The worrying decline in small-game license sales
Small-game hunting license sales in Minnesota decline for seventh year in a row in 2014
Joe's Jottings by Joe Albert
Reflecting on David Dill and his importance to Minnesota’s hunters and anglers
Dill, a state representative from Crane Lake, died earlier this month at age 60
Among the Cecil the lion protesters
Protest outside Dr. Walter Palmer’s office reveals dangerous attitudes about hunting
Special session of Minnesota Legislature to deal with … Just about everything
Among the items on Legislature’s to-do list are passing the Legacy bill, a buffer initiative, and budgets for state agencies including the DNR
What’s the future of moose management in Minnesota?
Now that Gov. Mark Dayton has ended moose collaring in Minnesota, how will the state make management decisions for this key wildlife species going forward?
Jerkbaits the ticket for spring bass fishing
When Minnesota’s early catch-and-release bass season opens May 9, don’t forget to tie on a jerkbait
Early bass opener: A wrench in the plans?
Minnesota is offering a catch-and-release bass season that opens May 9, along with the walleye season.
Hunting for snow geese? I think I’ll pass
Snow goose hunting is fun, for sure, but a little too much work for my tastes
Hey, legislators: Respect the Lessard-Sams council’s process
Many people disagree with the White Earth Nation project, but that’s no reason for lawmakers to remove it from legislation
Lawmakers seek to modify AIS training, decal law
Some lawmakers want to repeal the AIS training and decal law, while others are pushing to modify it
On wolves and the ESA, did the Humane Society of the United States overplay its hand?
HSUS now wants wolves classified as threatened across the United States, as opposed to endangered.
One of Minnesota State Legislature’s first orders of business: Repeal AIS training law
Subhead: House Republican lawmakers introduce bill to repeal contentious AIS training and decal law
Unhappiness abounds over AIS training, decal requirement
Concern and frustration are rampant as the DNR is set to unveil new AIS testing requirements
Is Minnesota’s wolf season too conservative?
Hunters and trappers hit their late-season quotas in record time.
Waiting out whitetails, part 2
A recent firearms deer hunt in northwest Minnesota proves the grass isn’t always greener beneath another stand
Waiting out whitetails
Location is everything when you’re hunting deer, but it can pay off to be willing to change spots.
So you want to be healthy: Go hunting
Wild game meat is, in general, a healthier alternative than store-bought meat
Breeding duck numbers hit record high
North America’s breeding duck population this spring was an estimated 49.2 million birds, the highest number on record.
American Birding Association to birders: Buy duck stamps
Duck stamps are one of the most effective conservation tools in the United States, and one birding association is calling for birders to buy the stamps.
Calf abandonment and Minnesota high school clay target shooters
Mother moose abandoning their calves in northeastern Minnesota remains an issue as biologists try to determine what’s causing the population decline; and high school clay target shooters compete in the championship and state tournament of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League.
News flash: Northern waters are pretty darn good for bass
Bassmaster Classic winner Randy Howell says bass fishing in the northern United States is better than the southern U.S.
Minnesota Senate committee approves moratorium on wolf hunting and trapping
Wolf bill likely not going anywhere, but reduction in penalties for deer baiting likely
Northern Minnesota emergency deer feeding begins today
The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association has set the times and locations where feed will be distributed this week and early next in northern Minnesota
DNR names deer advisory team members; holds first goal-setting meeting
DNR kicking off deer population goal-setting process in southeastern Minnesota
About This Blog
Joe Albert is an outdoor journalist and author who has covered fishing, hunting and conservation since the early 2000s. He worked as a writer and editor at Outdoor News from 2004 to 2016, and ventured off on his own in April 2016. He contributes regularly to Outdoor News and other publications, including fieldandstream.com. He’s also the author of the game warden Tony Leach series of crime novels, which are set in northern Minnesota. His books are available at www.writerjoealbert.com, where he also blogs regularly. Joe and his wife live with their two children in Bloomington, Minn.
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