The duck count is down, so this season is probably going to suck — right? Allow me to shoot down this myth, along with ...

OSAKIS TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two adults and two kids were rescued after their duck hunting boat capsized on Bird Lake in central Minnesota. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the boat capsized a ...

BRAINERD — When duck hunting on public waters, opening-day hunters arrive in the pre-dawn, often an hour or two prior to ...

Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports for Bemidji, Walker, Brainerd, Mile Lacs and St. Cloud areas - October 2, 2025 ...

CO Duke Broughten (Aurora) reports warmer weather brought out more anglers than hunters. Anglers reported moderate success.

CO Coby Fontes (Warroad South) reports a busy and mostly successful waterfowl opener for Lake of the Woods hunters. A variety ...

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Duck hunting in America has a complicated history. The market gunning era of the late 1800s depleted waterfowl populations to dangerous numbers. And over the first half of the 20th century, it was ...