Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Minnesota hunters killed more than a quarter of a million deer in 2005, making the season the third most successful ever. Hunters killed about 255,500 deer last

By Joe Fellegy Contributing Writer Grand Rapids, Minn. — Minnesota anglers would be unable to keep muskies less than 48 inches long under a DNR proposal to raise the statewide muskie minimum size from the

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – A plan to shuffle the Ecological Services Division at the DNR and bring it more in line with other divisions could mean changes for managers in St.

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – As the clock ticked toward the March 1 start of the legislative session, House and Senate democrats were busy pushing their conservation agenda. Last week, House DFLers

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Las Vegas – Midwest duck hunters are those most prone to decry a decline in the quality of their hunt, according to the results of a comprehensive survey unveiled last

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bloomington, Minn. — While the pace of wetland loss in the state has slowed in recent years, they’re still under fire and not adequately protected by the state and federal

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Rochester, Minn. — They include just 12 miles of a long-running southeast Minnesota river, but special smallmouth bass angling regulations have created a philosophical divide between those who’d like to