Minnesota

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – It looked promising early, and possible as of late, but dedicated funding will have to wait. Some proponents of the bill had urged lawmakers to include dedicated funding

By Mike KallokStaff Writer Rockford, Minn. – More than 30 muskies up to 36 inches long died thanks to summerkill on one of the DNR’s primary brood stock lakes. The muskies surfaced in the southwest

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Garry Leaf puts a lot of miles on his car driving around the state, talking about dedicated funding to sportsmen. For a long time, add-ons to what began

DNR Reports St. Paul – Favorable pheasant nesting and brood-rearing conditions should mean another quality fall for Minnesota’s hunters. The DNR’s pheasant index remained near its highest level in 20 years, thanks to pheasant-friendly weather

By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – The DNR would have enough money to purchase thousands of acres of land on Lake Vermilion for a new state park and at least 4,000 acres of wildlife

By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Odanah, Wis. – Last year about this time, state waterfowl managers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan were reacting to a proposal by tribes under the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife

Officials predict a 2-million bird harvest this fall By Tori J. McCormickContributing Writer Pierre, S.D. – Most wildlife managers – they of measured words and poker faces – abhor making black-and-white predictions about an upcoming

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