10.5% compared to 2020 when more than 135,200 deer were harvested.

Nearly 500,000 hunters will take to the woods and the farm fields this weekend for the start of the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season.

In my many years of experience, I've created my own list of deer stand must-haves. Here is what I will have with me in the woods this weekend.

The Minnesota firearm Deer Hunting opener is November 6th and ammunition is still in short supply due to COVID-19 related supply chain issues. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. He says with demand high and supply low he's noticing prices increase a bit.