March 30, 2001

Associate Editor Duluth, Minn. Most of those involved in the peddling of minnows across the state of Minnesota agree winterkill in some top trapping locations will limit the number of bait fish available and perhaps drive up the price. The question on both counts is: to what extent? “This is going to be one of […]

Editor Madison The founder of a protectionist group called One Shared Planet has declared his candidacy for a seat on the Dane County Conservation Congress delegation. Rick Marolt, of Madison, is the founder and executive director of One Shared Planet. He will challenge incumbent delegate Jim March of Verona for a seat that will become

The property includes about 13,400 feet of lake shore on the east side of Mule Lake. Until the DNR finally acquired the property on Feb. 14, it was the longest stretch of privately owned, undeveloped lakeshore in Cass County. The purchase also includes another 2,000 feet of shoreline on Donkey Lake, a smaller lake located

Ultralight aircraft would be used to teach young whoopers the migration route, should the proposed rule and draft environmental assessment be approved by the USFWS and its state partners. The birds would leave from Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin and fly to Chassahowitzka NWR in central Florida. Currently, there are about 250 whooping cranes

Madison All hunting and fishing licenses expire March 31. Licenses valid for the new license year starting April 1 are available now at more than 1,500 bait shops, sporting goods stores and DNR offices. Licenses also may be purchased by phone toll-free at (877) 945-4236 for the cost of the license plus a $3 handling

Travelling hunters and anglers are increasingly finding themselves the targets of new restrictions designed to limit and perhaps discourage nonresident hunting and fishing. This fall, resident pheasant hunters in South Dakota and Montana will have an opportunity to go afield for several days before nonresidents are allowed to hunt. North Dakotans are debating whether to

St. Paul Early next month, the Minnesota DNR will interview several applicants interested in leading the agency’s Division of Forestry. Brad Moore, assistant DNR operations commissioner, said the agency likely will have from six to nine people vying for the position when it conducts interviews beginning April 6. The agency closed the filing period for

Fishers of Men Twin Cities meetings held the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., Berean Evangelical Free Church, 6625 Humboldt Ave. N., Brooklyn Center. For more info contact John Cummins at 763-323-9622 or www.fishfair.com. Fishers of Men East Central meetings held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., Braham Covenant Church

Attendance was about 100,500 campers, generating about $260,000 in receipts from camping fees, said Steve Simmer, DNR forest recreation specialist. State forest campgrounds offer more than 1,000 sites at 46 locations within the state’s 58 state forests. They’re considered more primitive than those sites at state park locations. For more information, see the DNR’s web