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...
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...
MN Proposes Nontoxic Ammunition Use
Minnesota’s small game hunters and others interested in a proposal to use nontoxic shot in Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the farmland zone have been...
Spring turkey license sales open March 1
Spring turkey hunters can purchase licenses beginning March 1, and they may be purchased online, in person and by telephone.
Turkey season dates are from...
CWD tests mandatory Nov. 4-5; deer feeding ban remains
Precautionary testing during the first two days of firearms deer season Nov. 4 and 5 will determine whether chronic wasting disease may have spread from...
CWD tests mandatory in central, north-central and southeast
Hunters in central, north-central and southeast Minnesota need to bring their harvested deer to be tested for chronic wasting disease on opening weekend of...
Plan to be updated after CWD detected in Grand Rapids deer
The chronic wasting disease response plan is being updated following the discovery of a wild white-tailed deer infected with CWD within the city of Grand...
Elk license applications open through June 11
Interested hunters have through June 11 to apply for one of 30 elk licenses offered this year by the DNR. Seasons will run from late August to mid-October.
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Apply now for youth mentored-deer hunts
Youth can apply now through Aug. 17 to hunt deer in select state parks and other refuge areas during 17 special deer hunts in October and November.
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