Minnesota
Bear hunting: Application increase start of a trend?
Site Staff
June 21, 2007
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – While the number of hunters applying for permits to hunt bears in the state, by historical levels, remains low, applications in 2007 snapped a two-year slide. This year,
DNR fisheries submits new VHS control plan for review
Site Staff
June 21, 2007
By Mike KallokStaff Writer St. Paul – DNR Fisheries last week drafted a response plan in the event of a Minnesota outbreak of a deadly fish virus spreading across the Great Lakes. Fish die-offs from
Calling ’em out
Site Staff
June 14, 2007
Joe Albert Associate Editor Conservation. In a story in this week’s issue regarding what happened with ditch-buffer legislation this session, and what the future holds for the Drainage Work Group that was the impetus for
Dove hunt defense begins
Site Staff
June 14, 2007
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Lakeville, Minn. – Three years ago, dove hunters were flying high, having just watched state lawmakers vote to allow a dove season in the state. Three years later, dove hunters are
Session resolves some ditch-buffer issues; more to come
Site Staff
June 14, 2007
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Ditch buffers have been a topic of discussion at the state Capitol and in meeting rooms around the state for years. Now, lawmakers have passed a ditch-buffer bill
Groups react to Clean Water Act ‘guidance’
Site Staff
June 14, 2007
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers last week were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what constitutes a
Weedlines quickly become the focus for walleyes
Site Staff
June 14, 2007
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The night slip bobber and leech bite is consistent in six to 10 feet. Most rock points and shallow reefs are holding fish. During the day, work the
One-scaup bag limit possible by this fall
Site Staff
June 7, 2007
11 percent more than previous record By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Turkey hunters in Minnesota shot more birds during this spring’s hunt than ever before. The unofficial tally: 9,386 turkeys. That’s nearly 1,000
