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Tyler Nelson was snowmobiling on Lake Fremont with a friend when he went through the ice. Justin Birkholtz, 20, rode his snowmobile across the ice to a residence on the lake and got a rowboat, according to the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Department. Birkholtz pulled the boat back near the open water and pulled Nelson out. […]

Associated Press International Falls, Minn. A snag has stalled plans by officials at Voyageurs National Park to let snowmobilers ride on 11 bays that had been closed to protect the park’s wolves. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has notified Voyageurs that its biologists first must sign off on the decision. Late last month, Voyageurs

Also, customers will be able to make reservations online at: www.stayatmnparks.com, expected to be online in January. Reservations can be taken by phone at a new toll-free number: (866) 857-2757 (1-866-85PARKS), beginning in January.

Editor Politicians, farmers, and conservationists are surfing a new Internet data base that lists the federal farm subsidies paid to individual farming operations throughout the United States from 1996 to 2000. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group acquired the data with a Freedom of Information request and posted it on its web site, www.ewg.org, Nov. 6.

Jan. 20: Hartford Conservation & Gun Club 12th Annual Ice Fisheree on Pike Lake from 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more info call 262-673-6208. Jan. 26-27: Winter Camping Made Easy, annual winter outing held at Mosquito Hill Nature Center. For more info & to register before Jan. 18th, call the center at 920-779-6433 or

Crappie action has picked up on Splithand Lake in 22 to 25 feet of water. Look for suspended fish out from the resort. The small lakes offer walkable ice, while most larger fisheries remain unsafe for travel of any kind. Ben’s Bait and Tackle (218) 326-8281 LAKE KABETOGAMA Warm weekend weather and rain prevented further

NORTHEAST METRO There are a few open-water anglers who continue to hit the lakes. White Bear Lake and Lake Vadnais continue to give up walleyes. The St. Croix River also is worth looking at for walleyes. Larry’s Live Bait & Sporting Goods (651) 777-1731 NORTHWEST METRO While the fishing front remains quiet, goose hunters are

Madison The Assembly’s and DNR’s disagreement over four points of a proposed deer season framework rule change will get a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 10. On that day, the Joint Committee on the Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) will accept public testimony on four objections of the Deer 2000 rules lodged by the Assembly Natural

In Wisconsin, wolves are on the state threatened species list and the federal endangered species list. One shooter has been arrested in connection with the shooting of the wolf in Price County. In other cases, $4,000 rewards have been posted for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for killing the wolves.