Plus, a million breeding ducks By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Cloud, Minn. — Nearly a year after discussions about it began, the DNR has released an ambitious plan to restore ducks and duck hunting in Minnesota. Officials unveiled the draft plan to recover ducks, wetlands, and shallow lakes last Friday at the annual roundtable […]
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Jan. 19: Annual NWTF Hunting Heritage Northern Kettles Chapter Banquet Milhomme Supper Club, Kiel. For more info call Dan Wollner, 920-893-8483. Jan. 24: Lower Wisconsin River WTU Chapter Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Dorf Haus, Sauk City. For more info call Gene Hausner, 608-588-7780, evenings. Jan 26: Oregon WTU Chapter Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Park Ponderosa, McFarland. For
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By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Federal officials in wolf country around the U.S. have begun the process of wolf delisting, following an announcement by the Department of Justice that it won’t appeal court decisions that earlier struck down reduced protections for gray wolves. In a memo dated Dec. 16, Craig Manson, assistant secretary
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BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – There have been some very good perch reports coming off the mud and gravel in 22 feet of water. Walleye action slows during the day, but the morning and evening hours have been very good on the Boot, Nine Mile Flat, and Sliver Flat in 28 to 32
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By Glen Schmitt Contributing Writer St. Paul — Warm weather, snow, slush, thin ice, and fewer anglers have captured headlines during the ice fishing season. Although January is nearly half over, ice conditions remain unpredictable in most areas of the state. Ice always is, but this year has provided a wide range of varying ice
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By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Fridley, Minn. — Officials in the metropolitan city of Fridley are afraid their residents may be just a bit too friendly when it comes to geese and ducks. Incessant feeding of the waterfowl has made the feathered critters congregate in public areas, leaving behind a maze of droppings, along with
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By Judy Nugent Correspondent Madison — The past 18 months saw 52 cases of manure runoff resulting in fish kills and polluted drinking wells in Wisconsin, creating a job for the new Manure Management Task Force assembled by the DNR and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection. This 16-member task force was asked to
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