With the walleye and northern fishing season opening on May 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that even on a warm day in the boat, water temperatures can hover in the low 50s. A 2007 report by the U.S. Coast Guard stated that a boating accident …
Conflict between humans and the wildlife that share our planet is as old as human history. At times in our past it has been direct conflict, even life-or-death. Our ancestors who lived 15,000 years ago during the age of mega fauna - the big beasts - like the saber-toothed tiger …
With the arrival of spring when wildlife is active, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is urging people to leave fawns and other wildlife alone. Jeff Lightfoot, DNR Northeast Region wildlife manager, offers the following tips for dealing with nuisance wildlife.
After a series of winter meetings, representatives from the Child, Girl and Woman Lake Property Owners Association have achieved an agreement with the DNR's Walker Fisheries Office to stock walleye fingerlings if specific performance criteria are not met regarding the walleye population in the lake.
Legislation aimed at strengthening Minnesota's ability to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species was signed into law May 27 by Gov. Mark Dayton. Among the results will be more thorough watercraft inspections and stronger regulations to prohibit the transportation of invasive species.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a public information meeting about its recent proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protection for the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes region, including Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The meeting will take place on June 14, 2011, from 6 pm to …
New lottery results now are available for hunters who applied for a 2011 Minnesota bear hunting permit. Results are available online at mndnr.gov/hunting/bear. People who checked results online prior to June 6 should re-check their status. Successful lottery winners will be notified by mail later this month. Selected hunters who …
It is not that I have not enjoyed camping. I take that back. I enjoyed camping for the first day or two, but three weeks is too long to live in a camper no matter how much a person enjoys camping. Saturday, we made the big move to the new …
Minnesota's ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were higher than last year across most of the bird's range, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "The grouse population is probably still near the high end of the 10-year cycle because drumming counts this spring were …
We're now into week two of the state government shutdown, and all but a few "essential" categories of state employees are off duty. One of the job categories identified as essential is the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' conservation officers (game wardens), partly for the dual role they play as …
Most hunters I know have at least one dog, as do most farmers. If a person is both a hunter and a farmer, it is almost guaranteed they will have a dog or two. Dogs serve a multitude of functions from retrieving birds to herding cattle. If a person is …
Some Minnesota state parks will open for day and overnight use as soon as Friday, July 22, but other facilities will not be open until the weekend, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials said today. DNR employees returned to work Thursday, July 21, after the agency and state government …
My morning routine consists of sitting on the front porch, looking over the lake, watching the birds and other wildlife while I drink my coffee. If I spend a half hour or so doing this, I am more prepared for the less relaxing parts my day may bring. The heat …
Minnesota hunters have been able to purchase 2011 deer licenses beginning yesterday (Aug. 1), the same day the state's hunting regulation booklet is available online at www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense. Booklets will be available in mid-August. This year's archery season opens Saturday, Sept. 17. The general firearms season opens Saturday, Nov. 5. The …
A season of change is coming for Minnesota waterfowl hunters. Opening day, opening day shooting hours and the annual youth waterfowl hunt all will be earlier than in the past. Bag limits for wood ducks and hen mallards will be higher than last year. And north and south hunting zones …
