Hunting

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

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 Washington – State officials weren’t surprised by the results: The number of fishermen and hunters in the United States has dropped since 2001. That’s according to the preliminary results of a

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