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More ducks settled in Minnesota this spring

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Nine days of flying. Two weeks off. Two different planes. Variable wetland conditions statewide. Likely more settling ducks compared to last year.
Those are the broad strokes of what happened and what was observed during the state’s aerial spring waterfowl survey, which was completed by the Minnesota DNR near the end of May.
“I don’t want to say it was uneventful, because that wouldn’t be true,” said Bruce Davis, supervisor for the Minnesota DNR’s Wetland Wildlife Populations and Research Group in Bemidji, who, along with a pilot and a second observer, flew this year’s survey.

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How many pounds of fish are kept by Minnesota anglers? New research sheds light

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Here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and sky-blue waters, Minnesota anglers are catching and keeping more fish – in fact, way more fish – than previously estimated by the Minnesota DNR.
That’s a conclusion of a new national study published in Fisheries, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Fisheries Society. The study, which was released in early May, found that Minnesota anglers are harvesting an estimated 80 million pounds of freshwater fish annually – a number that more than doubles the state’s 30-million-pound estimate from 2001.

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New habitat, public lands available northwest of metro in Minnesota

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It has become increasingly rare for conservation groups to acquire public land for outdoor recreational use as you get closer to the Twin Cities metropolitan area. But that’s precisely what happened recently in Wright County, roughly 30 minutes north of Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Nearly 400 additional acres – one state wildlife management area and one federal waterfowl production area (WPA) – were added to existing public lands and are now open for business.

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Meet Doug Hartke: Minnesota Outdoor News’ 2026 Person of the Year

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When Doug Hartke’s best friend took him duck hunting for the first time when he was a freshman in college, Hartke was well on his way to becoming a volunteer-conservationist par excellence.
Hartke, 59, of Sherburn, was already a member of the well-respected Fox Lake Conservation League (FLCL) in Martin County, located on the Minnesota-Iowa border. In fact, during his senior year in high school, he became a board member.

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Dam removal looks to benefit sportfish on southern Minnesota’s Cannon River

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Twenty-four Cannon River enthusiasts voiced their opinions at a public information meeting Monday night at the Waterville Events Center in southern Minnesota.
The topic focused on a dam-modification project designed to open several river miles to promote fish passage and improve public safety. The 90-minute meeting allowed attendees to ask questions and view preliminary designs about the so-called Cannon Fish Passage Project.

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Lake trout of the Great Lakes still recovering from invasion that changed everything

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Speaking from his home in Algoma, roughly 30 miles east of Green Bay, Lee Haasch knows his days are numbered before he begins working seven days a week, starting each day at 3:30 a.m.
It is, as he says, the life he has chosen.
“I’m pretty much booked solid from Memorial Day to Labor Day,” said the Lake Michigan charter boat captain, who has been guiding anglers for trout and salmon since the mid-1980s.
Haasch is, however, more than just a fishing guide who navigates a 36-foot vessel on the big water for paying customers.

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Minnesota’s waterfowl season frameworks take shape for this fall

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The season frameworks for the 2026 waterfowl-hunting season are virtually identical to 2025, according to the Minnesota DNR.
The only change is raising the pintail daily bag limit from two birds to three – a move that’s allowable under the 2025 interim harvest strategy established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
“We felt we were leaving some opportunity on the table,” said Nate Huck, DNR migratory bird consultant.

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Southeast Minnesota’s Dorer Forest gains 155 acres of public land

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A new land purchase that adds acreage to a popular southeast Minnesota state forest open to the public for outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing, has been signed, sealed, and delivered to the Minnesota DNR.
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) recently donated the 155-acre property in Wabasha County to the Minnesota DNR, expanding the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest in the picturesque bluffland region.

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Minnesota anglers await prime temps as delayed steelhead season builds

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The spring steelhead run on rivers along Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior is just starting to crank up as warmer temperatures have begun to open iced-over tributaries across most of the region.
The annual spring spawning migration, thanks to a cold, snowy and rainy early spring, is about two to three weeks behind schedule, which has many steelhead diehards champing at the bit, state officials say.

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