January 23, 2004

Associate Editor St. Paul Conservation officials say they’re “cautiously optimistic” following a meeting in Washington with top officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning the Conservation Reserve Program. Representatives from Pheasants Forever, the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation voiced concerns last week regarding changes to CRP, considered […]

This is the first time Huls has won the Turkey Stamp contest, but not the first time he has won a DNR stamp contest. His work was featured on the 1998 Trout Stamp. Huls finished in fourth place in last year’s Turkey Stamp contest. Other finalists in this year’s Turkey Stamp contest are Daniel Bates

“The first 2004 application deadline is Feb. 20 for spring turkey,” said Chuck Schlueter, communications manager. “Envelopes containing paper applications must be postmarked on or before that date.” He added that online applicants will have up to midnight on Monday, Feb. 23 to apply via computer. The spring turkey applications will be available around the

“If it floats, you’ll see it at the Boat Show,” is the show slogan. At the show you’ll find everything from kayaks, to bass boats, to pontoons, along with a lineup of accessories including electronics, insurance, and financial services to ready you for the upcoming open-water season. You’ll also find antique and classic boats or

Editor Maple Plain, Minn. Outdoor News founder and longtime publisher James Theodore Peterson passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, Jan. 17. He was 83. Peterson grew up near Milaca and his family owned a cabin on Lake Mille Lacs for many years. Jim came to the Twin Cities in the late 1930s to

Continuous CRP enrolls small parcels of land as filter strips and riparian buffers along waterways for the purpose of protecting soil, improving water and air quality, and enhancing fish and wildlife habitat. Pheasants Forever’s proposal targets rivers in the Mississippi River watershed in northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. Pheasants Forever’s grant fell under The McKnight

Associate Editor St. Paul Changes in North Dakota’s nonresident hunting license fees were included in discussions held recently by officials from Minnesota and North Dakota. But it was North Dakota’s ability to open private lands to public hunting that piqued the interest of its guests. “We’re very interested in the PLOTS (public lands open to