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Watson, Minn. Construction soon will begin on the new 105-acre Lake View Campground near the southeast corner of Lac qui Parle Lake, according to Kerry Christoffer, Lac qui Parle State Park manager. When the new campground is finished, it will offer the

The current campground has been subjected to flooding several times since the mid-1980s. The new campground was purchased by the DNR with help from the Minnesota Parks and Trails Council, a non-profit group. Construction should

By Gary Clancy

Back in the early 1960s, when I began hunting Freeborn County’s Bear Lake, which is south and west of Albert Lea, quite a few snow geese still migrated through central and western Minnesota. Hunting them

Don Dittberner, Design/Layout

Don creates the reader shot pages, does page layout and manages all of the website design. Don has been with Outdoor News since 2000.

Candidates talk outdoor issues

Editor St. Paul The issue of DNR funding in the midst of a massive state budget deficit dominated discussion during a special gubernatorial candidate forum held Tuesday at the Kelly Inn. The Minnesota Outdoor Heritage

Sen. Paul Wellstone talks guns and trapping with Outdoor News

Editor ODN: You attended the chronic wasting disease conference last week in Grand Rapids and spoke about federal funding for CWD research and management efforts. Why hasn’t the the Agriculture Appropriations bill, which contains some

Fort Ripley, Minn. Capt. Jeff Thielen, DNR Enforcement education program coordinator says this is the time of year, as hunters attempt to purchase licenses in Minnesota and other states, that they realize they need their firearm safety/hunter education c

In Minnesota, a firearms safety training certificate is required to purchase any firearms license if you were born after Dec. 31, 1979. Many states have more stringent requirements, with the state of Colorado requiring proof

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