Early wild turkey kill well off pace from a year ago
Poor weather during the first turkey-hunting period this spring apparently had a negative effect.
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Poor weather during the first turkey-hunting period this spring apparently had a negative effect.
Early wild turkey kill well off pace from a year ago Read More »
District 1 – Baudette area CO Angie Warren (Thief River Falls) patrolled for ATV and snowmobile activity. Wildlife management areas were monitored. Follow up was conducted on a possible wolf depredation and predator control area. CO Keith Backer (Blackduck) attended annual training at Camp Ripley, conducted follow-up on a trapping complaint, and checked area experimental
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Banquets/Fundraisers April 26: St. Louis, Carlton County PF Banquet, 5 p.m., Spirit Mountain Lodge. For more info call Matt Bremer, 218-319-6126. April 26: Rum River DU Banquet, 7 p.m., Cambridge American Legion. For more info call Mike Lindell, 612-369-0644. April 26: Buffalo Ridge NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Landmark Mercantile, Marshall. For more info call Ty Brouwer, 507-430-6473. April
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RED WING AREA The walleye and sauger action has been a bit slow this week on the Mississippi River. The best bite has been from the dam down to the High Bridge area with three-way rigs and crankbaits or jigs and minnows in eight to 10 feet. The river is ice-free and limited ice remained
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FAIRMONT AREA Lakes are ice-free and crappies are in 12 feet, but look for them to move shallow with the first hint of warm weather. Anglers are catching walleyes and pike with minnows and jigs on the Des Moines River. Sommer Outdoors (507) 235-5225 ORTONVILLE AREA There was a strange twist on Big Stone Lake
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BATTLE LAKE Shorelines are getting beat up, but were in good enough shape early this week for ATVs or foot travel. Panfish are hitting in 17 feet at Blanche Lake, Rush Lake, South Turtle Lake, and West Battle Lake. Tullibees are suspended over deep water at Mollie Stark Lake and Big Pine Lake. Ben’s Bait
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LAKE MILLE LACS There’s still plenty of ice throughout the lake. A few anglers are walking on Isle Bay and Wahkon Bay and reporting marginal success for crappies and bluegills. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE OF THE WOODS The “catch and keep” sturgeon season runs through May 7. Fish are hitting
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LAKE MINNETONKA AREA The channels and dock areas are open, but main-lake ice remains. Seventeen to 20 inches of ice covered the majority of lakes early this week. Wayzata Bait (952) 473-2227 NORTHEAST METRO There is quite a bit of ice on most lakes. Boat anglers are fishing the Mississippi River and catching walleyes in
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Icy start for border opener on Big Stone The DNR has listed a number of waters that are closed to protect spawning concentrations of walleyes and other fish. The list can be found here. Smelt run – like that of other fish – delayed by weather Lake Superior Fisheries office website
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