January 5, 2001

NORTHEAST METRO White Bear Lake and Clear Lake are giving up a few walleyes in 18 to 20 feet of water. Look for suspended crappies on Bald Eagle Lake, Coon Lake, and White Bear Lake in 15 to 20 feet of water. The narrows on Forest Lake, Beaver Lake, and Battle Creek Lake are the […]

Savanna Park employees began clearing snowmobile trails covered by trees and root balls three weeks ago when streams and ponds in the park froze allowing equipment to reach the remote areas. The snowmobile trails were covered in a wind storm on Aug. 18. Many of the east-west snowmobile trails through the park were inaccessible with

St. Paul Ramsey County District Court Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman has dismissed a lawsuit in which several groups requested that legislation containing the state wolf management plan be ruled unconstitutional. Those groups, including the Humane Society of America, Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club, Friends of Animals and Their Environment, Help Our Wolves Live, the

Ice fishing in the metro area is running full tilt though walleye and panfish action has been sporadic. Access to isolated, mid-lake areas has been good via snowmobiles and four-wheelers. I like lots of early snow because it discourages the vehicle drivers from meandering and leaves the longer treks to midlake areas to the serious

Displayers at the show will showcase their camping, boating, and hunting and fishing equipment. There will be a live trout fishing pond and daily fishing seminars. Show hours are noon to 10:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $7.50 for

Grand Rapids, Minn. Despite the fact that Minnesota’s bear harvest came in well under the DNR’s goal, it was still the third highest on record, according to Dave Garshelis, the department’s bear specialist in Grand Rapids. Minnesota hunters killed about 3,900 bears this year, shy of the pre-hunt goal of 6,000, which officials said would

LAKE MILLE LACS East – Perch are active on the gravel, mud, and rocks. The key is to work deeper water, 25 feet or more. Look to the 3-Mile, Isle Bay, and the Hennepin Island areas for better numbers of perch. Walleyes are hitting well on the edges of these areas early and late in

RGS calls Finnish model plantations’ St. Paul, Minn. The Commissioner of the Minnesota DNR has called a summit meeting on forest management in April where he hopes to bring together environmentalists and lumber interests. Commissioner Allen Garber said he wants to introduce the forestry model used in Finland, one that has resulted in both a

Rakowsky looked out a window of her home Monday near Battle Creek and saw a moose. The young bull has been wandering in northeast Nebraska for at least seven weeks, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. “We really don’t do a lot about an animal like that,” said Tom Welstead, of the NGPC.