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June 22-23: The Bow Benders Archery Club (Mankato) will host a 3D Shoot 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sunday. Call Shane: 507-625-7897, Dave: 507-387-3902 or Tim: 507-387-3789 for info. June 9-10, July 7-8: : LAD Archers, Mankato hosting a 3-D Shoot at its outdoor range near […]

DNR Reports St. Paul The Minnesota DNR is offering an additional 51,915 antlerless permits this fall over last year. The total of 284,210 permits is an increase of 22.3 percent from 2000, and is the second highest number of antlerless permits ever offered by the DNR. The DNR offered 322,030 permits in 1992. “These are

June 15: Trout Fishing in cooperation with the MN DNR. Fishing starts at 8 a.m. For more info call Scott Smith at 507-867-2988 (evenings) June 24: Dickie’s Portside, Isle, MN sponsored by St. Michael American Legion. Arrive at 8:15 a.m. boat leaves at 9 a.m. and returns around 5 p.m. For more info call Joe

DNR Reports St. Paul Minnesota State Parks, plus campgrounds and day-use areas in Minnesota State Forests, will remain open thanks to the funding bill passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jesse Ventura on Friday, June 29. “Thankfully, the vacation plans of thousands of tourists will not be disrupted now that funding is in

The park didn’t sustain any storm damage, but is experiencing problems associated with its aftermath, said Jack Nelson, manager of the park. Drinking water is available at some locations and attempts are being made to make the park’s dump station operable. Nelson said park officials are attempting to contact people with reservations at the park.

It’s hard to really “get away” these days. When the water opens, lakes fill up with anglers and a plethora of other recreational users of the Minnesota resource. Lakeshores in several areas resemble the burbs more than a place where wild things would hang out. But, in some remote locations of Minnesota, there still are

Back when I started crow hunting, there were few er hunters, the bird numbers were busting all historical records, and most crows were decoy dumb and less hunter-savvy. This made for some outstanding gunning whenever you fired up a calling machine from a mid-summer cornfield or tree line ambush point. State crow seasons help control

Field Editor Washington, D.C. National fish and wildlife organizations have launched a coordinated effort to ensure that conservation programs are included in the congressional reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which is likely to occur in 2002. During the first week of June, Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever brought a group of Midwestern farmers, conservationists, and

Last Friday evening I visited the Shimano Lake Mille Lacs Media-Pro Staff Outing at Eddy’s Lake Mille Lacs Resort. Among those I chatted with was Butch Furtman, the television outdoors show host from Duluth, at the head of the lakes where years ago Rocky Teller and Wally Pease pioneered outdoors television for the Twin Ports.