Hunting

By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer Washington (AP) – Deer probably spread the brain-destroying illness chronic wasting disease through their saliva, concludes a study that finally pins down a long-suspected culprit. The key was that

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bismarck, N.D. — Current provisions in the Farm Bill are contributing to the loss in the Prairie Pothole Region of the native prairie important to duck production, according to Ducks

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — For the second consecutive year, hunters don’t have to wait until November to target deer with a gun. For one weekend this month – Oct. 14 and

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Changes to the way land appraisals for the Wetlands Reserve Program are done have officials at the Natural Resources Conservation Service working harder to enroll landowners into

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Walker, Minn. — When 4 p.m. rolled around on Sunday of Minnesota’s 2006 duck opening weekend, most hunters left their blinds feeling mostly satisfied. That’s according to DNR officials, conservation

Duluth, Minn. (AP) – An animal rights group is suing to force changes in Minnesota’s trapping rules, saying the state’s trappers catch and often kill endangered species. The Sacramento, Calif.-based Animal Protection Institute said it’s

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bismarck, N.D. – Disenchanted with the direction of waterfowl conservation in Canada and its refusal to agree to what it classified as a ‘gag order,’ has led to dismissal of

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. – Add steelhead and Kamloops rainbow trout to the list of things affected by the run of warm weather in the state. The combination of warm air temperatures