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Special-use permits will be issued to the state of Minnesota, St. Louis County, and private individuals for access across federal land to their lands to treat storm-damaged areas, harvest mature trees, and for general use by landowners. The roads will continue to be closed to unauthorized public use. For more information on the decision, call […]

PERM Lake Mille Lacs Area Chap. on the second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., at the Wahkon City Hall for more info. call 320-676-8834. Dec. 2: PERM Brainerd Area Fundraiser at The Old Waterfall, 4955 Hwy. 371 North at 5 p.m. Contact Hank at 320-277-3539, Stan at 218-829-4983 or PERM 763-441-6869 for more info.

The Okauchee Fishing Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Red Carpet West Allis, Lower Level Hall, 10901 W. Lapham Ave. on the first and third Tuesday of each month with a variety of speakers and subjects covering all aspects of fishing in Wisconsin. Guest fee $2. The Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies, Inc., meets the

St. Paul Sen. Jane Krentz, DFL-May Township, will replace Bob Lessard as the longtime chair of the Environment and Natural Resources committee in the State Senate for the next biennium. “I’m the new Bob Lessard. How does that grab you?” Krentz said shortly after the Senate DFL caucus confirmed her as chair of the committee

Those of you who follow my columns here in Outdoor News know that I frequently hunt with a muzzleloader. I won’t be hunting the muzzleloader season here in Minnesota this year, but I have hunted it often in the past. Because the muzzleloader season is held after the regular firearms seasons, it is usually a

December Zone T could add 7,000 to 10,000 does to the harvest Madison Muzzleloader hunters shot 3,162 deer in 1999 and that number is expected to increase this year as the state offers its first opportunity to hunt bucks statewide with a “smokepole.” Hunters had been able to shoot bucks with a muzzleloader the past

Madison Fall turkey hunters had good success in Zone 37 and Zone 38 in Polk and Barron counties. This is the first time Zone 38 was open for fall hunting and 44 turkeys were registered. Zone 37 stations in Barron and Polk counties registered 56 turkeys.

Anyone paying attention to ice fishing jigs and spoons in recent years knows that Rudolph’s nose isn’t the only thing that glows. A big seller for tackle makers has been glow, which can mean whitish “glow” paint, glow in other colors, and glow tape (similar to prism tape). Most lines of winter tackle include glow

ALEXANDRIA AREA There’s a skim of ice on most area lakes but not nearly enough to walk on. Several more nights of cold weather are needed before you can even think of walking on the ice in this area. Christopherson’s Bait and Tackle (320) 763-3255 ANNANDALE AREA The majority of lakes have froze over but