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December 31, 2023

122 people rescued from Upper Red Lake ice chunk on Dec. 29

Featured, Fishing, Minnesota, National Fishing, National News, News /

More than 100 people stranded while fishing on an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river were rescued Friday, authorities said.
The anglers were on an ice floe in the southeastern area of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County – about 200 miles northwest of Minneapolis – when it broke loose from the shoreline. An emergency call shortly before 5 p.m. said the people were stranded with more than 30 feet (9 meters) separating them from shore, according to a statement by the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office.

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Kent Weil: Trapping the elusive mink requires scouting and strategy

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Illinois, Minnesota, National Hunting, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin /

The fact that I caught my first mink at the age of 12 in a set I specifically made for mink made me very proud.
It still does, because there is a lot of work and strategy involved for a kid to pull that off. Some scouting (sometimes a lot of scouting), recognizing the mink sign, choosing an appropriate trap, and most of all, the boundless enthusiasm of a novice trapper all came together for me to catch what was then – and mostly still is – my ultimate prize.

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Here are ways to honor the legacy of hunting, fishing companions

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, Illinois, Opinion /

The end of the year and that longest night of Winter Solstice always tend to make me a little maudlin and introspective. It’s often a time when I miss my now-gone outdoor companions the most. I reflect on the memories I have enjoyed making over the years with those friends.
I also tend to think of how we can memorialize our late outdoor friends and companions.

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Case review: Water levels continued to be a big story for Minnesota lakes in 2023

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Once again, weather influenced lakes and lake biology in 2023. Before ice-up in 2022, water levels in some shallow ponds were so low we couldn’t set trap nets for fish surveys. In fact, lake water levels across the state were low.
At the start of 2023, the snowpack was above average, and as the winter progressed, I wondered if low lake levels, thick ice, and above-average snowpack would produce significant winterkill conditions.

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Murder case, record buck highlight 2023 stories in Michigan Outdoor News

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Hunting, Michigan, National Fishing, National Hunting, National News, News /

From solving a murder case of a hunter at a Michigan state park in 2018 and two tournament walleye anglers being caught stuffing their fish with lead weights, to a new consent decree for tribal fishing in the Great Lakes and a new state record buck in the youth division, there was no shortage of news stories in Michigan Outdoor News in 2023.
What follows are some of the headline stories that graced the pages of MON last year.

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Ohio Insider: Wind turbines on Lake Erie stalled

Featured, Nature Page & Night Sky, Ohio, Opinion /

It appears as though the pilot project to put electricity-producing wind turbines on Lake Erie has hit a major snag.
According to a comprehensive story published in The Plain Dealer of Cleveland in December, the company behind the proposed wind project on the lake has halted its plans. The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) cited rising costs and other challenges in putting the plans on hold.

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