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Field Editor Waskish, Minn. In recent months, Outdoor News staffers have heard numerous reports of anglers landing lots of walleyes while fishing for crappies on Upper Red Lake. “Many average anglers at my seminars and elsewhere have been telling me they’re catching walleyes up there,” says Terry Tuma of Outdoor News. “One angler said he […]

CREP funding still not assured By Rob Drieslein Editor St. Paul Most DNR operations will shut down July 1 if the Legislature cannot resolve the current budget stalemate and keep state agencies funded and running. Letters went out Tuesday to all 53,000 state employees explaining what could occur if a government shutdown happens on July

Associate Editor Minnetrista, Minn. The debate regarding hunting areas in the increasingly urban western metro “suburb” of Minnetrista isn’t new to Police Chief Craig Anderson. In his 16 years as chief, hunting boundaries in the city which still contains areas of agricultural land have been addressed some three to four times. “A lot of it

Sighting were reported near Bratsburg, about five miles south of Rushford, according to Conservation Officer Dan Book. Similar sightings were reported about 40 miles away, near Elgin, last week. It could possibly be the same bear, officials say. While black bears have been sighted in the southeast in the past, this is the first spotted

Field Editor Ft. Snelling, Minn. The court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the management of North America’s burgeoning snow goose flocks is nearing completion. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologist Jim Kelly says an internal review of the document was recently finished. After revisions are made, the draft EIS will go to Washington D.C.,

According to the Minnesota DNR computer, he may be. The 100-year-old Welander was denied a license recently when he went to a St. Francis hardware store to get one. The denial however, was simply a glitch with the computer system, which only recognizes anglers ages 16-99. Welander got his license. The DNR simply had to

June 10: Pine Island Wildlife Area near Portage in Columbia County. Contact Pat Gleash 608-257-3089 or Jim Brigham 608-233-3909. Pre-registration is encouraged to allow for an adequate number of birds for each dog to work. June 11-15: Hunter Safety Course at Wonewoc-Center H.S. from 6-9 p.m. For more info call Joe Reinart at 608-464-5560. Aug.

Aug. 10-12, 17-19: 20th Annual Game Fair 2001 at Armstrong Ranch in Anoka, MN from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Celebrities, free seminars, all new shotgun shooting, outdoor exhibits, dog events, archery, kid games and more. For more info call 763-427-0944 or see the website: www.gamefair.com.

June 9-10: Lake Michigan 400 Bird Classified Sporting Clay Shoot. Saturday at Edgewood Game Farm, 920-909-5455 and Hunter’s Park, 920-864-7070. Sunday at F&R Sporting Clays, 262-675-6196 and West Bend Barton Sportsman’s Club, 262-335-1616 or 414-333-4254. Shoot times begin at 9 a.m. on both days and stop at 3 p.m. July 1: Oakland Conservation Club merchandise