Fishing
State COs assist in flooding zone
Fort Ripley, Minn. – Flood waters may have been retreating in the flood-ravaged Red River Valley near Fargo-Moorhead this week, but members of the Minnesota DNR – among them, about 50 conservation officers – remained
No rebound yet for marten, fisher
Grand Rapids, Minn. – The harvest of fishers and pine martens this season – the second year of an abbreviated trapping season – was comparable to last year. But those harvests, low by recent standards,
DNR honors top conservation officers
DNR Reports St. Paul – The Minnesota DNR Division of Enforcement recently recognized six state conservation officers for outstanding performance and service in 2008. “We honor these dedicated officers for their commitment to their duties,
Warmth brings anglers window of opportunity
Baudette, Minn. – Sixty to 70 degrees, breezy, and sunny can do serious damage to March ice in Minnesota. But as the ice deteriorates on state lakes, ice-out boat angling is near, and hoards of
State DNR to see fringe benefits of federal stimulus plan
St. Paul – If state agencies that serve the outdoors of Minnesota see benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as President Obama’s economic stimulus package, they’re likely to be peripheral, at
March 31 – The March season for chasing American crows closes until reopening again on July 15.
Wolf delisting back on track in Midwest
Washington – Delisting of gray wolves in Minnesota and other Midwestern states – as well as several western states – was approved March 6 by the Obama administration. Animal rights organizations immediately promised a swift
