Minnesota Deer Hunt Could Be Way Low

500 thousand Minnesota hunters will head into the woods on Saturday for the

annual firearms deer hunting opener. But the Minnesota DNR is already predicting one of the poorest success rates in recent decades. That’s because Minnesota’s whitetail deer numbers are down in many parts of the state. Leslie McInenly, the DNR’s big game program leader, says it’s still time to think safety.

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DNR wildlife experts are predicting a harvest that will fall from last year’s 170 thousand deer to as few as 120 thousand this season.