Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Woodbury, Minn. — Voters in Washington County will decide Nov. 7 whether they want to increase their property taxes in exchange for the “preservation of water quality, woodlands, and other

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Pipestone, Minn. — Eric Peterson, a farmer in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, said he wants to provide habitat for the wildlife of the prairie, mostly via the federal Conservation

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Watson, Minn. – Pheasant hunters, it appears, believed the pre-season hype. While some escaped to the northwest to hunt deer, plenty of hunters followed tradition and hit the fields for

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Lanesboro, Minn. – Groups whose interests include both agriculture and conservation say when members of Congress consider the upcoming Farm Bill, one of their primary focuses should be the Conservation

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – A recent DNR survey showed hunters liked the opportunity to hunt deer with firearms before the traditional November season began. Preliminary results from the state’s second early

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Pheasant hunters in Minnesota are riding a wave of good weather and lots of habitat. So much so that modern-day harvest records could drop in the upcoming

By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer Washington (AP) – Deer probably spread the brain-destroying illness chronic wasting disease through their saliva, concludes a study that finally pins down a long-suspected culprit. The key was that