Fishing
Drought ’09: Issues arise in east-central Minnesota
St. Paul – While lack of summer rainfall in parts of Minnesota has been enough to send lawns into submission, it’s likely the cumulative effect of several consecutive summers with below-normal rainfall is to blame
Out of red, MWA plots new path
Hopkins, Minn. – Brad Nylin has been a part of the Minnesota Waterfowl Association through the group’s ups and downs. He makes no bones about his belief that MWA is well along the road back
July 24 July 24: Apply by July 24 to have a shot at one of 30
Minnesota elk permits in 2009.
Feds: State duck hunter numbers, kill up in ’08
Washington – U.S. waterfowl hunters killed about 13.7 million ducks last season, a drop from 2007, when they killed nearly 14.6 million ducks. Like the harvest, the number of hunters who targeted waterfowl in 2008
Colony trap proposal moves forward
Wisconsin Dells, Wis. – The Natural Resources Board recently agreed to move forward the potential legalization of colony traps in Wisconsin. At the urging of the board at its May, 2009 meeting, the DNR Furbearer
‘Secretary bill’ set for July hearing
State Assembly to consider bill on July 28 Madison – State conservation leaders are making a push to get their members and other groups to attend a July 28 hearing on Assembly Bill (AB) 138,
Outdoors groups: Keep conservation easements alive
Washington – If it’s not a topic such as health care or cap and trade, it probably doesn’t warrant much discussion in Washington these days. But several conservation groups are serving a reminder to members
Monsanto opens river to anglers
Soda Springs, Idaho (AP) – Eight miles of the upper Blackfoot River will be opened to anglers after nearly a decade. The Monsanto Company in Soda Springs recently purchased the Fox Hills Ranch, a 2,200-acre
Pronghorn licenses down in N.D.
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Pronghorn licenses available for this fall’s hunting season in North Dakota are down nearly 50 percent from a year ago. The Game and Fish Department says the drop is due to
