A man died in a fatal drowning on Lake of the Woods on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, according to the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office.
The press release from the sheriff’s office said the agency was notified of a possible drowning at 8:12 a.m. on Dec. 28. The drowning was at Northwest Angle near Flag Island on Lake of the Woods.
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Weather permitting, the ice of lakes in Minnesota that contain stream and lake trout will begin hosting trout anglers on Saturday, Jan. 13, when the trout season opens. The popularity of ice fishing for trout has grown in the metro area, while the northeast and southeast locations of the state have retained yearly traditions of excellent size and quantity in its bodies of water.
The season begins Dec. 30 for trout in lakes within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Minnesota’s winter trout season begins soon with plenty of interested anglers Read More »
The Minnesota DNR and state Board of Animal Health implemented several changes in cervidae farm management in 2023 after the state Legislature passed several new laws that altered oversight and regulations for certain farms.
Mike Oehler, DNR farmed deer and captive species coordinator, and Dr. Heather Damico, BAH senior veterinarian overseeing the farmed cervidae program, believe that changes from the 2023 legislative session will lead to fewer deer farms and farmed animals heading into 2024.
Agencies expect further decline in the number of Minnesota deer farms Read More »
A week in the life of Kenneth Larson can be pretty busy. You’ll find him playing cards with friends two days a week. He’ll also be playing games with other friends two days a week.
He ends the week doing karaoke at a local bar on Friday nights. On the weekends, he’ll either be out in the woods hunting, on Otter Tail Lake fishing, or during the winter, dropping a line through a fish house floor.
At 102, Minnesota’s Kenneth Larson reflects on a century of life, hunting and fishing Read More »
The Minnesota DNR received a grant of nearly half a million dollars in November 2022 to focus on moose habitat in the northeastern part of the state. During 2023, workshops happened and planning teams formed with various organizations and partners across the state to focus on moose habitat.
Megan Eiting, DNR collaborative moose habitat planner, said she’s seen progress with the grant, and she’s hoping to have a strategy in place by the end of 2024 to implement.
Minnesota DNR, partners move forward with moose habitat planning Read More »
The Minnesota DNR is wrapping up the final stages of new special and experimental fishing regulations. The public comment period is over, and the final approval will happen with the DNR in time for the 2024 fishing regulations book, effective March 1, 2024.
There were eight new regulations presented to the public for comment from the end of May to the end of October this year.
New special fishing regulations in Minnesota in final stage of approval Read More »
The conversation started in 2021 when the Minnesota DNR introduced a program called “4 The Outdoors” at its annual roundtable event. The program was described as four steps in four years (officially beginning in 2023) to ensure future funding for conservation and outdoor recreation in Minnesota.
Fast forward to today, and DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen says she’s happy with where the DNR is finishing up the first year of the four-year process.
Minnesota DNR commissioner reviews first year of state’s ‘4 The Outdoors’ plan Read More »
The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) met on Thursday, Dec. 7, in two parts. The first meeting was with all the members at 9 a.m. followed by a subcommittee for strategic planning with a handful of members at noon.
The subcommittee was the first step of creating and adopting a strategic plan. The LCCMR is required to adopt a strategic plan for making expenditures from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund every six years and review the plan every two years.
Minnesota’s late CWD hunt took place this past weekend, Dec. 15-17, in seven 600 Series deer permit areas and one in the 300 Series DPAs. The Minnesota DNR saw a decrease in harvest from last year’s CWD hunt.
Todd Froberg, DNR big-game program coordinator, said this year’s harvest during the special disease-management hunt totaled 559 deer, compared with last year’s harvest total of 610. He added that the total deer harvest in 2023 is still 8% lower than last year’s total.
Harvest dips for Minnesota’s 2023 late-season CWD management hunt Read More »
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