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    February 24, 2018
    2017 fish, game and trapping licenses expire Feb. 28
    Minnesota fishing, hunting and trapping licenses for 2017 expire Wednesday, Feb. 28, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Licenses for 2018 are now available wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold, online at mndnr.gov/buyalicense and by telephone at...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 24, 2018 - 2:00pm
    December 3, 2017
    Guy Fischer, economic development coordinator for Becker County, talks about potential routes for the Heartland Trail in Lake Park. File photo.
    In bits and pieces, Heartland Trail is coming together
    Good news on the Heartland Trail between Detroit Lakes and Frazee: The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has agreed to let the trail be built...
    news/science-and-natureDecember 3, 2017 - 4:00pm
    November 27, 2017
    Hunters register 161,057 deer through third weekend of season--Harvest climbs 16 percent from 2016
    Minnesota firearms hunters registered 161,057 deer through the third weekend of deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Preliminary results through the third weekend show that the number of deer registered was up 16 percent from 2016. Of the deer harvested,...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 27, 2017 - 1:09pm
    November 25, 2017
    Whitefish and cisco sport netting to open on Straight Lake in Becker County
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Park Rapids area fisheries office has set the whitefish and cisco (tullibee) netting season for Dec. 1 through Dec. 31 on Straight Lake in Becker County. Notice will be posted at the lake access and other public places near the lake. To...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 25, 2017 - 9:00am
    November 22, 2017
    Lloyd Schultz a volunteer with The Bridge Community Pantry in Perham said both ground and sausage donated venison meat is very popular. (Kim Brasel / FOCUS).
    DNR deer meat donation program benefits many families in local area
    Getting that trophy buck and stocking their own freezers with meat aren't the only reasons for hunters to be out in the predawn hours, helping...
    newsNovember 22, 2017 - 6:30pm
    November 7, 2017
    Employees working for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources call center post for a photo. Expanded hours were announced this week to help field questions from the public. Submitted photo
    From scat to identifying songbirds, Minnesota call center answers questions from the field
    BRAINERD, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources boosted its call center hours for curious Minnesotans spending time in...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 7, 2017 - 7:00am
    October 29, 2017
    Firearms deer season opens Nov. 4 in Minnesota and hunters in this area are looking forward to larger deer numbers. File photo
    Hunters looking forward to higher deer numbers this season
    Hunters will have additional opportunities to harvest deer this season thanks to a series of mild winters and conservative hunting regulations,...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 29, 2017 - 3:00pm
    September 25, 2017
    Gray wolf. Gary Kramer / USFWS
    With higher deer population, Minn. wolf numbers jump 25 percent
    DULUTH — Minnesota's wolf population jumped 25 percent in the past year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Monday, Sept....
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 25, 2017 - 5:34pm
    August 19, 2017
    A group of pheasant hunters pauses to water their dogs during a western Minnesota pheasant hunt. Minnesota hunter numbers were down last year compared to 2015. (Forum News Service file photo)
    Most Minnesota small-game hunter numbers fall again
    The number of Minnesota small-game hunters dropped last fall compared to 2015, continuing a steady trend, the Minnesota Department of Natural...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2017 - 12:00pm
    July 24, 2017
    2017 Trout and Salmon Stamp Competition First Place: Timothy Turenne
    Designs being accepted for Minnesota Trout and Salmon Stamp
    Wildlife artists can submit entries for the 2018 Minnesota Trout and Salmon Stamp through 4 p.m. Friday, July 28, according to the Department...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 24, 2017 - 8:43am
    July 2, 2017
    A 9-pound lake trout is suspended in a landing net during a day of fishing on Lake Superior. Forum News Service file photo
    Study: Warm waters increase lake trout hooking mortality
    Many more lake trout released by Lake Superior anglers die when water temperatures are over 50 degrees than originally thought, according to...
    newsJuly 2, 2017 - 10:04am
    May 30, 2017
    Mudpuppies (seen here) are Minnesota’s only fully aquatic salamander, meaning they spend their entire lives in water. They are not to be confused with tiger salamanders, which spend their early lives in water and adult lives on land. DNR photo.
    DNR asks lakeshore owners to report mudpuppy observations and die-offs
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking lakeshore owners and citizens to report any mudpuppy salamanders they see, especially...
    sports/outdoorsMay 30, 2017 - 9:00am
    May 12, 2017
    Fishing opener starts at midnight May 13.(Meagan Pittelko/Tribune)
    Drop in a line--it's walleye time: Bait shops, anglers prepare for a warm, sunny fishing opener
    Fishing opener is set to be a good one, with the ice long gone, and the weather predicted to be sunny with a temperature high just shy of 80...
    newsMay 12, 2017 - 2:12pm
    May 10, 2017
    Alexandria, Minn.-based conservation officer Mitch Lawler docks his boat on Lake Victoria in Douglas County on May 5, 2017. Lawler will be patrolling waters in the area for the Minnesota fishing opener. Eric Morken / Forum News Service
    DNR goes into fishing opener with 25 enforcement positions unfilled
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Alexandria conservation officer Mitch Lawler will drop his boat into the water for the Minnesota fishing opener Saturday...
    sportsMay 10, 2017 - 12:47pm
    May 4, 2017
    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Julie Siems uses K-9 officer Brady, a golden retriever mix, to detect zebra mussels in a boat at the Pike Lake boat landing north of Duluth Thursday morning. Clint Austin / Forum News Serviceplay button
    DNR adds more dogs to sniff out zebra mussels as efforts ramp up
    DULUTH, MINN.—"Brady" looks like any other law enforcement officer of his rank — an eager, aggressive disposition, a long snout...
    newsMay 4, 2017 - 8:21pm
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