Hunting
BWCAW blaze continues; some blowdown burning
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Ely, Minn. — A fire in the Boundary Waters Area Canoe Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota continued to burn near the Canadian border Tuesday, when a light rain in the morning
Goose hunt opens Labor Day weekend
State’s second mourning dove hunt opens Sept. 1 Staff Report Madison — For the first time since the state has offered an early Canada goose season, state goose hunters will be able to shoot geese
CRP faces new challenges
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — Farm Bill 2007 is a couple years away, but conservation leaders already are promoting the continued need for the famed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a set-aside program for
State conservation leader passes away
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Frank Schneider Jr. was the Outdoor News 2001 Man of the Year St. Paul — A conservation giant in Minnesota has died. Frank Schneider Jr. passed away on Monday, Aug.
Minnesota rep to author Wetlands Loan Act bill
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Maple Grove, Minn. — Hoping to curb the trend of wetland and grassland losses nationwide, conservation group leaders met Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minnesota, in an effort to
DU editor loses his battle with cancer
Petrie was first WON editor Staff Report Woodruff, Wis. — Chuck Petrie, a longtime Wisconsin outdoors writer and one of the leading waterfowl writers in the country, died July 22 at the age of 60
Wetlands program gets more funding
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — A federal program that supplies matching grant dollars for projects that benefit wetlands and associated uplands received a boost recently when Congress approved an increase in funding of
Mixed results so far for salmon anglers
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — Anglers hungry for Great Lakes salmon action are sitting down to the seasonal feast. How they’re faring depends on where they go, and whether they’re after numbers
Early goose season is looking promising
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Hunters participating in the early September goose season can expect a pretty good year, perhaps better than last, according to some waterfowl experts. Despite the fact that the population
