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Walleye quota higher on Mille Lacs in 2003

Editor St. Paul Hook-and-line anglers on Lake Mille Lacs can harvest 442,000 pounds of walleyes in 2003, up significantly from the 300,000-pound state allocation in 2002. Representatives from the Minnesota DNR and eight Wisconsin and

License fee increase likely for sportsmen

Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Executive Council of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress talked turkey here at their first meeting of the year. The “stuffing and giblets” will involve

DNR may eliminate one assistant commissioner

Associate Editor St. Paul Budget cuts will mean changes at DNR offices across the state. That includes the agency headquarters in St. Paul. Mark Holsten, DNR deputy commissioner, said it’s uncertain if the position of

Sinkhole claims buck

Editor’s note: Ron Wallom, a Wisconsin Outdoor News reader from Belleville, sent in this account of a deceased buck he discovered trapped in a sinkhole. While deer hunting on Sunday, Nov. 24 in the CWD

ON: It’s like Game and Fish Fund then?

Garber: Yes. If the Legislature chooses to appropriate only a fifth of what’s available, they can do it. But they can’t use the other four-fifths to build highways. It’s a big policy decision. I don’t

ON: Can you give a “for instance?”

Garber: I don’t think you can have first-line supervisors who don’t see their personnel for weeks or months. That’s unacceptable. You have to know what they’re doing. We have an arrangement with the State Patrol

Budget cuts will hit Forestry, Parks hard

Associate Editor St. Paul The Minnesota DNR tightened its belt along with other state departments when Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced how the state would eliminate about $346 million in spending over the next six months.

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