Deer Hunting

The DNR added a new rule to the city hunt requirements in 2023. All deer over a year old must be sampled for the always-fatal disease.

Plus a town hall meeting will unpack the future of the Boys & Girls Clubs in Grand Rapids and Greenway, a billboard attributing 54,000 fawn deaths to Minnesota's wolves is scrutinized, and Sanford Bemidji offers a new remote patient monitoring service to help reduce avoidable admissions.

Ellen Candler, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota, joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to discuss the Offal Wildlife Watching Project. The project is currently recruiting bow hunters to participate.

Minnesota deer hunters can use an online log to report wildlife they see while hunting. Data from the observation logs help the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources estimate population level trends for deer and track wildlife distribution for other species across the state.

John and Heidi speak with Dave McMillan, manager of the Long Lake Conservation Center. They discuss how deer grieve the loss of a family member, the value of time spent quietly in the woods, and how exposure to nature can have life-changing effects on students!

Governor Walz will be hunting at Three Rivers Park District near Plymouth

MN DNR's Dr. Michelle Carstensen, Wildlife Health Group Leader

Last month, a wild deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease within the city limits of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. To learn more about the response by conservation officials, we spoke with Dr. Lindsey Shartell, acting northeast region manager of the division of fish and wildlife for the Minnesota DNR.

Last month, a wild deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease within the city limits of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. To learn more about the response by conservation officials, we spoke with Dr. Lindsey Shartell, acting northeast region manager of the division of fish and wildlife for the Minnesota DNR.

numbers were down this season (about 170,000 harvested) - but muzzleloaders and bowhunters still have until the end of the month.