We are pleased to announce that as of February 20, 2024, House File 3903 and Senate File 3988 have been introduced to the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and policy; and Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committees. These bills mandate a wolf season so long as the Gray Wolf is not listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act. The bills also aim to establish a Northeast Deer Management Task Force that must include a representative of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association. This is a direct result of MDHA’s wolf management advocacy efforts over the years. This does not happen overnight. This happens over decades of fighting for our wild deer herd and for responsible wolf management in a respectful manner. We must be willing to engage in civil conversation on both sides of the aisle if we want to enact meaningful change.

HF3903 has bipartisan support with authors: Reps. Lislegard (DFL), Skraba (R), & Johnson (R). SF3988 is authored by Sen. Hauschild (DFL). This is significant in that bipartisan bills have a much higher likelihood of receiving a hearing and becoming law, especially when the primary authors are from the majority party. We thank these elected officials for taking a stand for our wild deer and for sound wildlife management practices. Please contact your elected officials and express your support for these bills!

Thank you for your support of Minnesota Wildlife and the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association.

Sincerely,

Jared J. Mazurek

Executive Director

Join us again this year at the Duluth Sport Show! Our booth will be manned by our staff all weekend, from Thursday to Sunday. Don't miss the chance to purchase a raffle ticket for the Chevy Truck Giveaway and enter into a drawing for a custom MDHA Maluna Cooler. Plus, with every membership purchased at the show, you'll receive gear from Arctic Shield absolutely free. And that's not all - we'll also have a special guest from Adventuress in our booth throughout the weekend. Be sure to stop by and ask for your complimentary copy of the special wolf issue.

Minnesota Official Measurers are excited to announce the recent release of the Third Edition of The BigGame Record of Minnesota. The book contains over 30 years of Minnesota Big Game Records, with over 1800 new entries since the second edition book printing. 

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The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is committed to preserving our hunting heritage, promoting habitat education as well as building and protecting habitat to benefit deer and deer hunters in Minnesota. MDHA brings people together who share a common interest in the stewardship of Minnesota’s resources, with opportunities for involvement in local chapters, events, partnerships, and networking. Through these activities we are able to ignite passions, ideas, talents and raise funds to maximize our efforts for habitat conservation. 

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Mark your calendars for the MDHA Rum River Chapters Gun Raffle. Open to the public with food & beverages available. 3 Crossbows and 13 Firearms.

In light of the controversy surrounding a recent article published by our partners at Wolf.Report, I feel compelled to clarify a few things. First and foremost, MDHA and Wolf.Report are separate entities. We do not own or manage Wolf.Report. We simply agree with their mission of protecting Minnesota’s wildlife through effective and RESPONSIBLE wolf management. For this reason, we made the decision to sponsor their endeavor.

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