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State Capitol reorganization

During the past few weeks, we’ve learned more about how things will play out during the upcoming legislative session, which kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. When Republicans held both bodies of the state Legislature

Our last shot at open water: rivers

By now, fish in most water bodies are starting to move toward their winter haunts. On rivers, our last bastion of open water this time of year, I focus my walleye search on current breaks,

Hunting and fishing rules: Some un-common sense

I live in Minnesota where rules regarding hunting and fishing generally make pretty good sense. Our state DNR has to bend to the will of our legislature though, and that can create some strange guidelines

Making the case for pre-ice crappies

Crappies definitely change locations after the summer, and earlier in the fall, they’re relating to green weed edges. When these weeds start to die off by early November, however, everyone forgets fall crappies. My advice?

Deer kill down from last year; buck harvest up

With the Zone 2 and 3A deer seasons closed, and the Zone 1 season still open through Sunday, firearms hunters have killed a total of 134,107 deer so far this season. That’s about 6 percent

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