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Ice rescues on Upper Red, Lake of the Woods drowning are low points in difficult ice-fishing season in Minnesota

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On Monday, Mike Burville rang in the New Year by cutting a few holes through the ice on 547-acre First Silver Lake just north of Battle Lake in Otter Tail County.
Burville wanted to dust off his ice-fishing gear, but in a responsible way. A smaller lake would have better ice conditions, he thought, unlike some of the county’s larger waters that remain open in some areas. His scouting paid off.

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Poor ice not so nice for Minnesota’s fishing retailers

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During a normal December, business is booming at Blue Ribbon Bait & Tackle in Oakdale.
“It’s typically our busiest time of year,” said Blue Ribbon owner, general manager, and fishing guide Josh Stevenson, who purchased the popular outdoor shop in 2004. “Kids are off for Christmas break. College students are home. A lot of people are taking vacation. Everyone goes a little a crazy indoors after a while, and they want to get out and many go ice fishing. Not this year. I’ve never seen business this slow. It’s completely unprecedented.”
Stevenson isn’t alone.

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Late season pheasant hunting offers great rewards for those willing to work for it

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My late grandfather’s farewell performance as a pheasant hunter – a seven-decade recurring role – took center stage on a particularly brutal December day in eastern South Dakota in the mid-1990s.
I thought about my grandfather the other day after a wide-ranging conversation on the subject with Tom Carpenter, magazine editor at Pheasants Forever. Carp, as he’s often called, is a bird hunter of five decades who could not care less about the elements, for he’s going to put on his boots and hunt no matter what.
Here are some of Carpenter’s thoughts on how to approach late-season pheasant hunting.

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Nation’s top waterfowl pros coming to Minnesota in February

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Waterfowl professionals from the Mississippi Flyway Council will meet in February at Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd – the first such annual multi-day winter informational gathering to be held in Minnesota.
“February is our informational meeting that will include several presentations and committee updates on a range of waterfowl issues,” said Steve Cordts, Minnesota DNR waterfowl staff specialist.
The event, which will take place Feb. 20-23, will likely have in attendance 50 to 60 waterfowl officials from across Mississippi Flyway.

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For Minnesota’s Fred Bengtson, four decades with the DNR was an extension of a lifetime with wildlife

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Fred Bengtson left his job without even the rumor of fanfare.
He didn’t give a farewell speech to his staff, or emote on social media. A party? No chance.
After nearly 40 years working for the Minnesota DNR, the last 21 as area wildlife manager in Sauk Rapids in Benton County, Bengtson did it his way. He just retired.

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‘Spies’ watching Minnesota’s early-teal season say hunters continue to do well in not taking non-targeted species

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The Minnesota DNR has completed its third and final “spy blind” report on hunter conduct and compliance during the special early teal season, and its findings for 2023 were unchanged from the past two years.
“Overall, the five-day experimental teal season in 2023 was again successful,” Steve Cordts, Minnesota DNR waterfowl staff specialist, wrote in the report. “The attempt rates and take of non-teal remained well below thresholds for an operational teal season.”

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New dollars for Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to enhance habitat

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A Minnesota land-and-water conservation agency is preparing to roll out a new multi-million-dollar voluntary program to improve soil health on agricultural lands that state officials hope will also improve water quality and wildlife habitat.
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is slated to receive $25 million in Regional Conservation Partnership Program funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service.

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As duck hunting ends in Minnesota, late goose heats up

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State officials say there’s still ample time for waterfowlers who don’t mind braving the blustery Minnesota weather to scratch their itch for a late-season hunt. Call it Minnesota’s last call for waterfowl. 
While the duck season (in the central and south zones) runs through Nov. 26, the goose-hunting season goes deep into December, with the north zone running through Dec. 22. The central and south zones close Dec. 27.

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