Fishing
Funding definitions the focus of debate
St. Paul – When there’s $70 million in funds to spend on conservation and habitat, time spent discussing the definitions of three words – protect, restore, and enhance – might seem a waste. Not so,
Signup begins for CSP
Washington – The signup period for a federal conservation program, which underwent a facelift in the most recent “farm bill,” has begun. The Conservation Stewardship Program encourages agriculture and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation
Committee: Moose hunt likely to go on
Recommendations could affect deer hunting in northeast St. Paul – In about a month, the state’s moose hunt will begin in northeastern Minnesota. That hunt will continue, at least in the near future, based on
Deer lottery areas increase; antlerless deadline Sept. 10
St. Paul – With nearly half of the 127 permit areas designated as lottery areas for the upcoming deer-hunting season, Sept. 10 is an important date for hunters to remember. That’s the deadline for them
As baiting begins, bear food beginning to bloom
Joe Albert Associate Editor Tower, Minn. – Just as bear hunters can begin setting out bait for them, bruin-related nuisance complaints are decreasing across much of the state. While natural food growth this year is
DNR: Pheasant, duck, grouse hunter success mixed in 2008
St. Paul – While the harvest fell by more than 130,000 birds from the previous year, pheasant hunters in 2008 killed more than 500,000 roosters, the fifth time in six years harvest exceeded half a
Property owners oppose new access on northeastern lake
Duluth, Minn. – The state DNR has had opposition to new lake accesses in the past, but this might be the first time residents of a lake have banded together to block an access on
Minnesota waterfowl season dates and limits announced
With continental populations of many species of ducks again near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck season that opens Oct. 3 with a daily bag limit of
