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Krentz replaces Lessard as key committee chair

St. Paul Sen. Jane Krentz, DFL-May Township, will replace Bob Lessard as the longtime chair of the Environment and Natural Resources committee in the State Senate for the next biennium. “I’m the new Bob Lessard.

Black powder hunt restrictions reduced

December Zone T could add 7,000 to 10,000 does to the harvest Madison Muzzleloader hunters shot 3,162 deer in 1999 and that number is expected to increase this year as the state offers its first

Cook, Minn. In an effort to reduce the fire risk created by the July 4, 1999 windstorm, Constance Chaney, LaCroix district ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, has approved fuel reduction activities for 2,847 acres of federal land and use of up to 11.8 mi

Special-use permits will be issued to the state of Minnesota, St. Louis County, and private individuals for access across federal land to their lands to treat storm-damaged areas, harvest mature trees, and for general use

Mixed Bag

Madison Fall turkey hunters had good success in Zone 37 and Zone 38 in Polk and Barron counties. This is the first time Zone 38 was open for fall hunting and 44 turkeys were registered.

DULUTH AREA

The ‘loopers are hitting in the French River area of Lake Superior. Anglers out in boats are turning fish on spoons or crankbaits worked near the surface, while shore anglers are finding success with spawn

LqP kill lowest since ’76

Montevideo, Minn. When the last shotgun was cased and closed Nov. 5, signaling the end of the goose hunting season in the Lac qui Parle zone, the number taken by hunters during the 30-day season

Twin Cities Metro

CENTRAL METRO There are crappies being caught in the harbor at Watergate Marina. Walleyes continue to hit on the river in their usual late fall spots on jigs and minnows. Anglers fishing on the east

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