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State: Walleyes caught on Mille Lacs can't be kept until August
Walleye bag limits on two of Minnesota's most popular lakes have been cut back this year, including no keepers on Mille Lacs until at least mid-August.
Minnesota legislative auditor reviewing conflict over DNR timber sales
The review will look at the actions that led to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service sanction.
Harvest is official: Minnesota's deer hunt season was a downer
The DNR's final deer hunting harvest report reveals whitetail declines, even with less severe winter up north.
Rough Mille Lacs ice season at odds with great fishing. What's going on?
The lake's overall walleye population is down 10%. But despite the population decline, the catch rate on Mille Lacs this winter has soared to its highest level in at least 35 years, even with bad ice conditions.
Pot use in state parks, new hiking trail, elk politics in mix at Legislature
Big grant money for the outdoors will be in play at the 2024 legislative session along with policy proposals ranging from marijuana limitations in state parks to a repeal that would allow more elk to roam.
Fewer walleye on Mille Lacs will mean tighter regulations this year
"We're going to pump the brakes a little bit this year so we don't have to take more drastic action later on," a DNR official said in explaining what's ahead.
Fish Lake in Maple Grove will be removed from impaired waters list
State has worked to restore the popular, heavily used lake plagued by pollution.
Champions of Minnesota's wild places have busy 2024 ahead
The lengths Minnesota land and wildlife managers go to manage the state's resources can at times appear like a horizon without end. But what are their priorities for this year?
Lake of the Woods 'Bombers' remain winter workhorses
For decades, the tracked vehicles have been the go-to means to ferry the icefishing masses on the massive lake.
DNR explores a weighty walleye change: reducing the daily limit
The idea failed at the Legislature, but the DNR might try to cut the take-home limit from six walleyes to four using its own rule-making authority.