Tim Spielman

St. Paul — This legislative session, some things outdoors-related seem to be humming right along while others seemed to be mired in uncertainty. Welcome to a script we’ve read before. Take, for example, the omnibus Legacy finance bill – that which will fund numerous outdoor project to the tune of a total of $113 million

St. Paul — A proposal from the state Board of Water and Soil Resources to fine landowners for noncompliance with buffer requirements near public waters drew a harsh reaction last week, leading to a House hearing  April 12 during which mostly farmers expressed their anger with a plan they called “excessive,” among other things. But

St. Paul — Minnesota legislators were greeted by slick roads and a rally at the Capitol for greater gun control as the session kicked off Tuesday, Feb. 20. Insiders say the session will focus largely on bonding this session, including a big chunk for the state DNR – $130 million for natural resources asset preservation.

Baudette, Minn. — Minnesotans longing to be on the ice with rod and reel in hand haven’t received, thus far, the cooperation of the weather as they’d hoped. As of earlier this week, it was primarily the far-northern parts of the state that had ice with some semblance of consistency. In much of the southern

Hinckley, Minn. — Doug Champagne had done some mowing for the crew at St. Croix State Park in east-central Minnesota earlier this year, and, he said, he took note of its potential as a producer of deer. So, he applied for the special firearms deer hunt that occurred there Nov 16-19, and was rewarded with