Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on March 13, 2024
Open-water fishing has begun in southern part of state. A look at the Minnesota fishing report on March 13, 2024.
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March 13, 2024
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Cow falls out of cattle truck near Albany
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the March 15, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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Snow geese making their way across North Dakota
Duck hunting may be closed for another six months, but waterfowl hunters still have a reason to take to the water and fields with their shotguns. The Spring Light Goose Conservation Order offers an opportunity for waterfowlers to pursue snow geese, blue geese, and Ross’s geese in North Dakota now through May 12.
Eric Wilson, manager of the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge, has observed thousands of snows, blues, and Ross’s geese arriving in North Dakota in recent weeks.
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Steve Carney: Invest time now on your ice-fishing gear to eliminate headaches next season
After a challenging ice-fishing season, it’s time to retire the ice gear for the season. Many ice anglers just throw their ice gear into a corner in a garage or other storage, only to find next fall that they’ve created a real mess.
Here are some tips for properly stowing your valuable ice gear.
Minnesota becomes the 20th state with an outdoor recreation office
The Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Industry Partnership (ORIP) is nearly halfway through its first year of formation. Randolph Briley, the state’s deputy director of outdoor recreation, is focused on laying the foundation and building up for future opportunities in the coming years.
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Minnesota Mixed Bag: Northwest Sportshow kicks off Thursday in Minneapolis
The Northwest Sportshow, presented by Progressive, will be on location at the Minneapolis Convention Center, March 14-17.
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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Wolf blood … on whose hands?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 15, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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Commentary: Bill to transfer Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest land to tribe divisive, unpopular, unnecessary
A new bill has come to my attention, and the ramifications are concerning. I believe the public deserves to know about it before the bill goes anywhere. Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, has recently introduced a bill that proposes the transfer of White Earth State Forest land to the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa (White Earth Nation).
This proposal transfers a large chunk of land to the tribe.
Streams of Thought: Transfer of more Minnesota state lands to tribes could have widespread implications
State legislators often are accused of much taking as sessions progress – your money (taxes), gun rights, just to name a couple. But would it make you feel better to know the elected have been in a more giving mood the past couple of years? Last year, it was Upper Sioux Agency State Park in southern Minnesota, which was transferred to the Upper Sioux (tribal) Community.
For an encore, DFLers in 2024 are upping the ante.
