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Associate Editor Minneapolis A shortage in funds will limit federal officials’ ability to count duck broods this summer, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Typically, each July a portion of the survey routes

When Lewis and Clark poled and paddled up South Dakota’s Missouri River in 1804 they were delighted to “discover” barking ground squirrels that lived in burrows. By dumping untold gallons of river water down one

Staff Writer International Falls, Minn. Last year at this time, Rainy Lake along the Canadian border was approximately 4 feet below its normal water level. In many locations, low water made it tough to launch

April 17: Der Deutsche Longbeards Chapter of NWTF first-ever paintball event, 9 a.m. in New Ulm. For more info call Carol Strenge, 507-947-3825. April 24: Women in the Outdoors Triple Gobble Chapter NWTF, at the

Associate Editor St. Paul U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials say there’s good news from the woodcock woods this year. For the first time since 1992, there was “no significant decline” detected in singing-ground surveys,

June 5-6: Bowhunter Education for Women. June 6: Mother/Child Fishing Clinic, North Mississippi River Regional Park, 1-4 p.m. June 12, Aug. 7: Flat Water Kayaking Lesson, 9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. Aug. 7, 9 to noon,

Williams was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident due to head injuries. He was reported missing to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department at about 8 p.m. that day. Williams owned property in northern

Dove hunting became a reality this year after 60 years in Minnesota, when Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill allowing the DNR to set a season. All Game Fair patrons may attend the dove hunting

June 19: Harrison Chamber of Commerce Fishing Derby, Budd Lake. For more info call Tammy Carlstrom, 989-539-6011. June 26: All Carpenters Fishing Tournament, Fisherman’s Wharf, Lake Mille Lacs. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more