November 10, 2000

St. Paul Longtime DNR Division of Wildlife central office staffer Kevin Lines has accepted a position with the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Lines, who has served as the agency’s farmland wildlife program leader for the past decade, has accepted a position as BWSR’s conservation easement program section administrator. “I still love coming to […]

St. Paul While annual DNR roundtables have been for the past few years reserved for water-dwellers, the agency will embark on a new series of roundtables it hopes too will become an annual event. Ed Boggess, resource manager for the DNR Division of Wildlife, said a wildlife roundtable will be held Jan. 5-6, 2001 in

Washington, D.C. A pending special rule drafted by the Interior Department may open the door to fish and wildlife harvest in national parks by Indian tribes, charges the environmental watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). PEER released a draft of a proposed rule that is expected to be published in the Federal Register

Hunting fatality reported near Walker St. Paul Preliminary reports from around the state on Tuesday suggested an increase in deer harvest from 1999. Harvest indexes that the DNR uses following opening weekend each year showed an increase of 26 percent in Region 2, a slight decrease in the north metro, and an increase of 12

LAKE MILLE LACS The shallow, shoreline rocks continue to hold good numbers of walleyes. Crankbaits or slip bobber presentations have worked best. Perch and crappies really have been active in the bays and around Malone Island. The deer opener went very well in this area. Registrations are way up from a year ago, and most

Nov. 10-12: Ice fishing seminars daily by “Tackle Terry” Tuma at the Ski, Snowmobile & Winter Sports Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center. For more info call 952-943-2002.

Go for the green.” You probably associate this phrase with golf or business, but it has a fishing meaning, too. It means you’re looking for late season bass in the remaining green weeds. Let’s look at what it will take to put some late fall bass into the boat before the ice arrives. This past

Minnesota Walleye Alliance Meetings: Brainerd Chapter of Minnesota Walleye Alliance meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at The Elks Lodge located at 202 S 4th St. in Brainerd. Call Dave at 952-932-0992 for more information. Rapids Archery Club meeting the second Monday of each month at the archery building located at

Sometimes, the fishing’s so good, you can’t keep em off the hook. While that’s seldom the case, there are, in fact, a few Little Birch Lake anglers who have tried in vain to keep the lake’s smallmouth bass from inhaling the shiner minnow meant for a walleye. But few will complain about a good smallie