Hunting

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

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Walker, Minn. – Shooters took an opening-weekend break from efforts to cull cormorants from Leech Lake, but their work there continues. As of earlier this week, federal sharpshooters from the U.S.

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

Senate votes 52-14 to pass the bill; trip through committees continues in House By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Sportsmen scored a victory at the Capitol last week when the Senate, for the second

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – A plan to create a four- to nine-member citizens council that would serve as the focal point for conservation in the state and oversee the DNR, among other

By Glen SchmittStaff Writer Hackensack, Minn. – Jim Tuller is not a weatherman. He owns Swanson’s Bait and Tackle in Hackensack, but for one week each year he wishes he could accurately predict the weather.

By Mike KallokStaff Writer Grand Marais, Minn. – Efforts to suppress a fire that has already burned more than 16,000 acres at the end of the Gunflint Trail near Grand Marais likely will continue for