Hunting

St. Paul – With nearly half of the 127 permit areas designated as lottery areas for the upcoming deer-hunting season, Sept. 10 is an important date for hunters to remember. That’s the deadline for them

St. Paul – While the harvest fell by more than 130,000 birds from the previous year, pheasant hunters in 2008 killed more than 500,000 roosters, the fifth time in six years harvest exceeded half a

Joe Albert Associate Editor Tower, Minn. – Just as bear hunters can begin setting out bait for them, bruin-related nuisance complaints are decreasing across much of the state. While natural food growth this year is

With continental populations of many species of ducks again near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck season that opens Oct. 3 with a daily bag limit of

St. Paul – Gov. Tim Pawlenty unallotted nearly $1.5 million from the DNR’s Fiscal Year 2010 operating budget as part of his effort to balance the state’s budget. Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson

Walker, Minn. – Before the fortunes of Leech Lake’s walleye anglers plummeted earlier this decade, seasons in the late 1990s were considered pretty good. In 1998 and 1999, anglers who targeted walleyes specifically were catching

St. Paul – Conservation would receive a huge shot in the arm if the capital investment proposals made by the DNR and Board of Water and Soil Resources come to fruition. The two, along with

Camp Ripley Archery Hunt