May 3, 2002

Associate Editor St. Paul Former DNR Fisheries biologist and angling author Dick Sternberg warned legislators Tuesday of a potential crash in the Lake Mille Lacs walleye population should the DNR continue with regulations implemented under treaty management just a few years ago. Sternberg testified before two House committees along with a viewing audience of more …

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Low water foils North Shore steelhead anglers By Shawn Perich Field Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. Northern Minnesota experienced the second mildest winter in 10 years, which bodes well for the deer herd and should mean abundant antlerless deer permits for hunters next fall. “This year, across the northern forest we should see record or near

A new unit “Y” will offer 500, three-day nonresident waterfowl licenses valid throughout the counties of Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Day, Grant, Clark, Codington, Deuel, and Hamlin. A number of other licenses are available for nonresidents. Nonresidents may purchase no more than one waterfowl license prior to Nov. 1, but may purchase a second license during

April 27-28: Sportsman’s Lodge Rainy River & Lake of the Woods presents Catch ‘N Release Monster Sturgeon Fishing Tournament. For more info call 1-800-862-8602. April 27-28: 6th Annual Northern Pike Ice-Out Tournament at Zippel Bay on Lake of the Woods. $40 per team with 100% payback. For more info call Zippel Bay Resort at 218-783-6235.

The experimental regulation will require that all pike 24 inches and larger be immediately returned to the water. The regulation is intended to reduce the harvest of medium-sized and larger pike, increase the size structure of pike, and promote the recovery of perch, walleye, and largemouth bass. The reg will be in effect eight years,

St. Paul All interests will be represented on a broad-based task force to address off-highway vehicle (OHV) issues, says DNR Deputy Commissioner Steve Morse. The framework for a task force, overseen by the DNR, emerged from a legislative conference committee last week. This legislation and a separate bill that bans cross-country travel on state forests

Denny Palmer knows South Dakota’s Lake Oahe, the jumbo-sized Missouri River reservoir, as well as any angler who has wet a line in the system. Over the years, Palmer, who makes his living as a fishing guide and motel owner, has been one of the river’s most vocal advocates, whether it’s fighting for a protective

It has become tradition here at Outdoor News to send free subscriptions to men and women who are serving our country overseas when there is a national emergency. We sent papers to people serving in the Gulf War in 1990, and again in 1996 during the Bosnia peacekeeping effort. I know what it feels like