Hunting
Popular SAFE acres program is going, going, almost gone
St. Paul – Demonstrating again the popularity of conservation programs in Minnesota, federal officials say landowners in the state are on the fast track to enroll a new allocation of “SAFE” acres made just a
Walk-in program bill on the table
St. Paul – Duck, pheasant, and other hunters would have walk-in access to private land under a bill recently introduced in the House and Senate. Offered in the House by Tom Hackbarth and Senate by
DNR tells the feds: Delist wolves, now
Holsten: Federal classification should ‘match reality’ St. Paul – The Minnesota gray wolf should be removed immediately from the federal government’s endangered and threatened species list and returned to state management, according to a petition
Parks closures could sting anglers, hunters
Albany – Anglers and hunters will almost assuredly feel the squeeze if Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to close 41 state parks and reduce services at 23 others is approved by state lawmakers. Paterson’s proposal –
Deer harvest ’09: 329,103
Madison – Wisconsin hunters registered 329,103 deer during all of the 2009 deer seasons. This includes a total antlerless harvest of 191,715 deer and a buck kill of 134,156. The total also includes 3,232 deer
House revises LCCMR bill
House passes bill that restricts land acquisition St. Paul – The House earlier this week passed the bill that carries recommendations of the Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources, but it’s not the same bill the
DNR working to establish northwest sandhill crane season
Bemidji, Minn. – A plan that’s been in the works for a few years could come to fruition this fall. The DNR_next week will ask for flyway council approval of a sandhill crane season in
Pawlenty veto costs state $60 million for easements
St. Paul – Late last week, state Natural Resources Conservation Service officials told national NRCS officials that Minnesota would be able to take $35 million in funds for the Wetlands Reserve Program. Those funds hinged
Sponsors of animal cruelty bill say hunters not affected
Madison – Hunters, farmers, and dog owners have watched with concern as Assembly Bill 747 and its companion, Senate Bill 555, have made their way through the Legislature. Whether they’ll get enough votes to pass
