Minnesota Senate committee gives DNR commissioner, Strommen, a thumbs-up
Brian Mozey
January 20, 2023
Full Senate likely to confirm Strommen’s second term.
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Dollars for Minnesota fish hatcheries, boat ramps in latest Walz budget proposal
Brian Mozey
January 19, 2023
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz released the second phase of his “One Minnesota Budget” on Thursday, Jan. 19, titled, “Investing in Minnesota’s Economic Future.”
Thursday’s budget pitch included dollars for fish and wildlife infrastructure,
Permits for Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness season available Jan. 25
Staff and News Reports
January 19, 2023
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permit reservations for the 2023 quota season, May 1 to Sept. 30, will be available beginning at 9 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
MN-FISH priorities fit with the DNR’s during 2023 legislative session
Brian Mozey
January 19, 2023
St. Paul — MN-FISH, an organization that advocates for anglers and fish-related policy through the state Legislature, recently met with Gov. Tim Walz and the DNR on separate occasions to discuss the group’s legislative recommendations.
Minnesota anglers finding January ice iffy
Tim Spielman
January 18, 2023
If you’re able to drive your truck onto good lake ice, consider yourself lucky. There aren’t a lot of opportunities for ice anglers to do so during a winter that’s so far been messed up,
Trout fishing in Minnesota’s Grand Rapids-area lakes, mine pits is now under way
DNR Report
January 18, 2023
Although walleyes, pike, and panfish are the species targeted by most Minnesota ice anglers, stream trout on inland lakes could be targeted starting Jan. 14.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Fishing derby canceled, non-resident archery changes considered in South Dakota
Staff Report
January 18, 2023
Outdoor news items from Minnesota and neighboring states.
More firearms owners are meaning more issues at U.S. airports
Brian Mozey
January 18, 2023
Minnesota hunters who travel by air are encouraged to brush up on the proper means to transport their firearms, federal officials say.
The Transportation Security Administration says it confiscated 6,301 illegally-transported firearms in 2022
Midwinter waterfowl surveys reflect the weather in North and South Dakota
John Pollmann
January 18, 2023
The survey of waterfowl numbers in North Dakota and South Dakota earlier this month confirmed what many hunters already suspected: winter storms featuring substantial snowfall and extremely low temperatures drove most ducks and geese out
