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Minnesota pheasant hunting prospects decline

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says its pheasant index is down 27 percent from last year and 27 percent below the 10-year average. The index had been above average for the past four years, which meant some of the best hunting since the mid-1950s and early 1960s.

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Minnesota bear hunting season opens

Minnesota's bear hunting season opens Tuesday morning.

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Minnesota deer hunting rules to become more complicated

Minnesota's hunting regulations for antlerless deer will more complicated this fall.

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Wis. may allow 10-year-olds to hunt with mentor

Wis. may allow 10-year-olds to hunt with mentor

In a move portrayed as preserving Wisconsin's hunting heritage, the state Senate takes up legislation Tuesday that would allow 10-year-olds to hunt under the supervision of an adult.

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Lawmaker seeks to curtail hunters' use of lead bullets

Lawmaker seeks to curtail hunters' use of lead bullets

A Minnesota lawmaker will propose legislation to restrict the use of lead bullets by hunters. Hunting groups say government regulation is an overreaction to an unproven problem.
by Dan Gunderson

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Wisconsin DNR reports 6 endangered wolves killed

Wisconsin DNR reports 6 endangered wolves killed

Wisconsin's Deparment of Natural Resources reports that six endangered gray wolves were killed during last month's deer hunting season.
by Sea Stachura

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Ag department to begin testing all donated venison for lead

Ag department to begin testing all donated venison for lead

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced today it's finding more toxic lead in venison donated to food shelves and will now begin testing all donated meat. Michael Schommer, Communications Director for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, talked to Tom Crann about the process and what this means to venison consumers.
by Tom Crann

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Minn. testing finds lead in donated venison

Minn. testing finds lead in donated venison

The Minnesota Department of Health will begin testing all donated venison before it's distributed by food shelves due to fears of lead contamination.

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Study: Lead spreads more widely in venison than first thought

Study: Lead spreads more widely in venison than first thought

The Minnesota DNR is warning deer hunters that lead fragments can travel farther in the meat than they might expect -- raising more concerns about possible lead contamination in venison.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Venison donation program undergoes changes

Venison donation program undergoes changes

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has new requirements for processors who want to donate venison to Minnesota food shelves, after discovering lead fragments in packages of hunter-donated meat last spring.
by Lorna Benson

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