In today’s hot political climate, I understand the desire, even the need, to maintain civil decorum. There were two law enforcement officers on hand presumably to help preserve that objective. And I’ve covered cringey public meetings that go to the other extreme. But a meeting that doesn’t engage the public is nothing more than a sideshow that serves only to check a policy-making box.
Our partners at the National Deer Association have just highlighted three such studies that show we may soon be able to detect CWD-causing prions outside of animal tissue – including in scrapes, at feeders, and in deer feces – as reliably as we can with tests on the lymph nodes of harvested deer.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the removal of the head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming she lacks the educational background required to run the agency despite securing Senate confirmation last year.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced April 8 on Outdoor News Radio that he will not attend the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener in Mankato this year.
Walz said that he’s traveling to Montana State University that weekend to celebrate his daughter’s graduation. The governor’s opener event runs May 11-13 and includes live bands, kayaking, fishing demonstrations, bike tours, tours of the Waterville fish hatchery, and fishing.
If you can’t get one of those tom turkeys to come into the call this spring, try this.
The Minnesota Legislature has introduced a couple of bills regarding an Asian carp deterrent/barrier being placed at Lock and Dam 5 on the Mississippi River. These bills haven’t been passed by either the House or Senate, but it’s been an important discussion point during this year’s legislative session. The deterrent proposed for Lock and Dam 5 is similar to the carp deterrent at Barkley Dam near Grand River, Ky.
I think there are a few thousand anglers in South Dakota who have serious cases of cabin fever.
I got to a Missouri River boat ramp at Chamberlain around 7:15 a.m. on Monday, April 10, and there wasn’t a parking space left. The lot is large enough for about 80 trucks and trailers.
Outdoor-related news stories from across the country printed in the April 21, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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