District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) spent the week checking deer hunters and fielding complaints. Assistance was given in the search for a lost hunter in the Lost River State Forest north
FAIRMONT AREA Anglers fishing from shore are catching walleyes on the Blue Earth River and crappies at Amber Lake. There was no ice worth noting as of Tuesday morning. The second weekend of deer hunting
RED WING AREA The upper two miles of the Mississippi River, below the dam, produce good numbers of sauger and some walleyes. Hair jigs or blade baits have worked best. Deer hunting was good last
DULUTH AREA Early this week, a few of the small lakes were partially covered with skim ice but most were completely open. Hunters continue to comment that deer numbers are down, evident by the lack
LAKE MILLE LACS Skim ice covered portions of some bays early this week and the main lake was open. A few diehard muskie anglers continued to fish the shallow rock reefs with success. Poor weather
The biggest factors in the reduced kill were corn and wind
Thirty-year fisheries research and management veteran replaces Dirk Peterson, who retired in October.
The table for the deer opener seemed to be pretty well set: Deer were becoming active, and a little new snow on the ground confirmed the animals were up and around.
Since a conference committee convened for its initial federal farm bill meeting two weeks ago, little in the way of progress has occurred.
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