January 16, 2004

Contributing Writer St. Cloud, Minn. The 14th annual Minnesota Fishing Roundtable, hosted by the DNR in St. Cloud last Friday and Saturday, tackled about a dozen fishing-related subjects ranging from the status of Red Lake’s walleye recovery and the condition of Lake Superior’s fishery to DNR’s new “toolbox” for simplifying special regulations. This year’s Fisheries […]

Field Editor St. Cloud, Minn. Minnesota’s continuing declines in water quality must be addressed or the federal government will take actions that could have long-term economic impacts for the state, state Rep. Dennis Ozment told participants at the DNR Roundtable Saturday in St. Cloud. The state has a growing list of “Impaired Waters,” so named

Editor Madison Budget problems and better pay in other states cost Wisconsin three young conservation wardens that the DNR couldn’t afford to lose in more ways than one, officials say. The DNR already had 13 full-time conservation warden vacancies that were primarily caused by the current budget deficit. That number increased to 16 when three

DNR says walleye stocking goal now 160,000 pounds By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul Private producers of walleyes will be relied upon more heavily in coming years. Along with an increase in the state’s goal for walleye stocking will come a corresponding increase in the state’s purchase from private producers, according to Steve Hirsch,

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Brenda Peiffer, of Belgium, shot this 5-point buck while slug hunting in Ozaukee County on Nov. 24.

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