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Contributing Editor Most fishing seasons begin on an official opening day dictated by state law, but ice fishing’s opener occurs again and again as safe ice spreads from north to south. Hard-water anglers eagerly await

Oct. 19 – Dec. 31: Ring-necked pheasant season. Oct. 19 – Nov. 10: Sharp-tailed grouse season. Oct. 19 – Dec. 11: Bobwhite quail season. Oct. 19 – Dec. 31: Gray (Hungarian) partridge season (closed in

Roscoe, Ill. State wildlife officials have confirmed the first known case in Illinois of chronic wasting disease in a deer. The fatal brain condition was discovered in a sick deer shot Oct. 23 on private

Matt Norby, of the DNR at LqP, said hunting had been very good of late. The season was extended from 30 days to 40 days two years ago, as the peak of Canada goose migration

Momper formerly was group leader for the administration of the National Environmental Policy Act, appeals and litigation, in Denver. He’s also worked on two hotshot crews, helitack and fire prevention during his Forest Service career.

Sales down 2.6 percent as of Tuesday By Rob Drieslein Editor St. Paul Judging from license sales in recent days, Minnesota white-tailed deer hunters are ready to hit the woods, trails, and fields in droves

The CWD situation comes on the heels of a $1 billion state budget deficit. The DNR is making cutbacks, and Wild Rose had already been making plans to make do with less money before CWD

ALEXANDRIA AREA Jigs tipped with minnows are producing walleyes on Lake Miltona in 30 to 45 feet of water. Look to Lake Reno for walleyes in 12 to 14 feet of water as well. The

Staff Writer New Ulm, Minn. Healthy deer numbers and strong license sales point to an excellent, if not record-setting, harvest of white-tailed deer this firearms season. But two other factors also will play significant roles