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Sportsmen say no’ to WMA development St. Cloud, Minn. The kickoff celebration of the 50th anniversary of Minnesota’s wildlife management areas led to discussions about the system’s future when DNR Region 4 administrator Cheryl Heide told participants of the 2001 Wildlife Roundtable that the development of trails and other recreational amenities on state wildlife lands […]

March 3: Upper Red Lake Crappie Contest. 12 noon til 4 p.m. For more info & tickets call 218-647-8925 or www.upperredlakecrappiecontest.com Aug. 4-5: The Thief River Falls Archery Club will be hosting it’s 50th Annual Outdoor 3-D Archery Tournament. Call Dana Klos at 218-681-7592 for more info.

St. Cloud, Minn. The DNR will go forward with plans to adjust bag limits on some of Minnesota’s game fish, but the proposed changes were not endorsed by the Minnesota Fishing Roundtable. The DNR brought to the roundtable, which this year included about 80 concerned fishermen, resort owners, and guides from throughout Minnesota, proposals to

Displayers at the show will showcase their camping, boating, and hunting and fishing equipment. There will be a live trout fishing pond and daily fishing seminars. Weekend show hours are noon to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $7.50 for

Mille Lacs perch anglers, like other perch hunters across Minnesota, must comply with new statewide perch limits effective Dec. 1, 2000. On that date Minnesota’s statewide perch limit will change from 100 daily to 20 daily with a 50-fish possession limit. The lower perch limit comes in response to declining “quality” in the perch catch

St. Cloud, Minn. Bill Haas is a man on a mission. The Republican state representative from Champlin introduced a bill earlier this week that would “send a message” to gross violators of the state’s fishing laws. An avid angler himself, Rep. Haas wants to pinch anglers who possess serious overlimits of fish and game. More

Green Bay, Wis. Two northeastern Wisconsin food pantries and the Menominee Indian Reservation received 15,000 pounds of salmon this fall through a cooperative effort by state fisheries crews and local citizens to make sure the fish did not go to waste but could serve people in need. The program came together this fall because DNR

ALEXANDRIA AREA Walleye action has slowed a bit, but lakes such as Big Chippewa, Le Homme Dieu, and Reno are still safe bets in 15 to 20 feet of water. Jigs tipped with shiners or fatheads have worked best. Look to Little Mary Lake for crappies in 10 to 12 feet of water. Anglers have

Cory Lee Probst hit a snowbank, veered into traffic and was hit by an oncoming cargo van, said Officer Keith Oldfather of the Rogers Police Department. “It was nothing either one of them did wrong, it was something that couldn’t be avoided,” Oldfather said. He said heavy snow made road conditions poor Thursday afternoon in