For Minnesota leaf-chasers, it’s shaping up to be a good season
Minnesota DNR Reports
September 7, 2017
DNR: Expect a near-perfect fall leaf season across Minnesota state parks and trails; color finder now live.
Minnesota DNR
St. Anthony angler breaks catch-and-release record for flathead catfish
Site Staff
September 5, 2017
Mark Mosby caught the fish on the St. Croix River near Stillwater. It measured 52-1/2 inches and had a girth of 32 inches.
State pheasant index down 26 percent from last year
Minnesota DNR Reports
September 5, 2017
Habitat concerns loom large in latest roadside survey report; 2017 pheasant index is 32 percent below the 10-year average and 62 percent below the long-term average.
Judge rules against state in White Bear Lake case; broader implications likely for future suburban development
Associated Press
September 5, 2017
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — The state of Minnesota violated environmental law as well as the public trust in failing to protect White Bear Lake and its aquifer, a district judge ruled in a case
Surplus permits available for Camp Ripley archery hunts
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 31, 2017
Hunters who missed the lottery deadline for the Camp Ripley archery hunt may purchase surplus permits on a first-come first-served basis beginning noon on Friday, Sept. 15. Hunters who already received a permit will not
DNR waterfowl specialist: Outlook good for duck, goose seasons
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 28, 2017
The forecast is calling for a favorable Minnesota waterfowl season. “Habitat conditions look good in most areas, wild rice reports are good for hunters in the northern portions of the state and waterfowl numbers are
After Sept. 4, Mille Lacs walleyes again completely off limits
Site Staff
August 28, 2017
A second and final closure of open-water walleye fishing runs through Nov. 30 on the central Minnesota lake.
CWD tests mandatory for deer harvested in central, north-central and southeast
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 28, 2017
Precautionary testing during the first two days of firearms deer season will determine whether chronic wasting disease may have spread from captive deer to wild deer in central and north-central Minnesota, the DNR said in
CWD found on deer farms prompts new feeding ban in 11 Minnesota counties
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 28, 2017
Southeastern Minnesota ban continues for 5 counties and includes attractants.
