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Another whitetail apparently has bovine TB

Middle River, Minn. – For a while, it looked like this might be the first year since bovine tuberculosis was discovered in deer in the northwest that no animals tested positive. That apparently won’t be

Lake Minnetonka Crappie Contest details

Here are the details on the 2009 Lake Minnetonka Crappie Contest. I received them late yesterday afternoon – not in time for this week’s print edition of Outdoor News. Lord Fletcher’s is the host sponsor

Limbaugh supports HSUS?

My long-time friend in conservation Mike Sidders alerted me this afternoon to a baffling story involving radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh. The long and short of it: Limbaugh has cut public service announcements supporting the Humane

Let’s expand elk populations in Minnesota!

All state residents have a stake in elk management in Minnesota. So it’s in the best interest of citizens in the Twin Cities and across southern Minnesota to attend a public meeting in St. Paul

Conversations with Rep. Hansen and Sen. Anderson, Pt. II

While the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council has made its funding recommendations to the State Legislature, this columnist interviewed committee members Rep. Rick Hansen and Sen. Ellen Anderson as the Council was finishing its work. These

Hope still exists for deal to secure Vermilion land

St. Paul – Nearly a year ago, the Legislature authorized $20 million in bonds to purchase a new state park along the shores of Lake Vermilion. Proponents of the northern Minnesota facility hailed the move,

High hopes on eve of ’09 turkey hunt

Madelia, Minn. – When the first spring turkey season begins next Wednesday, it will mark the latest chapter in a hunt that, on many levels, has seen continuous growth. The number of permits that are

Ice still fishable in northern Minnesota

Garrison, Minn. – The calendar says it’s spring, but you wouldn’t think so based on all the ice fishing opportunities that still exist in the northern half of Minnesota. Generally speaking, anglers will find open

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