Minnesota’s fishing and hunting report
Staff Report
March 29, 2023
Minnesota’s fishing and hunting report for the week of March 29, 2023.
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Have silver carp hit critical mass in Minnesota waters of the Mississippi?
Brian Mozey
March 29, 2023
Members of Minnesota’s Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee last week debated spending millions on an Asian carp barrier on the Mississippi River, just days after the DNR reported the highest state capture to date
Minnesota’s Lake Sarah spits out walleyes of a seemingly super strain
Glen Schmitt
March 29, 2023
The story behind the robust walleye population is an interesting one. These are a genetic strain of walleyes unique to the Cannon River that’s persisted in Sarah and a few other southern Minnesota lakes for
Man cited for using vehicle to intentionally strike three deer near Ely, Minn.
Brian Mozey
March 28, 2023
A 20-year-old man has been cited for purposely hitting three deer with his vehicle near Ely, according to DNR Conservation Officer Anthony Bermel. The incident took place on Tuesday, March 21, around 6:45 p.m., near
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – March 28, 2023
Site Staff
March 28, 2023
Varied reports this week for walleyes. It seems the fish are on the move.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Stacy Salvevold earns conservation award from Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited
March 27, 2023
On Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at DU’s 2023 Minnesota State Convention at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, DU conservation staff presented U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist Stacy Salvevold with its 2023 Conservation Partner of
Bois de Sioux Watershed District in western Minnesota builds on multi-benefit successes
Board of Water & Soil Resources Report
March 27, 2023
Work is slated to begin this spring on the BDSWD’s Mustinka River rehabilitation project, part of a $50 million, multi-partner flood-control effort within the Red River Valley.
Turkey timing: Early seasons are filled with challenges, opportunities
Tom Carpenter
March 25, 2023
At the hunting season’s start, wild turkeys are doing about the same thing no matter the weather in Minnesota: roosting, surviving, eating, breeding. Photoperiod (daylight length) drives the mating urge in male birds, and photoperiod
Fawn study providing much-needed deer data in Minnesota’s farmland region
Eric Morken
March 24, 2023
There are many areas of Minnesota where deer managers don’t have updated data in terms of fawn survival rates, but a study being conducted in the south-central area of the state is changing that in
