Hunting

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Milaca, Minn. – Think of a conservation officer’s duties in the summertime, and what comes to mind are fish overlimits, no fishing licenses, and maybe not having enough life jackets on

Group prepared to challenge new rules on eagles By Laura KurtzmanAssociated Press Sacramento (AP) – A California legal group said last week it may challenge new rules the federal government has adopted to protect the

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – In many parts of the state, the DNR is doing almost everything it can to help deer hunters kill more animals in an effort to reduce populations. That’s

This story broke after Outdoor News went to press on Monday July 1. Warm water, unprecedented pressure narrows Mille Lacs slot By Mike KallokStaff Writer Aitkin, Minn – Hungry walleyes, warmer water, and more than

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – When ruffed grouse counts rose last spring, DNR researcher Mike Larson took care not to whip up a section of the hunting crowd that was in need

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – In the past, the commission that parcels out state lottery dollars has done so on a somewhat scattershot basis. It’s difficult to know what the most important projects

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – While the number of hunters applying for permits to hunt bears in the state, by historical levels, remains low, applications in 2007 snapped a two-year slide. This year,

By Mike KallokStaff Writer St. Paul – DNR Fisheries last week drafted a response plan in the event of a Minnesota outbreak of a deadly fish virus spreading across the Great Lakes. Fish die-offs from