Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. – Anglers and other users of Lake Superior in general have signed off on a DNR plan to discontinue the stocking of chinook salmon, as well as reduce

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Pheasant and deer hunters in the state this fall had success nearly unparalleled by previous years’ seasons, at least according to preliminary reports and numbers. The total

By Joe Noble Contributing Writer While 2005 started with debate over the new CREP 2 bill and other more contentious political issues, such as an Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources overhaul, the year witnessed a

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bloomington, Minn. – It was just a month ago the state’s duck season ended, but waterfowl hunters with duck-talk withdrawal are in luck. The duck discussions are just about to

By H. Josef Hebert Associated Press Washington (AP) – The long fight over whether to drill for oil in an Alaska wildlife refuge is nowhere near an end. But attempts to open the refuge to

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – While disappointed in the discovery of what’s likely bovine tuberculosis in a wild deer, Minnesota DNR officials last week weren’t particularly surprised. Further, they hope to act

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Nicollet, Minn. – The DNR’s decision to draw down Swan Lake met with little resistance at a public meeting last week. The drawdown began Dec. 6, two weeks after a

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bloomington, Minn. – A plan to double the amount of money spent for wetland conservation and acquisition is moving ahead. The Emergency Wetlands Loan Act of 2005 would allow the