Hunting

DNR embarking on walk-in report for state Legislature By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Conservation groups this week applauded reintroduction of a bill that would help fund walk-in area hunting programs across the nation. At

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – About two weeks ago, officials in Michigan discovered a fish die-off in Budd Lake in the middle Lower Peninsula may have been caused by viral hemorrhagic septicemia. Dead

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Bemidji, Minn. – A recent proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could have the effect of reducing the daily bag limit of scaup to one as early as this

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – A Minnesota Congressman is leading an effort to restore protection of waters he and conservation groups believe were stripped by Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006. U.S. Rep.

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Deer hunters will be able to use crossbows during the regular firearms season, but pheasant hunters may still only shoot two roosters this fall. Those are among the

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Around 10:15 on Monday night, John Schroers was relieved, though a little bit uneasy. A conference committee had just passed a dedicated funding bill minutes earlier – a

e By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – A year ago, wildlife officials counting ducks in Minnesota from the air and by ground found fewer mallards than they had in 23 years of May

Warmer water may make ’07 a prime year for walleyes By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – A rite of spring in Minnesota – the annual stocking of walleye fry into a host of lakes

Governor finds success on Leech Lake By Ron C. Hustvedt, Jr.Contributing Writer Walker, Minn. – ‘Leech Lake is back,’ Gov. Tim Pawlenty said alongside the shores of Leech Lake during the opening weekend festivities at