Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 13, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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The Timberjay has received considerable comment this fall in response to a two-part series examining the causes of the decline in the deer population in our (northeastern Minnesota) region. I was surprised that it was mostly positive, because I recognized that the stories I wrote were challenging some pretty deeply-entrenched views.
The one major factor that I did not address in the series was the effect of winter on deer, which I believe indisputably is the single-most critical factor in white-tailed deer survival in our area.
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Despite some snow, high winds, and mild weather that enveloped portions of Minnesota during the first week and weekend of December, ice formation has progressed nicely on the bigger lakes throughout the state. The latest stretch of cold air should help even more.
Lake of the Woods, Leech Lake, Lake Mille Lacs, and Lake Winnibigoshish appeared to be locked up going into the second week of December.
Midweek cold snap to aid ice-making on Minnesota lakes Read More »
A Minnesota Department of Agriculture draft aquaculture plan, a portion of which details the growing concern surrounding seasonal live-bait shortages affecting state anglers, is open for public comment through Dec. 18.
The state of Minnesota is the process of creating a state aquaculture plan, in hopes of growing the industry statewide. The 85-page draft accesses the current state of Minnesota’s aquaculture industry and provides analysis within several sectors, including bait fish, fish for stocking, fish for food and ornamentals.
Justin Sommer began to get the reports – and questions – early this week, shortly after a massive migration of geese arrived in the Fairmont area of southern Minnesota, where his shop, Sommer Outdoors, is located: mysteriously, hundreds, local folks estimated, of dead or dying Canada geese on the ice of the city’s chain of lakes.
“Probably over a couple hundred geese,” Sommer estimated on Tuesday morning.
‘Hundreds’ of geese found dead or dying on Fairmont chain of lakes in southern Minnesota Read More »
Early ice provides many opportunities for ice anglers. I’m a fan of the run-and-gun method, but most of my early-ice success comes from being patient.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Patience is key during early ice season Read More »
There’s plenty of ice to walk on in most parts of the state. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Dec. 11, 2024.
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 11, 2024 Read More »
A coalition of conservation groups and tribal citizens on Nov. 22 called on President Joe Biden to designate nearly 140,000 acres of rugged, scenic Badlands as North Dakota’s first national monument, a proposal several tribal nations say would preserve the area’s cultural heritage.
National monument proposed for Badlands in North Dakota Read More »
Legislation aimed at prohibiting hunting contests in Illinois stalled during the spring General Assembly, but has added a handful of co-sponsors since.
House Bill 2900 would ban holding wildlife contests that “reward participants with cash, prizes or inducements for killing fur-bearing animals.”
Much of the effort and debate prior to the spring session focused on coyote hunting contests in the state.
Bill making hunting contests illegal in Illinois stays active Read More »
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