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April 2026

Discussion from Minnesota’s Duck Summit: Preserving traditions with an eye to future

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The 2026 Minnesota Duck Summit carried the theme of hope through its March 27-28 gathering in Nicollet as Scott Glup, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologist and event host, set the tone Friday, saying he wouldn’t be there if he didn’t believe there was hope for the future.
“We hope this is just the beginning,” he said.

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Prairie chicken kill drops during Minnesota’s latest limited hunting season

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The 2025 Minnesota prairie chicken harvest fell to one of its lowest levels since Minnesota reopened the season in 2003.
Hunters harvested 46 birds, and total harvest after accounting for non-respondents was estimated at 56 in 2025, a 37% drop from the previous year. The statewide quota was 125 birds across 11 northwestern Minnesota permit areas, allocated through a lottery that drew more than 400 applicants.

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Mobile anglers in Minnesota can take their pick right now – ice or open water

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From central Minnesota and locations to its south and west, ice fishing options no longer exist. While you could still see some ice on lakes around the St. Cloud and Twin Cities areas early this week, they’re just fading remnants of another winter fishing season gone by.
Farther south, the ice has already melted away.

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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Spring walleye run – almost go time

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Minnesota’s Rainy River spring walleyes don’t sit still; they are moving up the Rainy River to spawn! They slide, stack, and move.
If you’re not moving with them, you’re just casting. Here’s how we stay on them: A jig and minnow is the old reliable. Drag it, pop it, or just hold it in the seam and let it work. If they’re not fired up, this is what they’ll eat.

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Conflicts remain a concern across Wisconsin’s wolf range in 2025

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Verified 2025 deaths, injuries or safety concerns of livestock, pets, and humans created by wolves in Wisconsin came in through 96 “conflict reports” handled by state and federal agencies.
In 2024 that number was 103. For 2025, 22 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties reported wolf conflicts.

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Requirement affecting sales of nonresident fishing licenses in Illinois

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Regulations aimed at parents who don’t pay child support is beginning to instead hook some fishermen visiting Illinois.
The catch: many cases popping up at bait shops that sell licenses have nothing to do with child support. Media reports have spotlighted bait shop owners having to turn away visiting anglers in recent weeks because a social security number is now required.

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Jeremiah Haas: Examining the pros and cons of dam removal, impact on fish

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Recently, there was a public meeting with discussion of the potential pros and cons of removing the Sears and Steel dam on the Rock River on the edge of the Quad Cities. At this point, it is still in the study stage, but a decision will be coming soon on potential options.
Without getting into the specifics of this study on the Sears and Steel dam, here are some things to consider when discussing dam removal.

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