Fishing

St. Paul – Gov. Tim Pawlenty unallotted nearly $1.5 million from the DNR’s Fiscal Year 2010 operating budget as part of his effort to balance the state’s budget. Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson

St. Paul – Conservation would receive a huge shot in the arm if the capital investment proposals made by the DNR and Board of Water and Soil Resources come to fruition. The two, along with

Camp Ripley Archery Hunt

Walker, Minn. – Before the fortunes of Leech Lake’s walleye anglers plummeted earlier this decade, seasons in the late 1990s were considered pretty good. In 1998 and 1999, anglers who targeted walleyes specifically were catching

Bemidji, Minn. – A proposal by the DNR to simplify Canada goose regulations and increase the daily bag limit across much of the state has run into a roadblock called the Mississippi Flyway Council. During

Minnesota elk permits in 2009.

Washington – U.S. waterfowl hunters killed about 13.7 million ducks last season, a drop from 2007, when they killed nearly 14.6 million ducks. Like the harvest, the number of hunters who targeted waterfowl in 2008

Washington – If it’s not a topic such as health care or cap and trade, it probably doesn’t warrant much discussion in Washington these days. But several conservation groups are serving a reminder to members