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May 23, 2011

Pigeon Lake passage project allows fish to move in and out

A remote lake deep in the Chippewa National Forest is benefitting from an innovative construction project that was completed last fall. Three agencies – the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Chippewa National Forest, and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe – removed a concrete dam-and-culvert from the outlet of Itasca County’s Pigeon River impoundment and

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In Minnesota, Hunters buy Licenses more Consistently than Anglers

New research commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) brings insights into differences between hunters and anglers when it comes to license buying tendencies, and what types of licenses are valued by all outdoorsmen and women. “Only 27 percent of Minnesota anglers buy a license five out of five years,” said Jenifer Wical, DNR

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Quail conservationists unite at Missouri Bobwhite Quail Summit

June 16 seminar seeks to improve quail and small-game populations by educating landowners In many parts of the traditional bobwhite quail range, bird numbers have taken a major hit in recent years. But this popular gamebird has many friends in the conservation world, which inspires creative strategies for growing quail populations on today’s man-altered landscapes.

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Missouri record bighead carp a reminder of unwanted “successes”

106-pound fish was never supposed to swim free in Missouri Gene Swope, Excelsior Springs, and his grandsons will always remember April 23, 2011, as the day they set a Missouri State fishing record. Fisheries Programs Specialist Andrew Branson shares their excitement, but he has mixed emotions about the monster fish that earned them a place

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