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Commentary: Minnesota needs a citizen-led Conservation Council

2 Comments / Discussions, Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Fishing, National Hunting, Nature Page & Night Sky, Opinion /

Minnesota is surrounded by states that have a Citizens Conservation Advisory Council or conservation commission. It’s time for Minnesota to join them.
Why do we need such a council? Transparency in government is a national issue today. A council is essential to improving fish and wildlife management in the state and ensuring that informed Minnesotans are a part of the process. Our generation and especially future generations of Minnesotans deserve clean waters, abundant wetlands, fertile grasslands, and healthy forests.

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Commentary: Help improve Minnesota waterfowling by attending the Duck Summit

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If you’re a duck hunter troubled by the ever-increasing number of hunting days that mostly feature “empty skies,” please attend the Minnesota Duck Summit March 27 and 28 in Nicollet.
Primary sponsors include the Nicollet Conservation Club, the Fergus Falls Fish and Game Club, and the Christina-Ina-Anka Lake Association among others. The Duck Summit aims to continue the Minnesota tradition of citizen conservation.

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Commentary: A grateful duck hunter’s take on pintail proposal

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, Hunting, Illinois, Minnesota, National Hunting, Opinion, Opinion /

Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that under certain conditions those of us who hunt ducks may be allowed (in 2025) up to three pintails per day versus present regulations allowing one.
Past waterfowl management leaders often took an “err-on-the-side-of-the-resource” approach with respect to waterfowl season length and bag limits. Population reports over decades have shown pintails to be below longterm averages. This looks aggressive to me.

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