Conservation groups send letter to Capitol demanding R-E-S-P-E-C-T for hunting, fishing, and conservation funding
Signers include DU and PF: “Minnesotans want clean water and a thriving outdoors, and they have voted to pay for it.”
USDA action exposes desperate need to increase CRP acreage cap
A memo from the Trump USDA on Wednesday tells American landowners: No more room in federal Conservation Reserve Program.
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Stocking rainbow trout on the Vermillion River
Farmington, Minn. — Crews from the Minnesota DNR’s East Metro Fisheries office stocked 3,000 11- to 12-inch rainbow trout into several runs of Dakota County’s Vermillion River this morning, Friday, April 7. For story, photo gallery, click here.
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Trout, trout, pretty little trout: Stocking time on the Vermillion River {video}
With the Minnesota trout opener looming on April 15, DNR Fisheries crews were planting thousands of rainbows in the south-metro coldwater fishery.
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Last crack at hard-water 2017 on the amazing Lake of the Woods
Over three feet of ice, the massive border water produces an excellent late-season mixed bag of perch, walleyes, and saugers.
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The Trump administration’s unfortunate decision to rescind the Clean Water Rule
Candidate Trump said “drain the swamp,” but American sportsmen aren’t going to tolerate “drain the wetlands.”
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Time to complete a handgun permit-to-carry class
The author has owned and fired pistols and revolvers for decades, but still found a Minnesota concealed carry class enlightening and an opportunity to reinforce safety rules and skills.
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Hey, public lands defenders: Remember to use them
Start by planning your epic open water 2017 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness fishing trip right now.
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Conservation roundup: key Trump cabinet appointments, CREP III, and Minnesota’s buffer law
Hunting, angling, and conservation groups weigh in on cabinet post confirmation hearings, and – back in Minnesota – Gov. Mark Dayton launches a massive grassland and water quality effort
