With a muzzleloader deer-hunting season that continues through Dec. 14, an archery season through Dec. 31, and a late “CWD season” for certain zones set for Dec. 19-21, whitetail harvest numbers will increase in Minnesota.
But as of earlier this week, the state’s hunters already had surpassed the kill from a year ago.
For Minnesota ice anglers itching to wet their newest lures, fire up their augers, or otherwise test technology recently added to their arsenals, the time is near. That’s according to an array of bait shop and resort personnel across the entirety of the state.
In fact, ice thickness on Upper Red Lake in far northern Minnesota earlier this week nearly mirrored that of lakes around Fairmont, some 350 miles due south.
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At this point, it’s clear that the matter is arousing plenty of interest in southern counties, where commissioners may follow 2025 state legislation that allows the use of rifles in what would then be a “former” zone to take effect, or pass an ordinance to keep shotgun use only (or muzzleloader) in place, as has been the rule for many decades.
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Despite the fact that I’ve been in this outdoor media business – Outdoor News, of course – since a few months before the “Y2K scare,” I won’t deny occasional fallibility. Thus, while a recent commentary in this publication praised some favorable after-effects of a certain invasive aquatic species introduction, such glowing reviews of species that just don’t belong here deserve greater scrutiny.
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Whether or not this year’s Nov. 8 firearms deer-hunt opener is a continuation of a march to 200,000 deer harvested will be known in several weeks. But for now, Minnesota DNR wildlife officials and hunters are optimistic that Saturday’s “opening day” will kick off a season made promising by a number of factors.
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Early this spring, Craig the architect and I embarked on a “bar project” for a variety of possibly poor reasons. First, Craig’s family had sold its lumber-yard business, and I figured he had time on his hands – along with skills I sorely lacked.
Second, as I purged excess items from my house, I came upon shelves of never-been-used wine and cocktail glass.
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A western Minnesota DNR conservation officer is seeking information regarding what appears to be the poaching of four trumpeter swans, the breasted-out carcasses of which were left in rural garbage containers in Leven Township in Pope County.
DNR Enforcement CO Andrew Ladzinski, who’s stationed in Glenwood, said he received a call on Monday, Oct. 7, from a rural resident along County Road 30. The resident stated that while in the process of standing up tipped-over containers at the end of his driveway, he discovered two black garbage bags inside – odd, because his garbage bags are white.
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Pheasant numbers were high, the air was cool, a light breeze blew on clear skies, the grassy cover was moist with dew, and nearly all corn had been harvested from fields across southern Minnesota.
That is my dream for a pheasant-hunting opener, although I’m quite certain it’s a dream never to be realized – much like my dream last night of winning a $100,000 fishing tournament: disputed, yes, but a victory nonetheless.
Streams of Thought: A few tweaks suggested for Minnesota’s pheasant, waterfowl seasons Read More »
A Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor special review of the Minnesota DNR’s harvest of timber on state wildlife management areas became available Tuesday. It offers recommendations for the DNR regarding the state’s 1.3 million acres of WMAs, addressing agency wildlife manager concerns and DNR leadership actions that two years ago led to the suspension of federal funding to the state.
The review also includes responses from DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen regarding the OLA’s many recommendations.
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