
Hunting and angling issues front and center at Minnesota Capitol this winter
From Asian carp to wolf season, expect 2013 Minnesota legislative session to impact hunting, fishing, and conservation.

From Asian carp to wolf season, expect 2013 Minnesota legislative session to impact hunting, fishing, and conservation.

The west is home to elk, bear, antelope, mule deer and whitetails but it also has opportunities for more exotic species like ibex, oryx and javelina.

Modern boaters will appreciate the quieter, more fuel-efficient outboard motors on the market this year. Here’s a look at some of the offerings from top manufacturers for open water 2013.

Will personal drone aircraft take trail cameras and scouting for hunting to a whole new level?
FARIBAULT AREA You’ll catch crappies and pike during the day at Cedar Lake in 20 feet. Look to French Lake for crappies and a few walleyes in 20 to 22 feet during low-light periods. Roberds
LAKE MILLE LACS East – You have to hit 25 feet or more for consistent walleye action and these depths also have produced the biggest numbers of jumbo perch. Anglers are catching plenty of big
DULUTH AREA Walleyes continue to hit during the evening at Boulder Lake in 10 feet. Look to Fish Lake for crappies and pike in 12 to 14 feet, while the Duluth Harbor area on Lake
LAKE MINNETONKA Spring Park Bay and Wayzata Bay are producing walleyes in 35 to 40 feet or along the weedlines during the evening hours. There’s also some evening crappie action in 16 to 18 feet

A license fee hike long sought by the Minnesota DNR, as well as with some of the state’s conservation groups, became reality last legislative session.
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