Hunting

Boat owner opts not to appear in tribal court By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Jerry Mueller, a Princeton man whose fishing equipment was confiscated when he ventured into the tribal waters of

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — The DNR should not give up its authority to manage wildlife management areas, according to a letter signed by representatives of 10 conservation groups and sent to

By Todd Richmond Associated Press Writer Onalaska Wis. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s top Midwestern official gave the final go-ahead last week to a sweeping package of conservation changes for the upper

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Watson, Minn. – For hunters, the best days of the year are just beginning. While hunters no doubt have been scouting for doves and checking their baits for bear activity

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Odanah, Wis. – Twelve days after its proposal to increase duck limits and allow baiting on ceded territory was denied, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission says it

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Ft. Snelling – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a proposal by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission to allow waterfowl baiting and a 40-duck limit

MCEA says OHV rules cause for certification concerns By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Earlier this year, state forests in Minnesota were dually certified as ‘sustainable,’ in theory making wood products from the

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – A new commission that will make natural resource-spending recommendations to the Legislature is nearly in place. Eleven of the 17 members of the new Legislative-Citizen Commission on

By Frederic J. Frommer Associated Press Washington (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said last Friday it is working to remove the bald eagle from the list of endangered species, following a court