
Steve McComas: March madness happens in Minnesota lakes
March is a big month for college basketball tournament action. Turns out, Minnesota lakes have their own action on a number of levels as well.
Here are some key lake matchups to keep an

March is a big month for college basketball tournament action. Turns out, Minnesota lakes have their own action on a number of levels as well.
Here are some key lake matchups to keep an

Anglers and other travelers to Canadian provinces who were fretting at the prospect of delays and added costs upon reaching border crossings, can, for now, breathe easier.
On Thursday, March 27, Ontario resorters and

Again, this year, many bait and tackle shops’ shiner supplies dried up early in the Minnesota ice-fishing season.
“It was kind of a rough winter. There wasn’t much for shiners after the end of

In a huge victory for public land owners, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers on March 18 applauds the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that affirmed the right to “corner-cross” to

Trust for Public Land (TPL), in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Pheasants Forever, announced the addition of 40 acres to the Gordon W. Yeager Wildlife Management Area (WMA), expanding protected

The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has chosen outdoors educator Chance Adams of Tenstrike (north of Bemidji) as its new board chair.
The 11-member board voted on the position Tuesday evening. Adams,

On Thursday, March 20, the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee heard legislation that would limit the scope of enforcement activity that Minnesota DNR conservation officers could carry out.
The bill, S.F. 956, as

Every spring, anglers congregate on Pool 4 of the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minn., to ply its waters before the inland waters walleye season opens and to have a chance to catch a monster

I just returned from my first spring trip of the year to the Missouri River in central South Dakota. The results were good. As I have written about for years, it’s all about having the
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