NINTH PLACE
Mitch Lunning, of LeRoy, shot this 11-point Mower County buck on opening day of the gun season. The rack had a 15-inch inside spread.
January 17, 2003
Raccoon n Resident gun/trapping, Oct. 19 – Jan. 31. Non-resident Gun, Nov. 2 – Jan. 31
Fox (all species) n Northern Zone, Oct. 19 – Feb. 15; Southern Zone, Oct. 26 – Feb. 15 Coyote n Hunting: Continuous open season, except closed in some areas during gun deer and muzzleloader season. Trapping: Northern Zone, Oct. 19 – Feb. 15; Southern Zone, Oct. 26 – Feb. 15. Beaver (trapping only) n Zone
Raccoon n Resident gun/trapping, Oct. 19 – Jan. 31. Non-resident Gun, Nov. 2 – Jan. 31 Read More »
SEVENTH PLACE
Mark Doriott, of Hillsdale, bagged this 8-point buck while archery hunting near Decorah, Iowa on November 3, 2001.
Jan. 18 and Feb. 1: Mosquito Hill will have a candlelight snowshoe walk on both dates, featuring a leisurely, self paced excursion into the Wolf River lowland forest with departure times available every quarter hour between 6:30 & 7:45 p.m. Call 920-779-
Jan. 25 and 26: Mosquito Hill Nature Center is featuring a Winter Camping Made Easy outing. This overnight event will introduce participants to the safe and enjoyable sport of cold weather camping. Call 920-779-6433 for more info.
St. Paul The Minnesota DNR has hired Dr. Gary L. Hart, a Michigan veterinarian with experience in wildlife population medicine and soil science, to direct wildlife disease management efforts, with a focus on chronic wasting disease.
Hart, who also holds a doctorate in soil science, has been directing wildlife disease control for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Lansing, Mich., for the past year. His previous experience includes work in soil ecology, water quality and genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The new position was created and funded as part of
Commissioner choice nears
Associate Editor St. Paul Picking the next DNR commissioner has taken more “due diligence” than selecting any other department head, according to Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s chief of staff, Charlie Weaver. However, Weaver said Tuesday that a new DNR leader could be named by Friday (Jan. 17). The DNR’s Brad Moore has been acting commissioner since
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GRAND PRIZE
Jessica Winter, of Glyndon, shot this 8-point buck while black powder hunting in Clay Clounty on Nov. 28. The rack scored 115, and had a 16-inch inside spread.
St. Paul The DNR has set dates and times for southeastern Minnesota (Zone 3) deer hunting public input meetings to be held from Jan. 13-16, according to Lou Cornicelli, big game specialist for the DNR Wildlife Division. The proposals, which were first an
Meetings will be held Jan. 13, 7-9 p.m., at the Heintz Center Vocational Building in Rochester; Jan. 14, 7-9 p.m., Red Wing High School Cafeteria, Red Wing; Jan. 15, 7-9 p.m., Shakopee Youth Building, Shakopee; and Jan. 16, 7-9 p.m., Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical Building, Winona Technical College Student Center, Winona. In addition to the
