Fishing
Work continues on potential state park by Lake Vermilion
St. Paul – If land on Lake Vermilion is to be purchased and developed into Minnesota’s newest state park, the coming months hold the key. A list of recommendations given last week to Mark Holsten,
Hunters donated nearly 2,000 deer in 2007 venison donation program
St. Paul – Hunters donated about 2,000 deer in the first year of a state program that allowed them to donate their whitetails for free. As of last week, processors had sought payment for 1,131
New ideas emerge for walleye opener
St. Paul – Officials in the DNR Section of Fisheries have warned against it, but a proposal to open the walleye season a week earlier remains in play. State Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, said a
Deer kill among top five ever
Skime, Minn. – Hunters killed between 255,000 and 256,000 deer during the 2007 (and early 2008) seasons, and the harvest will be among the top five in the state’s deer hunting history. During a special
Report: Stick to two winter laker seasons
St. Paul – The DNR earlier this week presented to legislators four reports mandated during the 2007 session. The reports dealt with a walk-in program, aquaculture policy recommendations, changes to the winter lake trout season,
New passport deadline gives reprieve until ’09
New passport card is a cheaper, more convenient alternative Washington – Anglers feeling under the gun to comply with federal regulations requiring a valid passport for re-entry into the United States from Canada this summer
Supreme Court tells PGC: Deal with hogs
Harrisburg – Like the proverbial holiday fruitcake, feral hogs are the gift that no one has ever wanted to claim. Now, though, like it or not, they belong to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. That’s essentially
