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University of Minnesota Forestry Center in state-tribal land transfer negotiations

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A bill in the Minnesota Legislature would transfer parcels of state-owned land within the boundaries of the Cloquet Forestry Center to the University of Minnesota. Once that’s completed, the university is planning to transfer all the state- and university-owned land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
The bill and the university’s intent have generated debate among citizens who support transferring original Fond du Lac reservation land, while others are questioning what this transfer would mean to university students at the center and why the land is being transferred for free.

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Minnesota bonding bills unveiled, environment bill on to Senate floor

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Gov. Tim Walz’s budget recommendations from January 2024 pitched a $982.45 million capital budget bill. That bonding bill was unveiled in House and Senate capital investment committees on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30, respectively. The total comes out to $980 million, and the Minnesota DNR would receive about $65.5 million in both bills.

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Cool, wet weather does not dampen turkey hunting as Minnesotans blow past season ‘A’ harvest record

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The spring wild turkey-hunting season in Minnesota is just two weeks old, but the DNR reports a record-setting pace of harvest following the mild 2023-24 winter.
Nate Huck, the DNR’s resident game bird specialist, said the first week of the spring hunting season, season A, saw a harvest of 7,041 turkeys, according to preliminary reports. That tops the previous first-season record from 2020 with 5,827 turkeys taken.

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Minnesota DNR examines steelhead on the Knife River

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The sun was shining along the Knife River in the Lake Superior area on Monday, April 15. The Minnesota DNR’s Lake Superior fisheries staff drove along the river and parked by a trap that the agency built in 1996.
Since its creation, the trap has been used to catch steelhead (rainbow trout) for further studies on the population and spawning process of this fish species. DNR staff visit the trap every day during the late winter and early spring to catch these trout and document various characteristics.

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Elk, ruffed grouse among topics discussed at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers’ rendezvous in Minnesota

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Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted its annual national rendezvous April 19-20 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It was the first time this event was hosted in Minnesota, as it typically occurs in the western United States.
The event featured multiple seminars focusing on conservation, wildlife, and fisheries. Among them were two seminars specifically addressing topics relevant to Minnesota.

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Legacy, environment bills discussed at Minnesota Capitol

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The Minnesota legislative session ends in less than a month, and as the countdown progresses, several major bills contain items of interest to Outdoor News readers.
They start with the supplemental finance and policy bill – a collection of smaller bills, fish and wildlife policy items, and money appropriations that various committees have reviewed during the session.

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Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund renewal to be on state ballot in November

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The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was busy with historic budgets and appropriations. As millions and billions of dollars was spread among bills, projects, and agencies, another bill passed that should draw the attention of anyone who appreciates Minnesota’s environment.
House File 1900, authored by Rep. Athena Hollins, DFL-St. Paul, advanced the process of renewing the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. The bill allowed for a constitutional amendment in the 2024 general election that would extend the dedication of lottery proceeds to the ENRTF.

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First deer ever shot by 23-year-old is a record velvet whitetail in Minnesota

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Kyle Bauer, 23, from Owatonna, Minn., had a couple of weeks he’ll never forget in the middle of September 2023. Bauer married his wife, Hannah, on Sept. 23, then took a weeklong vacation to Costa Rica.
Those two events would take the cake for any person in a couple of weeks. How about a cherry and some sprinkles on top of the cake? The sprinkles were harvesting his first whitetail. And the cherry was that the deer is the Minnesota state record for whitetail typical archery velvet deer and likely top five in the world for the same category.

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Aquatic invasive species control a focal point for DNR heading into Minnesota’s open-water fishing season

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With the Minnesota fishing opener less than a month away, control of the spread of aquatic invasive species is a top priority for the Minnesota DNR. The DNR has long made AIS a central focus, with changes to state laws and efforts to educate anglers and other water recreation enthusiasts.
According to Adam Doll, DNR invasive species prevention consultant, the DNR’s Invasive Species Program traces its origins to the mid-1980s. Since then, it has evolved and changed.

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