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Decision on fall scaup limit likely this week

Bemidji, Minn. – Hunters could have fewer opportunities to shoot a bluebill this fall. At its meeting this week, the Service Regulations Committee is expected to decide whether to move forward with a U.S. Fish

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

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

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

Spring duck numbers jump up in Minnesota

Bemidji, Minn. ’Äî The number of mallards nesting in Minnesota rose this year to 298,000, up 23 percent from last year’Äôs spring survey count of 242,000 birds, according to Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist. The

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

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,

Goose complaints likely increasing

Glenwood, Minn. ’Äî High crop prices and a late start to planting are expected to lead to increased goose depredation complaints this year. In some places, complaints had been on the decline for the last

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