 A Minnesota tradition, the fire arms deer season opens one week from tomorrow, Saturday, November 5th. Minnesota's deer population has grown thanks to two straight mild winters and harvests that were kept low to help rebuild the herd. The DNR says that may mean more deer sightings and slightly more harvest opportunities, though one deer limits remain in place for much of Minnesota. The DNR projects the total harvest at 165 to 185,000 deer up from a little more than 159,000 last year. Pequot Lakes and Breezy Point Resort are hosting this year's Minnesota Governors' Deer Opener. Governor Mark Dayton plans to attend the youth expo at Breezy Point on Thursday and speak at the banquet that evening. Minnesota has nearly 500,000 firearms deer hunters, although not all of them hunt every year and they would all love to get a, most hunters would like to get a deer like those ones we just saw. Right, yeah, certainly. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.