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Regs to tackle lead-in-venison topic

St. Paul – Two pages of this year’s hunting regulations book – including the full-color back page – are devoted to providing hunters with information about lead bullet fragments in venison. And Minnesota isn’t alone;

New plan outlines vision for state’s environment

St. Paul – A comprehensive plan, more than 18 months in the making, to protect and improve the state’s natural resources has been completed. Sweeping in its scope, supporters say it provides more than 60

Duck numbers dip, but scaup increase

Bemidji, Minn. – Just about the time Midwestern duck hunters began to fret about the possibility of a reduced bag for bluebills this fall – and the associated issues the might arise with such a

More state citizens deployed to California wildfires

Grand Rapids, Minn. – Another 20 firefighters from Minnesota were en route to California earlier this week to join two other 20-member Minnesota crews and others from around the nation battling 300 blazes that, as

Irony at DNR: fleet use of E85 hurts wildlife habitat

St. Paul (AP) – Three hundred vehicles driven by the Minnesota DNR run on a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. But ironically, it’s the state’s ethanol boom that conservation groups say

When game becomes vermin, hunting is diminished

There will be no fanfare this autumn when Minnesota holds its largest elk hunt in modern history. No one will sing the praises of elk management or boast about the population recovery (albeit small) of

Big Six

LAKE?MILLE LACS East – Walleyes are hitting Lindy Rigs and leeches or crankbaits on the 25- to 30-foot gravel and mud areas during the day. Slip bobbers and leeches have worked best after dark on

Supreme Court affirms guns for self-defense

Washington (AP) – Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court found its voice last week in a decision that affirms the right to have guns in the home

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