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Commission approves $4M for Glacial Ridge

Erskine, Minn. ’Äî The state has lost nearly all the tallgrass prairie it once had, but funds approved by Migratory Bird Conservation Commission members last week will help stem the loss. The commission approved $4

BWSR, NRCS preparing to roll out RIM/WRP combo program

St. Paul ’Äî Wetland restoration in the state is about to kick into higher gear. Later this month, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources will begin signing landowners

Northwest refuges may have new hunts this fall

Middle River, Minn. ’Äî Two years after litigation foiled hunt expansion plans, two federal refuges in northwestern Minnesota may see an increase in hunting activity. Agassiz and Hamden Slough national wildlife refuges are two of

New consumption advisory suggests eating more fish

St. Paul (AP) ’Äî Minnesotans should eat more fish, the state health department said last week in its annual advisory on consuming fish from Minnesota waters. The updated guidelines say it’Äôs fine for people who

Wet spring may hamper pheasant nest success

Madelia, Minn. ’Äî As another heavy spring rain pelted southern Minnesota last week, DNR pheasant researcher Kurt Haroldson lamented the continuing cold and wet weather’Äôs effect on the state’Äôs pheasant population. ’ÄúWith pheasants, at least,

Nonresident deer hunters come from around the nation, world

St. Paul ’Äî Hunters from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto’ÄàRico hunted deer in Minnesota during last year’Äôs firearms season, according to the DNR Fish and Wildlife Division. Residents of 17 other

Big Six

LAKE’ÄàMILLE LACS East – Walleye action has improved on the 28-foot gravel during the day. Lindy Rigs and crawlers are working best on Dog Bone Reef and Banana Reef. Slip bobbers and leeches are working

State Roundup

BEAR HUNTERS who have been saying the DNR is underestimating the state’Äôs bear population may be right. The DNR is expected to release this week the preliminary results of a two-year black bear study that

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