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    Photo by Brad Dokken, Forum News Service
    Deadlines approaching to remove fish houses from Minnesota lakes
    Dark houses, fish houses and portables must be off the ice no later than midnight for each of the dates given in the following categories below....
    sports/outdoors2 hours 17 min ago
    February 14, 2019
    A sturgeon estimated to weigh 120 pounds was caught in the St. Croix River recently by Darren Troseth of Jordan, Minn. It is believed to be the biggest record fish ever caught in Minnesota.
    WATCH: Minnesota angler pulls 120-pound sturgeon through ice
    A Minnesota man likely will go on record as catching the biggest fish in state history.Darren Troseth of Jordan pulled a 78-inch sturgeon through...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 14, 2019 - 10:50am
    February 10, 2019
    White tail deer are expected to multiply fast as Minnesota's climate alters. Warmer winters means less snow, which means they will be able to forage for food more easily. Forum News Service file photo
    Packin’ up and heading north? Climate change is affecting Minnesota more than most states
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- The loon could retreat into Canada, leaving Minnesota for good by 2080, if climate change continues to deteriorate the...
    news/weatherFebruary 10, 2019 - 3:21pm
    January 26, 2019
    Minnesota Conservation Officer Jake Willis is investigating the unusual deaths of more than 40 mammals and birds dumped along Minnesota Highway 23 just outside Duluth earlier this month. Photo courtesy Minnesota DNR
    Rehabilitation volunteer admits wrongly disposing of dead critters
    DULUTH -- The unusual case of who killed 41 birds and mammals and dumped them along Minnesota Highway 23 just south of the Duluth city limits...
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 26, 2019 - 5:36pm
    January 25, 2019
    A rendering of what the Pelican River in downtown Pelican Rapids, Minn., would look like if the current dam was removed and replaced by rapids. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    McFeely: Pelican Rapids confronts future of downtown dam
    Call Luther Aadland the River Whisperer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources river ecology specialist has spent a career working to...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 25, 2019 - 6:40pm
    Minnesota Conservation Officer Jake Willis is investigating the unusual deaths of more than 40 mammals and birds dumped along Minnesota Highway 23 just outside Duluth earlier this month. It's unclear how the animals were killed. Photo courtesy Minnesota DNR
    Dozens of dead mammals, birds dumped outside Duluth
    DULUTH -- Minnesota Conservation Officer Jake Willis figured he would find a leftover deer carcass or two when he responded earlier this month...
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 25, 2019 - 5:03pm
    January 24, 2019
    Doug Franke, area wildlife manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Thief River Falls, photographed this mule deer buck Jan. 14, north of Thief River Falls. The buck, which appeared physically healthy, was shot by DNR conservation officer Tony Elwell on Jan. 17 after acting disoriented and posing a threat to motorists. Results from lymph node and brain tests are pending. Photo courtesy of Doug Franke, Minnesota DNR
    DNR shoots wayward mule deer acting strangely near Thief River Falls
    THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. -- A mule deer that wandered into northwest Minnesota north of Thief River Falls was put down last week after displaying...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 24, 2019 - 4:38pm
    January 13, 2019
    This emaciated deer in Iowa County, Wis., was later confirmed to have CWD. Most animals that carry the disease look healthy. It's only in the final stages where they become sickly looking. Wisconsin DNR photo.
    CWD battle heats up in Minnesota: Fatal deer disease keeps spreading, has crossed species
    DULUTH -- With Minnesota wildlife officials scrambling this winter to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease among wild deer in southeastern...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 13, 2019 - 2:04pm
    January 12, 2019
    Sarah Strommen, new commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, holds a big walleye she landed during the 2018 Governor's Fishing Opener near Willmar, Minn. An avid hunter and angler, Strommen previously was an assistant DNR commissioner. Photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR
    New Minn. DNR commissioner outlines challenges, priorities and opportunities as she begins new job
    Sarah Strommen is the new commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, replacing Tom Landwehr, who had been at the DNR helm...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 2:52pm
    January 8, 2019
    Enforcement action was taken for illegal-length walleyes, no ice house shelter license, no angling licenses in possession, expired snowmobile and ATV registration, and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Anglers are reminded that houses left overnight need to have reflective material on each side of the house.
    Ice anglers: Remember your licenses, rules - MnDNR CO Reports
    Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Jan. 8, 2019 District 9 - Brainerd area CO (Conservation Officer) Eric Sullivan (Pequot Lakes)...
    newsJanuary 8, 2019 - 3:00pm
    January 7, 2019
    Minnesota DNR hires new big game program leader
    ST. PAUL - Minnesota has named a new big game program supervisor, Barbara Keller, an experienced wildlife researcher and manager, who begins...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 7, 2019 - 2:55pm
    January 5, 2019
    As part of the September fall gillnet survey on Lake of the Woods, fisheries crews set four, 250-foot nets at each of 16 sites on the Minnesota side of the lake from the south shore to the Northwest Angle, leaving the nets in overnight and checking them the next day. Brad Dokken / Forum News Service
    Fall survey confirms strong walleye and sauger populations in Lake of the Woods
    BAUDETTE, Minn. — Walleye and sauger populations in Lake of the Woods continue to do well, although walleye numbers are slightly below long-term...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 5, 2019 - 11:56am
    December 4, 2018
    DNR sets two deer hunts in southeast Minnesota to contain chronic wasting disease
    The Department of Natural Resources is ramping up efforts to kill deer in southeast Minnesota after chronic wasting disease was found in deer...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 4, 2018 - 4:57pm
    October 18, 2018
    Brainerd Dispatch file photo
    Cass County Board: State grants sought for road improvements
    BACKUS—County Engineer Darrick Anderson obtained Cass County Board approval Tuesday, Oct. 16, to seek Minnesota DNR grants to cooperatively...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 18, 2018 - 1:00pm
    October 13, 2018
    Officials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are reminding hunters to keep firearms safety at the top of their minds. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota DNR
    DNR: Hunters must keep firearms safety in mind while in the field
    With the pheasant season opening Saturday and the firearms deer season on the horizon, Enforcement Division officials from the Minnesota Department...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 13, 2018 - 12:00pm
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