Minnesota
When blue ice is a sign of spring
On Lake Superior, freeze-up is a sign of spring. After being open throughout the winter, the lake skimmed over with an inch or two of hard, blue ice during an early March cold snap. This
DNR offers elk, more deer tags in TB area
Wannaska, Minn. – Since bovine tuberculosis was found in northwest Minnesota in 2005, the cattle industry has been turned upside down and thousands of white-tailed deer have been shot, killed, and tested for the disease.
Twin Cities Metro
NORTHEAST METRO Lake Jane and Demonterville Lake are producing crappies during the evening hours in 10 to 12 feet. Look to Lake Peltier for sunfish in 12 to 16 feet. The St. Croix River crappie
Big Six
LAKE MILLE LACS The bays on the east end are starting to produce perch in 12 to 14 feet. Setlines and fathead minnows are turning bigger perch. A few limits of crappies have been caught
A mixed bag of support for walleye legislation
St. Paul – Since the session began in mid-February, the pace at the Capitol has been frenetic. Marquee pieces of legislation have been approved – dedicated funding, for one – and others – bonding and
Hugo WMA plan hits snag over discharge of firearms
Hugo, Minn. – As the city of Hugo puts the final touches on its city-wide comprehensive plan, the final public input meeting has given city officials some new things to consider regarding the Paul Hugo
State Roundup
Dean Bortz Wisconsin Editor DON’ÄôT BE SURPRISED if you hear sometime this week that the Lac du Flambeau tribe has declared 100 percent of the safe walleye harvest on lakes the tribe intends to spear
Zone 4 a flashpoint of simplification proposal
Hutchinson, Minn. – The first three public input meetings on proposals aimed at simplifying deer-hunting regulations were rather quiet affairs. Those were in Deer River, Aurora, and St. Paul, and the most heavily attended meeting
