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Field Editor Backus, Minn. State Sen. Tony Kinkel, DFL-Park Rapids, listened as rural Cass County residents expressed frustration with activities and environmental damage occurring at the Spider Lake Recreation Area, an off-highway vehicle (OHV) park developed in the Foothills State Forest by the Minnesota DNR, at a public hearing held Feb. 7. Local residents and […]

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The walleye bite continues to go strong in 20 to 25 feet of water. Look to the edges of most structure for active fish during low-light periods of the day. Setlines and glow hooks tipped with minnows have worked best. Perch action has been slow, with a few fish coming

NORTHEAST METRO Bald Eagle Lake and Jarvis Lake are kicking out crappies in 15 to 20 feet of water during low-light periods of the day. Northern pike continue to hit on Big Marine Lake, White Bear Lake, and Forest Lake in 10 to 12 feet of water. Look for a few walleyes on Clear Lake

The $125,000 contest will be held from noon until 3 p.m. on Forest Lake. Top prize is a 2002 4X4 Ford pickup. Tickets are $40. For more information, call the contest hotline at (952) 903-4903, or visit the web site at www.forestlakeicefishing.com.

Associate Editor St. Paul Prior to the arrival of DNR Commissioner Allen Garber three years ago, the department had no specific person or department to investigate employee violations of DNR policy. Now, the Office of Professional Standards includes three full-timers and a $300,000 budget. Its focus is “serious employee misconduct investigations,” according to Kim Bonde,

Jan. 19: 3rd Annual Winona/Root River Pheasants Forever Chapter 242 Banquet at the Elks Club in Winona and begins at 5:30 p.m. Call Tom Casperson at 507-454-4523 for more info. Feb. 2: South Central Pheasants Forever Annual Banquet at Union Center, Albert Lea, starting 5:30 p.m. For more info call Pat Neilon at 507-373-0649. Feb.

Editor St. Paul Six regional DNR information officer positions will no longer exist effective July 1, 2002, thanks to budget cutting measures the agency outlined early this week. With regional operations facing $300,000 in base budget cuts for Fiscal Year 2003, the options were to eliminate info officers or regional planners, according to Laurie Martinson,

Jan. 25 – 27: National Archery Assoc. Level II Instructor Course at the MN Shooting Sports Education Center (MSSEC). The course is designed to certify instructors to teach group archery classes, Jr. Olympic Archery Development Programs (JOAD), and Level I Camp Instructor Courses. Class is limited to 12. For more info and to pre-register call

Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 and an 8 p.m. awards program. Tickets are $35 per person. For more info, call the MWA at (763) 553-2977.