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April 24, 2023

Minnesota DNR invites public input on Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area master plan update

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in the Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area to participate in a webinar and help inform the DNR’s updates to the WMA’s master plan.
The webinar will be held 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9.

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Spring is the time for crappies on a cane pole

Kevan Paul, who owns Kevan Paul’s Guide Service and guides clients across northern Iowa, says Clear Lake is his go-to lake for May crappie fishing. Paul likes to use a long ago favorite for lots of anglers: the cane pole.
“This time of year on Clear Lake the crappies are up in the heavy cover of pencil weeds,” Paul said. “It’s so thick that you really can’t cast with a regular rod and reel.”

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Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame to induct Minnesota’s Tim Holschlag and Wisconsin’s Tom Gelb

The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Selection Committee has chosen two legendary outdoor communicator’s and celebrated anglers for recognition as Hall of Famers in Wisconsin’s Tom Geld and Minnesota’s Tim Holschlag. 

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Western Minnesota land acquisition team honored by Otter Tail County Pheasants Forever

The Otter Tail County Pheasants Forever chapter in west-central Minnesota recently honored the Fergus Falls Wetlands Acquisition Office, which supports Otter Tail County and lands throughout the state, with the chapter’s Longtail Award. Since 2018, the Fergus Falls Wetlands Acquisition Office has acquired more than 32,000 acres of wildlife habitat including nearly 10,000 acres of waterfowl production areas. 

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Pennsylvania pheasant farms at risk during avian influenza outbreak

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is aware of the risk that will arise once the first shipment of pheasant chicks arrives on the agency’s game farms in April. 
As the threat of avian influenza persists, there is little the agency can do to prevent one of the main vectors of the virus – wild birds – from flying over or even into the pens. But they are taking other measures to try to guard against an outbreak.

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