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Sunday ushers in a new season in Minnesota as dove, goose hunting begin

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It’s here.
The state’s early bird-hunting seasons open Sunday (Sept. 1), with Minnesota’s teal, Canada goose, and mourning dove hunters poised to hit the field. It’s the earliest the seasons can open based on federal frameworks outlined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The good news: The weather should be fantastic on the opener, with sunny skies and daytime highs reaching the low 70s, with mornings in the mid-50s across much of the state.

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Four old-school waterfowling tactics that can work for you this fall

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Waterfowl hunters are nothing if not resourceful.
They might be the most resourceful of all hunters. They feel right at home deploying any trick in the waterfowl-hunting book that gets results – that is, whistling, cupped wings into shooting range.
The best waterfowl hunters are those who take pleasure in the details. In waterfowling, small details matter, whether you’re setting decoys, concealing yourself in a blind, blowing your call, or shooting your shotgun.

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Minnesota DNR wants public input on proposals for state’s fisheries

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The Minnesota DNR has opened up two fisheries rulemaking packages for public comment – one for inland waters and another for Minnesota-Wisconsin border waters.
For inland waters, the proposed rules – of which there are several – are intended to clarify fishing season dates, modify some fishing seasons, establish and/or modify daily and possession limits for some species, and clarify the northern pike management zone boundaries.

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Federal duck count offers hope for 2024 waterfowlers

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Breeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Waterfowl Population Status report released Tuesday.
The continental breeding population of ducks was estimated at 33.99 million, a 5% increase from last year but still 4% below the long-term average, while May pond counts, often a harbinger of breeding habitat conditions and potential production, increased by 4% (5.16 million total ponds) over last spring.

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Minnesota’s Sand Dunes Gobblers earns Outdoor Leaders Award in 2024

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If you’ve ever mentored a young turkey hunter during the spring season, you know the thrill of watching the newbie next to you experience something truly magical. For many kids, it’s a time of firsts, and a sensory experience like few others.
The morning sunrise. A bird gobbling on the roost. The purr, yelp, and cluck of a slate call. The strutting and cutting of a boss tom. An amorous – or not so amorous – decoy encounter. The echoing boom of a shotgun blast from a ground blind. A turkey in hand … or the agony of a near-miss. 

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Waterfowl numbers take a dive during 2024 breeding duck survey in Minnesota

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If you’re looking for one factor that influenced the subpar results of Minnesota’s 2024 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey, the spring weather played an outsized role.
“It’s was one of the strangest springs I can remember, said Bruce Davis, supervisor for the Minnesota DNR’s Wetland Wildlife Research Group in Bemidji, who flew the annual aerial survey. In short, mallard, Canada goose, and overall duck abundance – estimates all – were down from last year. Blue-winged teal were up.

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One Minnesota hunter’s favorite fowl is quite a dove story

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Count Tom Kalahar, of Olivia, Minn., as one bird hunter who is miffed by dove hunting’s lack of popularity in Minnesota.
“I really don’t understand it,” said the 71-year-old outdoorsman and retired conservation technician with the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District. “In the South, dove hunting is a time-honored tradition, and opening weekend is like a holiday. But it hasn’t really caught on here, which is a little surprising.”

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CDC clarifies its recent ‘dog import’ guidelines, but it’s not good enough, says one hunter advocacy group

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After a backlash from sporting groups and various lawmakers, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its canine travel importation guidelines affecting U.S. hunters with dogs returning from Canada.
The new guidelines – which still violate two existing federal acts, according to one national sportsmen’s group threatening litigation – went into effect Aug. 1 and are “much clearer and simpler” than those previously handed down by the CDC in June, according to Ducks Unlimited.

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Officials say a big ‘flush’ of southeast Minnesota streams has been good for fish habitat

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After two-plus years of drought and low water that hampered stream-trout fishing throughout southeastern Minnesota, recent heavy spring summer rains have significantly improved stream conditions across the region, according to state officials and regional fishing guides.
Sediment and in-stream vegetation – long, green mats or clusters in some instances that rendered some streams unfishable – have been “flushed” from many watersheds, clearing out pools and exposing rocky runs important to fish spawning.

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