Minnesota

‘Rogue’ outfitters prompt association proposal; Delta opposes it By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Prince Albert, Saskatchewan — If the efforts of the Saskatchewan Outfitters Association are successful, nonresident bird hunters who travel to the province

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Tuesday marked the third and final deadline at the Legislature, and most bills conservationists and sportsmen had been watching still were in play. Dedicated funding passed the

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bruno, Minn. – It’s been a while since Minnesota trappers have been this well compensated. But rejuvenated demand for fur in China and Russia, as well as other countries overseas,

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – The follow-up to the wildly successful Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program isn’t progressing as smoothly. In a bonding bill passed last year (such bills typically are passed in

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Moments after a dedicated funding bill passed out of another House committee, other representatives were busy unveiling an uncharacteristically large bonding bill. And that all came one

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — At the DNR roundtable meetings earlier this year, Gov. Tim Pawlenty jokingly said the idea to dedicate a portion of the state sales tax to natural resources