Fishing

Bemidji, Minn. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a letter the Minnesota DNR received early this month, has responded to the state agency’s concerns about bluebill and canvasback seasons in place this fall.

St. Paul – After reviewing a report from the state Legislative Auditor and an internal report from the DNR, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has decided not to file charges related to a conservation officer

St. Paul – Deer hunters killed nearly 23,000 fewer deer through the second Monday of this year’s season than they did last year, according to preliminary harvest figures from the DNR. Hunters killed 145,483 deer

Bemidji, Minn. – Fewer bluebills died as a result of eating an invasive snail – and thus ingesting a deadly intestinal parasite – than last year while staging on Lake Winnibigoshish. That’s the good news.

Aitkin, Minn. – While many anglers considered the fishing at Lake Mille Lacs this season to be poor, there are encouraging signs on the horizon. Annual near-shore fall netting turned up 9.8 walleyes per net

Bemidji, Minn. – DNR officials continue to be impressed with the progress of walleyes in northern Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake – so much so, in fact, that the department is considering an increase to a

St. Paul – After nearly a decade of debate, voters on_Tuesday held the fate of a constitutional amendment to dedicate funding for natural resources in their hands. In addition to the amendment, voters also were

St. Paul – The culmination of more than a decade of work by legislators and conservation groups to make “dedicated funding” part of the state constitution comes Tuesday, when voters decide the fate of a