Starry stonewort confirmed in Leech Lake
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 19, 2021
The invasive algae now confirmed in 18 of Minnesota’s 11,842 lakes.
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Friends of Animals says it intends to drop federal duck stamp lawsuit
Rob Drieslein
July 16, 2021
Comment period on Biden USFWS proposal to eliminate the duck stamp ‘hunting element’ ends July 23
Lac qui Parle County Board: No appeal of court’s land ruling
Tim Spielman
July 15, 2021
State DNR and landowner now determining the next steps.
Minnesota Outdoor News Calendar – July 16, 2021
Site Staff
July 15, 2021
Banquets/Fundraisers July 18: Deer Creek Long Spurs NWTF Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Stewartville MN Sportsman’s Club. For more info call Matt Hill, 507-951-5614. July 23: Ruffed Grouse Society-Rum River Chapter Banquet, 5 p.m., Braham Event Center.
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – July 16, 2021
Site Staff
July 15, 2021
District 1 – Baudette area CO Corey Sura (Baudette) spent time on ATV enforcement as well checking anglers on Upper Red Lake, the Rainy River, Lake of the Woods, and at the Northwest Angle. Violations
Fond du Lac Band wants to move elk to northeast forest
Associated Press
July 14, 2021
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, elk could be reintroduced to the forest in northeastern Minnesota.
Unwanted pets: Giant goldfish turning up in Minnesota waterways
Associated Press
July 14, 2021
Officials in the Twin Cities suburb of Burnsville found 10 fish in Keller Lake earlier this month while doing a water quality survey. On Monday, 18 additional fish were found. Some were 18 inches long
Minnesota DNR: No wolf season until 2022 at soonest
Associated Press
July 14, 2021
The agency said in a statement that it’s taking longer than expected to update its 20-year-old wolf management plan, and it’s now expected to be done by March.
Funky fish: Gar garners protections from Minnesota lawmakers
Associated Press
July 14, 2021
The long, slender, toothy and prehistoric-looking fish will, for the first time ever in the state, be protected in ways similar to other gamefish, the result of a bit of an outcry on social media
