Minnesota
Waterfowlers lose conservation ‘giant’
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Hugo, Minn. — Look at nearly any type of waterfowl management activity that exists today – from annual duck surveys to the way flyway councils function – and it’s likely
Capitol committees review resource funding, policies
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Aquatic vegetation targeted in House bill St. Paul – Legislation in the House would require the DNR to grant a permit to any lakeshore owners for control of submerged vegetation
Interior Secretary Gale Norton leaving post
By John Miller Associated Press Idaho governor a possible Norton replacement Boise, Idaho (AP) – With Interior Secretary Gale Norton calling it quits, some groups in Washington, D.C., say an informal short list of possible
March 31 – Lake trout (winter) within the BWCAW closes (except Saganaga and Ram lakes).
April 15 – General stream trout opener.
Zentner, Tony Dean decry ESA changes
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Minneapolis – A bill that’s passed the U.S. House and is slated for discussion in the Senate in the near future, would significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act, according to
Sunfish and crappie bite shows signs of improvement
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The best perch reports continue to come off the deep edges of the mud flats in 32 to 38 feet of water. Small jigs tipped with waxworms are
Ample outdoors bills as Legislature begins
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – The 2006 session of the Legislature began fast and furious. Discussion will continue this session on three of the major bills conservation groups have been talking about
Ice-out dates occurring earlier, but how much?
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – A news release from the National Environmental Trust regarding increasingly early ice-out on Minnesota lakes and others across the nation likely raised some eyebrows. But Minnesota DNR
