July 9, 2004

Approximately 20 hunters will be selected for each site through a lottery drawing. Applications for the hunts will be available by July 15 at the park district’s web site at www.threeriverspark district.org/nrm/wildlife_wildlife_management.cfm. Hunters also may contact the park district at (763) 694-7840 for an application. Applications must be postmarked by Aug. 13, 2004. Successful applicants …

Minneapolis The Three Rivers Park District will open portions of two parks to limited goose hunting this fall, as part of its overall Canada goose control program. The areas to be opened are Baker National Golf Course and Spurzem Lake in Baker Park Reser Read More »

A grand opening is planned for July 9-11. The grand opening at the 499 Villaume Ave. E. facility will include seminars, drawings, free giveaways, and in-store specials. Factory representatives will be on hand. For more information, call (651) 455-2256.

Editor Aitkin, Minn. The walleye protected slot on Lake Mille Lacs will shrink next week, providing a silver lining for anglers who suffered through a tough spring bite on the big lake. Beginning July 15, anglers may keep walleyes up to 22 inches, with one trophy over 28 inches in the four-fish limit. All walleyes

NORTHEAST METRO Muskie action has picked up along the weed edges of Bald Eagle Lake and White Bear Lake. Topwater baits are turning bigger fish. Look for sunfish on White Bear, Rush Lake, and Lake Jane in 10 to 12 feet of water. Walleye and northern pike reports have been limited in recent days. Work

Contributing Writer If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it much less destroy it. But the human animal seems hell bent on fixing or destroying a system that has worked for thousands of years. We are destroying one of our most efficient insect control systems: bats. I recently watched in awe as an estimated 12 million

The meetings are July 14, 6-9 p.m. at the DNR office in Two Harbors (ATV); July 17, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Haypoint-Jackpine Savages Snowmobile Club near Hill City (ATV); July 31, noon to 4 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Archery Club in Grand Rapids (bowhunter education). Participants must be at least 18 years

The 26-episode series will begin airing in the fall of 2005 on the Outdoor Life Network. The show, Pheasants Forever Television, will feature pheasant hunting and the hunters who pursue the game. A sneak peek of the show is scheduled for the Saturday night banquet at Pheasant Fest 2005, which will be held in Omaha,

Updates will be provided on seven project areas from the steering team, made up of several government and non-government organizations. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Jean Goad, DNR public affairs officer, at (218) 327-4262.