Hunting

St. Paul – Pete Boulay continued the normal process of tracking ice-out on some of the lakes in Minnesota’s far north this week, but in many ways, ice-out this year has been anything but typical

USFWS makes matching grants available to Minnesota Washington – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced that Minnesota was among a handful of states eligible for funding meant to compensate livestock owners for

St. Paul – Barring unforeseen circumstances, the state should close on its newest state park in the coming weeks. The state will pay $18 million to U.S. Steel, the company that owns the 3,000 acres

By Joe Albert Associate Editor St. Paul – Hunters donated 544 deer to the venison donation program during the 2009 deer season, which is just less than what they donated in 2008, but about a

St. Paul – Demonstrating again the popularity of conservation programs in Minnesota, federal officials say landowners in the state are on the fast track to enroll a new allocation of “SAFE” acres made just a

St. Paul – Duck, pheasant, and other hunters would have walk-in access to private land under a bill recently introduced in the House and Senate. Offered in the House by Tom Hackbarth and Senate by

St. Paul – Concern is high among public-land advocates following House action last week that eliminated all $4.2 million in land acquisition funds from the bill that appropriates money from the Environment and Natural Resources