Hunting

DNR Reports St. Paul – Favorable pheasant nesting and brood-rearing conditions should mean another quality fall for Minnesota’s hunters. The DNR’s pheasant index remained near its highest level in 20 years, thanks to pheasant-friendly weather

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – The DNR would have enough money to purchase thousands of acres of land on Lake Vermilion for a new state park and at least 4,000 acres of wildlife

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Odanah, Wis. – Last year about this time, state waterfowl managers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan were reacting to a proposal by tribes under the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife

Officials predict a 2-million bird harvest this fall By Tori J. McCormickContributing Writer Pierre, S.D. – Most wildlife managers – they of measured words and poker faces – abhor making black-and-white predictions about an upcoming

Research attempts to understand northeast decline By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – Those hunters who shoot a moose this fall will be asked to provide the DNR with blood and tissue samples as

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor La Crescent, Minn. – Ask a DNR conservation officer from southeastern Minnesota about his or her role in the deadly flooding that occurred last weekend, and the short answer you’ll get

St. Paul (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Health is warning people to limit the amount of fish they eat from several lakes in the eastern Twin Cities area where tests have shown the fish

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Roosevelt, Minn. – By the time hunters start chasing grouse around the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area next month, the DNR hopes to be monitoring the wolves sharing those woods. The