Hunting

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

By Mike KallokStaff Writer Aitkin, Minn. – A more relaxed slot limit scheduled to begin mid-July on Lake Mille Lacs may not happen thanks to higher-than-expected angling pressure and catch rates in early June. As

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Lakeville, Minn. – Three years ago, dove hunters were flying high, having just watched state lawmakers vote to allow a dove season in the state. Three years later, dove hunters are

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Ditch buffers have been a topic of discussion at the state Capitol and in meeting rooms around the state for years. Now, lawmakers have passed a ditch-buffer bill

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers last week were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what constitutes a

By Kevin WosterRapid City Journal Rapid City, S.D. (AP) – A week before Gov. Mike Rounds targeted federal game warden Bob Prieksat for removal from his job, Prieksat was investigating a case of illegal waterfowl

11 percent more than previous record By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Turkey hunters in Minnesota shot more birds during this spring’s hunt than ever before. The unofficial tally: 9,386 turkeys. That’s nearly 1,000

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – A provision that might slow the conversion of native prairie grasses to active farmland has been slow to catch on in Congress, but has the support of the USDA,