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 ...

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

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

New regulations allowing straight-wall rifle cartridges in previously shotgun-only deer-hunting states have not only spawned new cartridges like the 350 and 400 Legend; they have also inspired a lot ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kandiyohi County Board members voted 4-1 to set a public hearing April 14 on an ordinance to remain shotgun-only for firearm deer hunting. It was clear from the discussion Tuesday that the four ...

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 ...

When a Pennsylvania hunter inherited his father’s old deer hunting rifle, little did he know he also received a hidden time capsule dating back to World War II. Bob Olson, 67, of northern Jefferson ...

Hunters shouldn’t be discouraged if they don’t get a buck by the first day or two of Pennsylvania’s rifle deer season. With Pennsylvania having a seven-week archery season, special firearms season and ...