Fishing

St. Paul – The regular season may have ended, but there’s still deer hunting to do, at least for another few days. A late-season hunt in the far northwest part of the state – intended

Duluth, Minn. (AP) – Even as other great lakes appear headed to an all-time low level this month, Lake Superior is holding its own and seems to be recovering from a drought that dropped the

St. Cloud, Minn. – If Minnesota decides to ban lead shot for small game hunting in the state’s farmland zone, the measure might face opposition from the National Rifle Association, according to Ryan Bronson, a

St. Cloud, Minn. – The DNR will consider raising fees for fishing licenses as a way to help offset an imbalance in expenditures from the Game and Fish Fund. Agency officials are in the early

St. Paul – Despite opposition to a special late-season deer hunt in the northwest, DNR officials late last week said they had no plans to cancel it. An attorney for some of those opposed to

Report states that hunting and fishing support 55,000 jobs in Minnesota Washington – Minnesota hunters and anglers ranked fourth nationally in jobs supported, and fifth in spending in 2006, according to a national report released

Camp Ripley, Minn. – Earlier this year, the DNR had a nearly full complement of conservation officers. Retirements thinned the ranks, but officials say a plan to hire as many as 18 officers next year