Minnesota
Hatcheries operate if shutdown occurs
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — Should Minnesota legislators and the governor end a stalemate and settle on a budget for the next two years, life happily will go on at DNR fish
2005 Duck Factory outlook still cloudy
By Tim Eisele Contributing Writer Madison, Wis. — The jury is still out on what duck production numbers will mean for the 2005 hunting season. At the Outdoor Writers Association of America annual convention held
The summer’s heat is bringing on a fierce muskie bite
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – There’s been some improved midday action on the mud flats with deep-diving crankbaits. Slip bobbers and leeches continue to produce walleyes during the day on the 20-foot rocks
Changes could threaten private land conservation
By Dale Wetzel Associated Press By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — Two years after the Washington Post exposed abuses to a system intended to protect wildlife on private land — abuses including tax-reduced easements
Support for deer changes
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Greenbush, Minn. — Clyde Stephens, president of Quality Deer Management, Inc., has been pushing the DNR to alter the way it manages deer in the state, but even he was
Walleyes remain active despite persistent rain showers
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The evening hours are providing consistent walleye action with slip bobbers and leeches on the 18- to 20-foot rock piles and reefs. Slowly presented live bait rigs and
New plan to reform LCMR on the table
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — State Rep. Dennis Ozment, R-Rosemount, thinks he has a plan to break the legislative logjam that surrounds proposals to reform the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. The
