Hunting

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Walker, Minn. – For the third year in a row, sharpshooters will target cormorants on Leech Lake. Last year, shooters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services killed 3,303 cormorants,

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Statistics released last week by the DNR confirm what hunters and conservation officers have been saying for some time: Deer baiting in the state is on the rise.

Fewer than 10 Minnesotans likely affected By Tim SpielmanAccociate Editor St. Paul – Employees at the Carmel, Ind., call center that handles Minnesota state park reservations are suspected of possible credit card fraud, and ‘three

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – It’s been more than a decade since landowners under contract with the federal government to set aside land as part of the Conservation Reserve Program were allowed to –

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – If anglers from Minnesota visit Wisconsin this spring, they’ll need to follow a whole new set of guidelines brought about by the threat of a fish disease that’s

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – In 1999, hunters bought nearly 130,000 state waterfowl stamps. Last year, that figure dropped below 100,000. It’s not just waterfowl stamp sales that are on the decline in

By Glen SchmittStaff Writer Blackduck, Minn. – Travel far enough north this weekend and you could find walkable ice, but you’d probably need a real long plank to reach it. By most accounts, ice-fishing opportunities

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – As has been the trend in recent years, whitetail hunters in Minnesota are likely to have increased opportunities again this fall. A new deer zone is likely in