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Outdoor Insights: Notes on upcoming Lake Mille Lacs meeting, walleye and perch limits, and walk-in access dollars

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Minnesota DNR Fisheries has scheduled an informational public meeting next Thursday, May 7 (6 to 8 p.m.) for anyone interested in fisheries management on Lake Mille Lacs.
You can read details here, but the in-person gathering aims to discuss the status of the fishery, background on the creel survey program and 2026 results, species population modeling, and the process of setting regulations.

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Outdoor Insights: U.S. Senate repeal on BWCA watershed mining ban sparks anger — and a conservation reckoning

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The U.S. Senate vote that repealed the moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed last week felt inevitable after Donald Trump was elected president in 2024. Leading up to last Thursday’s action, insiders were telling me they had the votes to stop the repeal, then the White House got involved, twisted some arms, and the measure passed 50-49.

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Outdoor Insights: Lead ammo, tackle debate rages on at Minnesota, federal level

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The Minnesota and federal governments are debating lead ammo and fishing tackle again.
Where population-level effects exist for a species, I believe lead bans are fair game. The feds made the right decision banning lead for waterfowl hunting decades ago. But should that argument extend to eagles?

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Outdoor Insights: Proposal to lower Minnesota walleye limit will see administrative law judge hearing

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The public comment period on the Minnesota DNR Fisheries’ proposal to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from 6 to 4 ended on March 5, and by late last week, the agency had tallied nearly 1,500 total comments.

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Outdoor Insights: Wild deer for sale? Idea still deserves a hard pass

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A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated for allowing Americans to sell venison taken via legal hunting. As many readers know, the federal Lacey Act prohibited the commercial sale of wild game meat way back in 1900.

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Outdoor Insights: Proof that your voice matters when it comes to protecting public lands

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At Pheasant Fest last Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, I monitored a seminar: “America’s Public Lands: Action, Advocacy and the Path Ahead.”
The session spent a solid chunk of time commending the nation’s sportsmen and sportswomen for halting congressional language last year that would have liquidated 3 million acres of federal public lands. Though I bore quickly with congratulatory conversations, there’s something to be said for pausing and celebrating conservation wins.

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