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Madison, Wis. Those wishing to pursue black bears in Wisconsin have until Jan. 18 to apply for a license for the 2002 season, which opens Sept. 4. Bear population estimates, harvest quotas, and available permits will not be available until final data fro

Customers can access online license sales at: www.dnr.state.wi.us, by clicking “Licenses, Permits & Registrations.” The special application fee can be paid online, or through an electronic license vendor, or over the phone at (877) 945-4236.

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LAKE MILLE LACS Cove Bay, Wahkon Bay, and Isle Bay have limited ice cover. There’s not enough to fish on yet, but they were frozen early in the week. The main lake remains wide open

FAIRMONT AREA

Most lakes have just started to freeze up. Ice conditions are thin but it won’t take more than a few nights of cold weather to get a few anglers out. Call ahead as ice conditions

Ice season spreads south as fishing action picks up

Staff Writer Annandale, Minn. It may have taken a bit longer than most ice anglers would have liked, but a much-needed stretch of cold weather has improved ice conditions statewide. In some areas of the

Small groups try to solve final issue for Con-Cons

Field Editor St. Paul Reaching consensus on ATV routes across lands to be designated as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) is the task of three, eight-member groups formed in three, northwestern Minnesota counties. “ATV connecting trails

Senate version of farm bill on hold until 2002

Associate Editor Washington, D.C. The Senate has given up trying to agree on an overhaul of farm programs for 2001, which pushes the issue into an election year in which control of the chamber is

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