Fishing
Fish house changes greet winter anglers
Little Falls, Minn. – Several rule changes have been made for the upcoming ice-fishing season that anglers should understand. With ice starting to form, DNR officials are scrambling to get the word out about the
New live bait rule: ‘too much justice?’
Madison – Long-time Eagle River guide and sport shop owner George Langley says the new rule requiring anglers to kill all unused bait before leaving any water body statewide is a case of hitting a
Gun deer license sales below 4-year average
Madison – DNR officials are hoping that a slight drop in license sales this gun deer season is just a one-year blip and not the start of a downhill slide. DNR Deer Ecologist Keith Warnke
In report, group calls for stepping up AMA efforts
St. Paul – In a 2002 report to the DNR, a citizens group said Minnesota should accelerate its protection of wildlife habitat and public access by stepping up its acquisition of state wildlife management areas.
DNR on deer firearms hunt: not a bad year
St. Paul – Records won’t fall, but deer hunters are on pace for another high harvest. Firearms hunters so far are about 3 percent off last year’s total (183,000 this year compared with 189,000 last
Hunter ranks are being shored up by women
Pittsburgh – When Brianne Stewart, 12, of West Newton, shot her first deer this fall, she joined a small sorority of hunters who are bucking a nationwide trend. She is one 304,000 girls – 19
Hopes fade for 2007 Farm Bill in Senate
Washington – Without agreement on several aspects of the 2007 Farm Bill, it appears likely the U.S. Senate won’t pass its version of the far-ranging bill that includes a number of conservation programs, until 2008
Another ‘typical’ year for anxious ice anglers
St. Paul – How much longer will ice anglers be left on shore holding the bucket? The National Weather Service, in its most recent outlook released Nov. 15, predicted warmer than average temperatures across Minnesota
