Hunting

Upset commercial fishermen say they plan to challenge agency’s decision By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. — Commercial fishermen will be unable to net more lake trout in Lake Superior after all. A draft

Goose hunters get more days to hunt By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bemidji, Minn. — After considering a six-bird duck limit, for at least part of the duck-hunting season, the Minnesota DNR has decided to,

By Dave Kolpack Associated Press Fargo, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s restrictions on nonresident hunters are legal, a federal appeals court says in rejecting a challenge from Minnesota. North Dakota allows residents to hunt ducks

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Washington – The nation’s refuge system is at the breaking point, crippled by funding cuts that threaten their ability to fill their role as providers of wildlife habitat and public

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Audubon, Minn. – Waterfowl, deer, and small game hunters could see additional hunting opportunities in western Minnesota this year, should proposals be approved – and programs put into place –

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Hunters in the state should kill an average of 650,000 ruffed grouse per year, no matter where grouse are at in their 10-year cycle, according to a

Minnesota DNR weighing upcoming duck-hunting season bag limit options By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Last year, while hunters up and down the Mississippi Flyway were allowed a daily bag of six ducks,

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — In their third shot at hunting the birds in the state, Minnesota dove hunters this fall will have some new options. The DNR is in the process