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Rain and wind limits hunting and fishing activity

Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS Limits of perch continue to be pulled from the bays in nine to 12 feet. Work the tops of the gravel or shallow rock piles for walleyes with crankbaits during

Deal in the Northwoods to protect 51,000 acres

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – The contribution by the state and private groups of about $12 million will be used in Koochiching and Itasca counties to protect more than 51,000 acres of forest

Early deer season expands this month

By Mike KallokStaff Writer St. Paul – The only change to Minnesota’s third consecutive early antlerless season is that fewer hunters will have to wait until November to harvest a deer with a gun. For

Half mil will assist in wetland enforcement

With dollars, DNR prepping plan to boost wetland enforcement flights By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – Two years ago, the DNR’s Enforcement Division took a peek at what was possible in the realm of

Walleye bite improving as water temps drop

Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS The east-side bays are producing limits of perch in seven to nine feet. On the west side, perch action has been limited, but check the bays as water temperatures drop.

Challenges grow for fall walleye stocking

State anglers, tribal fishers well short of 2007 open-water quotas By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Redby, Minn. – As state and Red Lake Band biologists assess the fish situation in Upper and Lower Red Lake, they

Moose hunt begins on Saturday

2007 elk-hunting parties go 3-for-3 By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – Perhaps the best news for Minnesota moose hunters whose hunt gets under way on Sept. 29 is temperatures are expected to be

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Joe Albert Associate Editor State Fair polls. Never made it to the fair in person, but thanks to never-ending media coverage, I know lots of people did and some of them even took time to

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