
Early wild turkey kill well off pace from a year ago
Poor weather during the first turkey-hunting period this spring apparently had a negative effect.

Poor weather during the first turkey-hunting period this spring apparently had a negative effect.
District 1 – Baudette area CO Angie Warren (Thief River Falls) patrolled for ATV and snowmobile activity. Wildlife management areas were monitored. Follow up was conducted on a possible wolf depredation and predator control area.
Banquets/Fundraisers April 26: St. Louis, Carlton County PF Banquet, 5 p.m., Spirit Mountain Lodge. For more info call Matt Bremer, 218-319-6126. April 26: Rum River DU Banquet, 7 p.m., Cambridge American Legion. For more info
RED WING AREA The walleye and sauger action has been a bit slow this week on the Mississippi River. The best bite has been from the dam down to the High Bridge area with three-way
FAIRMONT AREA Lakes are ice-free and crappies are in 12 feet, but look for them to move shallow with the first hint of warm weather. Anglers are catching walleyes and pike with minnows and jigs
BATTLE LAKE Shorelines are getting beat up, but were in good enough shape early this week for ATVs or foot travel. Panfish are hitting in 17 feet at Blanche Lake, Rush Lake, South Turtle Lake,
LAKE MILLE LACS There’s still plenty of ice throughout the lake. A few anglers are walking on Isle Bay and Wahkon Bay and reporting marginal success for crappies and bluegills. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s
LAKE MINNETONKA AREA The channels and dock areas are open, but main-lake ice remains. Seventeen to 20 inches of ice covered the majority of lakes early this week. Wayzata Bait (952) 473-2227 NORTHEAST METRO There
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