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Walleye anglers turn to minnows and crankbaits

Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS East – Crankbaits are producing day-time walleyes on mud flats in 28 feet, and night-time fish on shallow rock reefs. Weedlines in Isle Bay and north-end sand breaks are best

COs play role in dramatic southeast flood rescues

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor La Crescent, Minn. – Ask a DNR conservation officer from southeastern Minnesota about his or her role in the deadly flooding that occurred last weekend, and the short answer you’ll get

DNR radio-collars timber wolves in the northwest

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Roosevelt, Minn. – By the time hunters start chasing grouse around the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area next month, the DNR hopes to be monitoring the wolves sharing those woods. The

Northwest moose: gone in 50 years?

Research attempts to understand northeast decline By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – Those hunters who shoot a moose this fall will be asked to provide the DNR with blood and tissue samples as

Heavy rains limit fishing activity in many areas

Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes are being taken with crankbaits or slip bobbers and leeches off the mud and gravel in 27 feet or deeper. Muskies are being spotted ‘everywhere’ with the

Baiting opener Aug. 17, bear-food reports mixed

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – While rain has been scarce across much of the state, and much of the land is bone dry, berries and other bear foods have done well and

Survey: Minnesota among the leaders in outdoor recreation

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Need more proof that Minnesota is a hotbed for outdoor activities? Try these numbers: 1,435,000 – the number of anglers who fished in the state, fourth behind Florida,

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