Olmsted and Freeborn Counties are following suit with a new Minnesota state law allowing rifles for deer hunting.

Rural Byron resident Matt Prigge speaks Tuesday, March 17, 2026, to Olmsted County commissioner during a public hearing regarding whether rifles should be used for deer hunting. He said he believes ...

Olmsted County has seven commissioners. We have no idea how many of them — if any — hunted deer last year, but on March 17, ...

The option to establish a county restriction is limited to the counties that were in the shotgun-only zone, which covered southern Minnesota. So far, commissioners in four of the seven counties ...

Freeborn County will allow rifles for deer season under Minnesota's new hunting law, after commissioners declined to keep the ...

Long days in the deer woods test your rifle in ways a range session never will. When you’re climbing ridges, sliding through saddles, and easing along creek bottoms, a rifle that carries well and ...

Most hunters will help a buddy out if they can. That part is not unusual. Somebody’s short on gear,... The post Man Says He Loaned Out a Rifle for Deer Season — and Got It Back Rusted, Broken, and ...

The Kandiyohi County Board voted 4-1 to hold a hearing on a possible ordinance to remain shotgun-only for deer hunting in the county. There is no consensus among the members on whether to enact it.

HUNTING ACCIDENTS. THERE’S ABOUT TWO DOZEN HUNTING ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND A COMMON REASON FOR THAT. SOMETIMES PEOPLE STAND IN THE LINE OF FIRE WHEN HUNTERS ARE TRYING TO SHOOT AT ...

I admit having to check the facts in my hunting journals I’ve kept over the years if having the facts correct are of absolute importance, but overall the memories that were made the opening day of ...

New deer rifles are expensive, but you can often buy old store-brand rifles for almost nothing. You'll find them at estate sales and pawn shops. They are homely and basic. They might have checkering ...