Minnesota
Operation cormorant cull tops 2,500; goal in sight
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Walker, Minn. – Wildlife officials are close to meeting their goal of culling 80 percent of the nesting cormorants from Little Pelican Island on Leech Lake. Federal sharpshooters have killed
Banquets/Fundraisers.
June 6: South Metro Friends of NRA will be holding their banquet. Doors open from 5:30-9. Call Scott Maas at 612-940-3446. July 15-17: Sled Dog Expo-seminars, trade show & banquet will be held at the
Orange Hat Brigade monitors Capitol
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Five days before the Legislative session ended, more than 20 sportsmen and women, each wearing a blaze orange hat, stood atop the steps of the state Capitol.
Turkey harvest down more than 800 birds
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – For the first time in 10 years, turkey hunters in the state didn’t set a harvest record during the spring season, which ended May 26. Minnesota hunters
The bass bonanza begins Saturday
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Bill Hildebrand, a professional bass angler and radio show host, knows a fellow professional angler who makes his living catching walleyes, but “when he wants to go
Walleye action improves as water temps begin to climb
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The north-end sand is kicking out a lot of walleyes in 12 to 14 feet of water. Long, live bait rigs or slip bobbers with leeches have been
Freeport man’s redhorse could be a world record
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Freeport, Minn. – Robin Schmitz is going to have a hard time beating this. The 19-year-old Freeport fisherman caught last Friday what apparently will be the new state and world
