Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
DNR stresses urgency in addressing new CWD findings
On May 25 the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) announced that 12 additional white-tailed deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease as part of...
Out-of-state hunters reminded about carcass import rules
Hunters who harvest a deer, elk or moose out of state cannot bring the entire animal back to Minnesota.
The restriction has been in place since 2016 under...
Deer hunters will have more opportunities this fall
Additional deer hunting opportunities will be available this fall because numbers continue to rebound across the state and now many areas have populations at...
Despite snow, spring turkey season begins
In 1978, Minnesota held its first turkey hunt in modern history, and a lucky 420 hunters drew permits. Since then, interest in pursuing these big game birds...
New law adds crossbows for deer and turkey hunters
Crossbows will be newly allowed for Minnesota deer and spring turkey hunters starting this year, following a law change passed in the 2023 legislative...
Test results show no new outbreaks of CWD in wild deer
No chronic wasting disease has been detected more than 11,000 precautionary samples from deer hunters harvested this fall in north-central, central and...
Wild fox positive for highly pathogenic avian flu
A wild fox from Anoka County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in a wild mammal in...
Sign-up now open for hunter walk-in access
Landowners can generate revenue by allowing public hunting on their private land in 46 Minnesota counties through the Department of Natural Resources Walk-In...
Fatal accidents involving OHVs hit highest level in a decade
As the state’s number of fatal accidents involving off-highway vehicles (OHVs) reaches the highest level in more than a decade, the Minnesota Department of...
27,000+ licenses sold for first statewide youth season
Nearly 5,700 young deer hunters harvested a deer during the first statewide youth season, Oct. 17-20. The tally represents a 77 percent increase from the...