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Surf’s up. What about conservation?

Last Friday, as a feisty snowstorm plummeted northern Minnesota, I watch an enormous Hawaii Five-O breaker run the length of Grand Marais harbor. The wave kept a perfect curl until it crashed into the shore.

Quick takes.

Joe Albert Associate Editor A short visit to the Alexandria area this weekend revealed what I already had known but what disappointed me nonetheless: The lake is still locked with ice. A quick check of

Lead-shot ban pulled from state Senate bill

St. Paul – The Senate author of a proposal to require small-game hunters to use nontoxic shot on public land in the state’s agricultural region has put the brakes on the plan. Saying it needs

Walleye limit change loses favor at Capitol

St. Paul – Some of the most high-profile game and fish issues before the Legislature this year – reduced walleye limit, earlier opener, and a statewide slot limit – appear to be dead. The plans

Lawmakers consider funding council

St. Paul – The idea has yet to gain traction in the House, but a citizen-legislator council to advise lawmakers on spending for fish and wildlife habitat still is making headway in the Senate. The

Anglers making seasonal fishing transition in state

Grand Rapids, Minn. – Anglers continued to fish through the ice in many areas of northern Minnesota much of the week while enjoying warmer temperatures and summer-like breezes. Even though the shorelines are pulling away,

Twin Cities Metro

NORTHEAST METRO Main-lake ice is evident. The shorelines have started to open and seem to be eroding quickly. Open water is not far away. Walleye action at Pool #2 on the Mississippi River has slowed,

No special deer season slated for the northwest

Bemidji, Minn. – Efforts of local landowners, federal sharpshooters, and contracted marksmen who shot deer from a helicopter have taken enough deer that the state officials have called off a possible four-day special deer season

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