Hunting

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — Despite forecasts of a light turkey hunt in some areas of the state – due mainly to below-average reproduction the past couple springs, along with spring rains

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Tuesday marked the third and final deadline at the Legislature, and most bills conservationists and sportsmen had been watching still were in play. Dedicated funding passed the

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – The follow-up to the wildly successful Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program isn’t progressing as smoothly. In a bonding bill passed last year (such bills typically are passed in

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bruno, Minn. – It’s been a while since Minnesota trappers have been this well compensated. But rejuvenated demand for fur in China and Russia, as well as other countries overseas,

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Moments after a dedicated funding bill passed out of another House committee, other representatives were busy unveiling an uncharacteristically large bonding bill. And that all came one

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — At the DNR roundtable meetings earlier this year, Gov. Tim Pawlenty jokingly said the idea to dedicate a portion of the state sales tax to natural resources