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Congressional budgets propose to slash duck dollars

The executive director of Ducks Unlimited, H. Dale Hall, had an excellent piece this past Monday Feb. 21 in the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution Journal. He titled it, “Cut federal waste but leave the good alone.”

A tough winter? Yup

The Minnesota DNR winter severity data released today show what the vast majority of Minnesotans would tell you: It’s been a much more severe winter than last year. For the week ending Feb. 20, the

The newest form of ‘anti-hunting’

Garry Leaf from Sportsmen for Change this morning forwarded me a news clipping from the Feb. 7 edition of the Pope County Tribune. At a recent meeting of the Pope County Board, the local Corn

Dayton fills Lessard council vacancies

The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council is complete. Gov. Mark Dayton yesterday made his two citizen appointments, bringing the council to full strength at 12 members. Dayton’s two appointments were Scott Rall, who lives in Worthington

Hold Governor Dayton to his campaigning words

Campaign promises are made to be broken right? It would seem that’s a common trend throughout the history of our Republic but that’s just a cynical way of seeing the world. How do you get

Zebra mussels, property values, and Chicken Little

A story in the Park Rapids, Minn., newspaper last week caught my attention. The topic was zebra mussels, and the main person quoted was a county commissioner from Kandiyohi County. That county, and the Green

Changes at 500 Lafayette Ave.

New DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr announced his leadership team Tuesday and sent Outdoor News a photo of the latest incarnation of agency brass. This marks the fourth time I’ve seen a transition to a new

Jigs for walleyes

There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what type of jigs to use for walleyes. In winter, short-shanked jigs are the way to go, not long-shanked. The latter are for adding a dressing, particularly in an

Anti-public lands bill introduced

Rep. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, has introduced his long-rumored bill – HF 332 – that would make it illegal for the state to own any more land than it currently owns. The salient part of the

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