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Court battle looms over access to Adirondacks
Albany – A decades-old battle over whether float planes should be allowed to land on remote lakes in the Adirondack mountains has been renewed with a new federal lawsuit over the issue. Six residents of
Archery ready for first shot
Horseheads, N.Y. – Don Barrett sees the trail cam pictures brought into his shop almost daily. Big bucks. Some really big. It’s always that was as New York’s archery season approaches, but the fever pitch
Federal carp director to oversee prevention work
Chicago — No one is using “Carp Czar” in his official title, but John Goss is in essence exactly that. On Sept. 8, Goss, a former top official with the Indiana DNR, was named federal
Will Dakota ducks head east?
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Ducks of several species returning north last spring likely surveyed conditions in the eastern Dakotas, decided to conserve some energy, and set their wings. Surveys indicate, most
Fall trout fishing season to open Oct. 16
Fall trout fishing season opens Oct. 16 at 37 ponds and lakes throughout the state, DNR announced today. More than 70,000 trout are being stocked by DNR at the locations listed below. No trout may
Burnsville artist wins 2011 duck stamp competition
St. Paul — A red-breasted merganser painted by Kevin Nelson of Burnsville will be featured on the 2011 Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Nelson’s painting was chosen as the winning design from among 23 entries in
Bear Head Lake State Park in northern Minnesota voted ‘America’s Favorite Park’
Bear Head Lake State Park, just south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Ely, Minn., has been voted as “America’s Favorite Park” – in a nationwide campaign sponsored by Coca-Cola. In addition to
Obama administration appoints ‘carp czar’
Chicago — No one is using “Carp Czar” in his official title, but John Goss is in essence exactly that. On Sept. 8, Goss, a former top official with the Indiana DNR, was named federal
EPA denies petition for lead ammo ban
Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition from several environmental groups calling for a ban on lead hunting ammunition and fishing sinkers. “EPA reached this decision because the agency does not
