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Crowd gathers in St. Paul to celebrate 80 years of Bob Lessard

A healthy, bipartisan (maybe tri-partisan) crowd turned out Wednesday evening to mark the 80th birthday of the Old Trapper himself, Bob Lessard. Attendees included leaders of state conservation groups, DNR staffers, Bob’s family, buddies like

Anglers taking their sweet time buying fishing licenses

Minnesota fishing license sales through the Monday after opening weekend are lagging behind previous years. As of Monday this week, the DNR had sold 344,189 fishing licenses, compared with 435,270 at the same time last

Top early season baits and lures

Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ll have in my arsenal for fishing walleyes in May and June. My top presentations include: jig and minnow, live bait rigs, three-ways, a Guppy weight system, and crankbaits.

Have we overshot turkeys in Minnesota?

The 2011 Minnesota spring wild turkey hunt almost assuredly will not set a new state harvest record. Given the huge record kill of 2010, that’s not entirely surprising. The state can’t set a record every

If everyone hates the editor, mission accomplished!

As an editor, I’ve learned to accept, even thrive, under the understanding that if everyone hates my guts, I’m probably doing my job. That’s why I sleep better when I receive calls from both ends

Pulling that boat and trailer from storage

As hard water fishing wraps up, it’s time to start thinking about spring river fishing or inland open water seasons. Here’s where those boat storage tips from last fall really pay off. For starters, before

Late ice safety

Many anglers bag on ice fishing by mid-March but if I can find good ice, I love late ice fishing for crappies, sunfish, and perch. It’s a great time for fishing, but attention to ice

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