Hunting

Bemidji, Minn. – The number of state duck stamps sold has dropped every year since 2002, and sales last year were the lowest ever. But it looks like the trend won’t last. As of earlier

Grand Rapids, Minn. – All of those acorns on the ground apparently wrought havoc on the state’s bear hunters. Hunters this fall killed 2,115 bears, though officials warn that figure is preliminary and could change

White Bear Lake, Minn. – Water levels in White Bear Lake have rebounded from last year’s record lows, but there remain in some areas of the lake large expanses of exposed lakebed. Some people are

Watson, Minn. – Two tough winters and one wet spring may not have dampened anticipation of the 2011 pheasant-hunting opener, but reports based on August roadside surveys certainly lowered expectations. By most accounts – based

Groups urge committee members to ‘do it right’ Washington – It’s easy these days for sportsmen and conservationists to assume CRP will remain a viable program – aiding wildlife, reducing soil erosion, cleansing groundwater –

St. Paul – Some of the state’s moose hunters this year have a decision to make, and it’s all thanks to a fire that’s scorched nearly 95,000 acres in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness