With clear skies for the pheasant opener, southwestern Minnesota saw a successful weekend for hunters, while duck and goose hunts are on the rise in the area.

Gov. Tim Walz celebrating the 13th annual Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Ortonville and Big Stone County.

Pheasant hunting kicks off in Minnesota this Saturday with a strategic 9 AM start, while waterfowl hunters resume their ...

Walz says he bagged a couple of birds during the opener. The governor said there were a lot of birds and got two roosters ...

Jason Gordon of Caledonia, Minn., is an active upland and waterfowl hunter who favors outings close to home on the ...

The Pheasant hunting opener has been hosted by 10 different communities since the event was started by Governor Mark Dayton ...

Northfield will host the 2026 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener, Gov. Tim Walz announced. The event, highlighting ...

Hunters adorned with blaze orange last Saturday hit the public lands surrounding Ortonville in western Minnesota, where the ...

From Tennessee to Minnesota, visitors flock to the prairie each fall for camaraderie, tradition, and the state’s unmatched ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Cold winters and dry summers can have different impacts on animals in our state. Despite challenging weather patterns, pheasant numbers have taken off in southwestern Minnesota. "That ...

Before Isaiah Osborne signed up for the military at age 17, before he went into active duty after graduating from New Ulm Cathedral High School, and before he was a crew chief on a Marine rescue ...

It’s opening weekend of the traditional pheasant hunting season in South Dakota. It’s been a busy start to the season at Al’s ...