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Editor Madison The state’s nine-day gun deer season may be at its end, but a few diehards will be out there for the muzzleloaders-only season, which runs Nov. 26-Dec. 2 in most parts, while others

Editor Washington The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to announce later this week its decision on whether or not to give six lower Mississippi Flyway states the option to extend their waterfowl seasons. “We’re

The few anglers going out are finding crappies to be most active. These fish are suspended over 25 to 35 feet of water in the Buck Point area. Walleye reports are very limited. Osakis Bait

Most of the state is rated at moderate to high fire danger, which means campfires or debris fires that escape could easily become wildfires. There currently are no burning restrictions in effect, but burning permits

Red Wing, Minn. It’s 4:30 a.m. on a Sunday, and this sleepy little Mississippi River town is, well, fast asleep. Mostly. Jake Gilbertson, 21, of Red Wing, already has been awake for a half hour,

A radio collar placed on an adult male wolf was found in the St. Croix River below the St. Croix Trail Bridge on Oct. 12. A DNR pilot had detected the radio transmitting a mortality

Rick Remington and Shawn Fritcher have accepted positions as regional resource manager and area resource specialist, respectively. Remington will be based in Rochester, while Fritcher will work at the Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park office. Remington

Staff Writers An unusually mild fall this year has tended to slow deer and slow hunters, according to reports from wildlife officials from around the state. For much of the state’s deer hunt, which began

Nov. 20: Ice formulas for slab crappies & sunfish by “Tackle Terry” Tuma at 7 p.m. at Gander Mountain in Woodbury. For more info call 651-735-6101. Nov. 27: Ice formulas for slab crappies & sunfish