Hunters in Hastings made stops at a chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing site after each successful kill on Saturday, the opening day of Minnesota's deer firearm season. It's an extra step, but one the Department of Natural Resources says is necessary.

Deputies arrived to find a man who appeared to have a gunshot wound to the head, according to a Clay County sheriff’s office news release. Clay County deputies and a responding Minnesota state trooper immediately began administering first aid to the male hunter.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission asks hunters to remember safety for the upcoming November firearm deer season.

A 34-year-old hunter was shot in the head near Moorhead on the first day of Minnesota's firearm deer season. The Clay County Sheriff's office says deputies and state troopers were called to a rural area just northeast of the Fargo-Moorhead metro area at about 8 a.

Firearm deer hunting season is here and retailers like Magnum Sports in Chatfield expect it to be one of their busiest times of year.

The first happened just before 8 a.m. in Clay County. The second happened three hours later in Norman County.

Saturday just before sunrise marks the start of the firearm deer opener in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says overall, deer numbers are on the rise, especially in the central and southern parts of the state,