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Harvest down as deer hunt wraps up

St. Paul – The firearms deer kill in the state continues to lag behind last year’s pace. Through the third weekend of hunting, hunters had killed just more than 151,000 whitetails, which is about 12

Pheasant season: the best yet to come?

St. Paul – By most accounts, the pheasant-hunting season in Minnesota thus far has been a slow one: thank the weather, and subsequent standing corn. While still lagging behind schedule, corn harvest in the state’s

Deer wanton waste gets COs’ attention

Tower, Minn. – The actions of hunters sometimes bewilder the state’s conservation officers. Case in point: CO Dan Starr, of Tower, on Monday checked a group of hunters in northern Minnesota who’d harvested three bucks.

Richfield artist wins walleye stamp contest

DNR Reports St. Paul – A painting of two walleyes, one chasing a jointed lure, has been selected as the image for the 2010 Minnesota walleye stamp. The painting, by Tim Turenne of Richfield, Minn.,

Open-water fishing action almost non-existent across state

LAKE_MILLE LACS Fishing activity has been limited to a few anglers trolling crankbaits during low-light periods and they haven’t had much success. Deer registrations through two weekends are down slightly from last year, but the

Deer kill lags as hunters forced to pass does

St. Paul – Firearms deer hunters had killed and registered 128,766 deer as of earlier this week, which is nearly 12 percent fewer deer than at the same time last year. The antlerless deer harvest

Warmthand corn highlight deer opener

Opening weekend harvest down about 5 percent from 2008 St. Paul – Not too many years ago, opening day firearms deer hunters in much of the state were greeted by sub-zero temperatures. Last year was

Quick start for grants program

DNR receives legacy grant proposals for five times more funding than is available St. Paul – The DNR received more than $16.6 million worth of applications from local sporting clubs and other groups for grants

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