The Minnesota DNR yesterday afternoon issued the press release below about the Poplar River. I’m not happy about the timing because it missed our print deadline, and the comment period for what this scribe considers a pretty big deal ends Friday, Nov. 4. That means readers of next week’s Minnesota Outdoor News won’t see this …
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Athens, Ohio – A pilot project begun by the DNR Division of Wildlife several years ago to match farmers and hunters could be on its last legs. The project, huntohiofarms.com, was started at the urging of the Ohio Farm Bureau to match farmers suffering crop damage with willing hunters. The Division of Wildlife recently drafted a letter
St. Paul – Silver carp may be living in the Twin Cities. Officials from the DNR and National Park Service announced last week that a second round of environmental DNA testing in the Mississippi River has turned up positive hits for the leaping fish. Genetic material from silver carp was found in water samples at
Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS East – Water temperatures are about 50 degrees so the minnow bite for walleyes in 20 feet or more during the day has picked up. At night, crankbaits are producing walleyes on the shallow rocks and shoreline breaks. Muskies have been most active on the shallow rocks and look for perch
Grand Rapids, Minn. – All of those acorns on the ground apparently wrought havoc on the state’s bear hunters. Hunters this fall killed 2,115 bears, though officials warn that figure is preliminary and could change slightly. The season ran Sept. 1 through Oct. 16. The number of hunters with licenses to pursue bears in the
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) reports a trespass complaint was investigated near Greenbush. Bear hunting stands were removed from an area WMA. Enforcement action was taken on an individual hunting ducks in a state game refuge. CO Angie Warren (Thief River Falls) worked areas for illegal shinning activity. CO Keith Backer
Bemidji, Minn. – The number of state duck stamps sold has dropped every year since 2002, and sales last year were the lowest ever. But it looks like the trend won’t last. As of earlier this week, hunters had purchased 85,180 duck stamps, compared with 83,692 at the same time last year. Total sales last
Alpena, Mich. – The Natural Resources Commission will vote Nov. 10 on whether to allow baiting of deer in Presque Isle County and the southern portion of Iosco County. The consideration comes after 57 counties in the Lower Peninsula achieved TB-free status in September. A memorandum to the NRC indicated the DNR and the Michigan
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair High winds have kept anglers grounded on Lake St. Clair and stirred up a lot of muddy water. When the winds lie down and anglers get out, perch have been biting all along the American side of the lake, including in front of the Grosse Point Yacht Club. Bass fishing
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