November 1, 2002

Associate Editor Baudette, Minn. Midway through the state’s duck season, many Minnesota waterfowlers are facing the numbing prospect that their hunt may be finished. On Tuesday, many points across the northern half of the state and even some in the south reported frozen-over ponds and lower duck numbers. With even colder temps across the state […]

The proposed trail designation project will establish a 39-mile, DNR-managed unit trail for ATV and OHM use on state, county, tribal and private land. A 30-day public review and comment period runs though Nov. 27. Copies of the EAW are available at the Bagley Public Library, the Park Rapids Public Library, the Bemidji Public Library,

Field Editor Migrating ducks may not find enough to eat in Minnesota’s fish-infested wetlands. Recent studies of lesser scaup passing through Minnesota and Manitoba during the spring migration has found the birds’ diet has changed significantly since the 1980s. Noticeably absent from the duck menu are protein-rich invertebrates known as scud, which are considered a

My personal preference when it comes to deer hunting leans heavily towards stand hunting and when conditions are ideal, still-hunting. But there are times when a deer drive is the best tactic for producing action. When deer are not moving naturally and there are not enough hunters in the woods to keep them on the

Outdoor News’ Editor Rob Drieslein will emcee the event and Mike Williams merchandising assistant store manager at Cabela’s and a fifth-generation meat processor will convert a whole white-tailed deer carcass into ready-to-prepare venison, showing the best ways to “self-process” deer. For more information, see Page 7 of this edition of Outdoor News.

The department also agreed to hold environmental workshops costing $80,000 as part of the deal with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. MnDOT failed to prevent work site sediment from getting into fish habitat and spawning beds in Smith Creek, one of the region’s premier trout streams, and nearby lakes, according to the MPCA. The transportation

The show will include ice fishing products and ice fishing seminars. Seminar speakers include Outdoor News’ pro angler “Tackle” Terry Tuma, along with a special seminar for women ice anglers conducted by Ineke Leer. Show hours are 4-10 p.m. Thursday; 1-10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NORTHEAST METRO Big Marine Lake and Lake Jane are providing decent northern pike action. The deeper holes of the Mississippi River and St. Croix River are worth noting for walleyes. Hunting reports have been limited to a few remaining local ducks and geese. Larry’s Live Bait & Sporting Goods (651) 777-1731 NORTHWEST METRO Fishing activity

Editor Cloquet, Minn. Negotiations over fisheries management on Lake Mille Lacs heated up again this week with a special round of state-tribal technical committee meetings. Following several weeks of written exchanges on the direction of walleye management on the lake, the Minnesota DNR and Ojibwe tribal representatives rendezvoused Tuesday and Wednesday in Cloquet. On the