Minnesota Boone and Crockett record typical whitetail deer!
The size and county for Minnesota's state record whitetal deer.
Minnesota Hunting Regulations
Minnesota hunting rules and regulations from their dnr website.
Even in early season, deer hunting can be productive
The months of September and October are considered by many deer hunters to be the pre-game warmup for the "real season" when the rut begins. At that point, the mature bucks drop their guard and go into search mode for does in heat. If the truth be known many a trophy has been taken in the early period before the rut ever starts and it can be persuasively argued that during these two months quality deer can be taken because they are less wary (especially during the first two or three weeks) and because their patterns are more predictable. Let's take a look at some things to consider in this early portion of white-tail season.
Outdoors: Bad economy, more hunters in Maryland
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Bear-hunting season passes without a kill
The 2010 deer-hunting season was good for Madison County, but in its second regulated bear season, no one has reported taking a bear, according to state Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Sgt. Stan Elrod.
Deer hunting is a year-round process
Deer season is still several months away, but if you plan on having a good chance to score a major kill this fall, you need to make sure you have done everything possible this summer to increase your odds.
Pennsylvania Game Commission Releases 2011-12 Deer Harvest Estimates
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission today reported that, in the state's 2011-12 seasons, hunters harvested an estimated 336,200 deer, which is an increase of six percent from the previous season's harvest of 316,240.
Hunters took 127,540 antlered deer in the 2011-12 seasons, an increase of four percent from the previous license year's harvest of 122,930. Also, hunters harvested 208,660 antlerless deer in 2011-12, which is an increase of eight percent from the 193,310 antlerless deer taken in 2010-11.
"This year's antlered deer harvest is slightly above average harvest since 2005, when the Game Commission began efforts to stabilize deer populations in most of the state," said C ...
Outdoors: White-tailed deer organization helping change hunters' attitudes
The stereotype may always exist that hunters are backwards types, but that depiction isn't exactly true.
