Minnesota
From Red to Pepin, let’s fish walleyes!
Early spring bodes well for May 13 bite By Glen Schmitt Staff Writer Grand Rapids, Minn. – Optimism always run high in the days leading up to the Minnesota fishing opener. But with a warm
Pawlenty, lawmakers tout plan to decrease mercury
By Patrick Condon Associated Press St. Paul (AP) — The amount of mercury released into Minnesota’s environment by coal-fired power plants would decline by 1,200 pounds a year, under a plan Gov. Tim Pawlenty and
Latest invader found in Superior
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Duluth, Minn. — State and federal officials say they’ve confirmed that a new foreign species has been discovered in the Duluth-Superior Harbor of Lake Superior. The Minnesota DNR reported this
With prices of crops rising, signups for CRP are slipping
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — Escalating farm land values, higher cash rent payments, and a continued focus on alternative fuel like ethanol are just a few factors officials say may have led
DNR going high-tech in mallard monitoring
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bemidji, Minn. — Privacy has become a thing of the past for three mallards trapped last week in northern Minnesota. Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji, trapped the drake
Banquets/Fundraisers.
May 6: RMEF Sporting Clays Shoot & Banquet, 12:30 p.m., Horse & Hunt Club, Prior Lake. For more info call Kevin Cook, 507-534-2915. Sept. 15: Steele County MN Pheasants Banquet, National Guard Armory. For more
Rain and wind limit panfish bite and number of anglers
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS Last weekend’s rain pushed most crappies out of the shallows. With some sun, look for them to return in four to eight feet of water. The Isle public access area,
Dedicated funding reaches conferees
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — The passage of bills in both bodies of the Legislature to dedicate funding to natural resources was hailed by outdoors leaders as something with the potential to
