Hunting

The DNR has spent more than $40,000 to defend against litigation aimed at stopping the state’s hunting and trapping season for wolves

Gov. Mark Dayton last Thursday answered the call of sportsmen and others who asked him to line-item veto parts of the Legacy bill they say betrayed the public trust.

As it pertained to the outdoors world, the recently concluded legislative session was a relatively quiet one.

Groups seek Dayton veto

Following a contentious week and letters to his office from high-profile state sportsmen, the governor wields his veto pen.

For as polarizing as antler-point restrictions in the southeastern part of the state have been, the bill that allows the DNR to keep them in place this fall and beyond was decidedly less controversial

Tribal harvest tanks, too

As ice-out progresses north, those with a vested interest in fishing might see this weekend something they didn’t in many places during last weekend’s fishing opener: fishermen in boats, on open water.