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Minnesota Backcountry Hunters and Anglers selects new board chair
The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has chosen outdoors educator Chance Adams of Tenstrike (north of Bemidji) as its new board chair.
The 11-member board voted on the position Tuesday evening. Adams,

Bill Hilts, Jr.: New York’s inland trout opener still holds meaning, but much has changed in 60 years
Von Ryan’s Express was a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra. He played Colonel Joseph Ryan, and I was captivated by the film for several reasons.
One, it was the first

Minnesota Senate bill would limit authority of DNR conservation officers
On Thursday, March 20, the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee heard legislation that would limit the scope of enforcement activity that Minnesota DNR conservation officers could carry out.
The bill, S.F. 956, as

Springtime fishing heating up on Mississippi’s Pool 4 in Minnesota, Wisconsin
Every spring, anglers congregate on Pool 4 of the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minn., to ply its waters before the inland waters walleye season opens and to have a chance to catch a monster

Bob Gwizdz: What’s all the excitement about ice fishing?
Back in the day, when I was a full-time outdoor scribe and was out there as many days as not, I used to joke that ice fishing was the price I had to pay to

Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania land exchange deal doesn’t quite pass the smell test
We have heard from many people up in arms about the Glen Onoko Falls land deal between the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in Carbon County. I think Dave

Avoid these mistakes after opening weekend of the Pennsylvania trout season
Pennsylvania’s opening day of trout season brings with it lots of anglers who are full of anticipation. They set up at known hotspots, which are usually the places that the fish were dumped into the

Steve Carney: Some tips for fishing the Missouri River in spring
I just returned from my first spring trip of the year to the Missouri River in central South Dakota. The results were good. As I have written about for years, it’s all about having the
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR issues rulemaking notice for Lake Superior, tributaries regs
The goals of this rule proposal are simplification and standardization of trout seasons start and end dates above and below boundaries; to remove the restriction that of the five salmon allowed to be kept only