MISSOURI RIVER/OAHE
Anglers fishing near Mobridge are finding walleyes in 30 to 40 feet of water. Anglers fishing the Gettysburg area are reporting a better salmon bite than walleye bite. At the lower reaches of Lake Oahe, crankbaits are turning numbers of northern pike in the 15- to 20-pound class. The best walleye action on Lake Sharpe
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Minneapolis The Nature Conservancy has received a $750,000 grant from the Bush Foundation to support its land conservation activities restoring grassland habitat in northwest Minnesota at its Glacial Ridge Project near Crookston. The funds will be distri
The Conservancy purchased the 24,500-acre Glacial Ridge property in September of 2000. Known originally as “Tilden Farms,” the land is considered the largest prairie restoration project in the U.S. For the past year, The Conservancy has been working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
No extension for South’s duck season in 2001-02
Editor Washington, D.C. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it would withdraw a controversial proposal to give six Southern states the option to extend their waterfowl seasons. As a result of the decision, frameworks for the 2001-2002 waterfowl season will remain unchanged from those approved by the agency in late September. In
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Dec. 7-9: 1st Annual Ice Fishing Snowmobile & Winter Sports Show at Alliant Energy Center. Fri.: 1-10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more info call 952-943-2002.
Dec. 9: Sheboygan Rifle & Pistol Club Gun Show at the Millhome Supper Club from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Public invited. Cost: $2. For more info call B.J.’s at 920-458-3247 or Peter Mayr at 920-452-1757. Jan. 12-13: Mosquito Hill Nature Center Snowshoe building workshop. Cost $150 per person or $140 for Friends of Mosquito
Nov. 24: Gun Show & Sports Collectibles Show. Public invited to buy, sell and trade from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Armed Forces Center, 1715 Marion Rd. SE, Rochester, MN. For more info contact Zumbro Valley Arms Collectors at 507-289-2520 (days) or 507-529
Nov. 30-Dec. 2: St. Paul Ice Fishing Show at the St. Paul River Centre. Fri.: 1-9 p.m., Sat.: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sun.: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more info call 952-943-2002. Minnesota Firearms Exchange. Call 763-434-7269 for more info. Saturday shows 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 24-25: St.
Muzzleloaders next, Zone T not far behind
Editor Madison The state’s nine-day gun deer season may be at its end, but a few diehards will be out there for the muzzleloaders-only season, which runs Nov. 26-Dec. 2 in most parts, while others return Dec. 6-9 for the late Zone T antlerless deer season. Bowhunters also have their shot Dec. 1-31 in most
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Voyageurs Park bays may open to snowmobiles
Field Editor International Falls, Minn. Eleven bays on Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand Point lakes in Voyageurs National Park may be opened to snowmobile use this winter. The U.S. Park Service is expected to announce its decision within a month. A total of 17 bays on the lakes were closed to snowmobiling in 1992, when
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