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    April 24, 2019
    N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Should Minnesota allow 2 fishing rods per angler? Republicans say yes, Democrats say no
    ST. PAUL — Two fishing rods per angler, or one? It’s a perennial question in Minnesota, and one that might spark heated disagreement in the...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 24, 2019 - 9:10pm
    Mandy Erickson and Ethan Karppinen of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources strip netted walleyes of their eggs and milt (sperm) on April 23, 2019, during the annual spring spawning run on Lake Sallie near Detroit Lakes, Minn.play button
    McFeely: Hope springs eternal during annual walleye run
    Detroit Lakes, Minn. If you're a walleye fisherman, it never gets old. Seeing all those walleyes, the chunky females and scrawny males, contained...
    opinion/columnsApril 24, 2019 - 5:29pm
    April 23, 2019
    Forum News Service file photo
    Flying drones over wildfires is dangerous, illegal, Minnesota DNR says
    Flying a drone can be a lot of fun — but it can be downright dangerous during a wildfire, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural...
    news/firesApril 23, 2019 - 2:57pm
    Spring burning restrictions begin in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has restricted open burning, effective Tuesday, April 23, for 20 counties, all mainly...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 23, 2019 - 2:35pm
    April 19, 2019
    Sarah Strommen, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (Photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR)
    Minnesota DNR commissioner talks budget priorities
    THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. -- The two-year budget Gov. Tim Walz has proposed for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would maintain and...
    sports/outdoorsApril 19, 2019 - 6:12pm
    April 15, 2019
    Invasive silver carp. Courtesy Minnesota DNR
    DNR confirms invasive silver carp on St. Croix River
    PRESCOTT, Wis. -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the capture of a silver carp on the St. Croix River. A commercial...
    sports/outdoorsApril 15, 2019 - 5:03pm
    April 9, 2019
    Ryan Doorenbos, Windom-area supervisor from the Minnesota DNR Fisheries office in Windom, hands a net full of Brown Trout to Luke Rossow, a fisheries technician, as they stock a creek near Windom. Tim Middagh / Forum News Service
    Windom, Minn., creek stocked with brown trout in advance of Saturday trout opener
    WINDOM, Minn. -- There may be a major spring snowstorm hitting the region this week, but the calendar says it’s time for Minnesota’s stream...
    sports/outdoorsApril 9, 2019 - 8:24pm
    March 30, 2019
    Dead fish sit along the edge of the ice near the public access to Eagle Lake Monday. It's one of many shallower lakes in which the DNR expects to see sizable fish kills following the deep snowpack that cut oxygen to the lakes. Pat Christman / Mankato Free Press
    More fish kills expected this spring in oxygen-starved lakes
    MANKATO, Minn. — People who frequent shallower lakes this spring may notice more than the usual number of dead fish floating to shore once...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 30, 2019 - 12:01pm
    March 28, 2019
    A group of little brown bats with white nose syndrome, a deadly fungus now blamed for cutting bat numbers by 90 percent in the Soudan underground mine near Lake Vermilion. U.S.D.A photo.
    Minnesota bats devastated by white-nose syndrome
    Minnesota's bat population continues to be devastated by white nose syndrome, with now a 90 percent decline in bats at the Soudan Underground...
    news/science-and-natureMarch 28, 2019 - 7:30pm
    March 19, 2019
    DNR seeks comments on Enbridge Line 3 replacement
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comments on applications for several different licenses and permits needed to...
    business/energy-and-miningMarch 19, 2019 - 2:41pm
    March 16, 2019
    Brainerd Dispatch file photo.
    Authorities respond to standoff with suspect who barricaded himself in vehicle with rifle
    PEQUOT LAKES—A 28-year-old rural Pequot Lakes man may face criminal charges following a standoff during which he barricaded himself inside...
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 16, 2019 - 2:00am
    March 11, 2019
    Four moose photographed during the Minnesota DNR's 2019 winter survey conducted in January. These moose were in the Pagami Creek fire area that burned in a 2011 wildlfire, creating perfect moose habitat. Photo by Mike Schrage
    Minnesota moose holding their own
    DULUTH -- Minnesota’s moose population continues to hold its own, with slightly increased numbers this winter compared to 2018. That was the...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 11, 2019 - 5:46pm
    February 25, 2019
    Darren Troseth, left, of Jordan, Minn., and his fishing companion, John Kimble, pulled this 78-inch sturgeon through the ice from the St. Croix River near Bayport, Minn., on Feb. 9, 2019. The fish, which was released, was measured at 78 inches long and estimated to weigh 120 pounds. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has certified the fish as a state catch-and-release record. (Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
    DNR confirms 78-inch sturgeon as Minn. record
    BAYPORT, Minn. -- It’s official. Darren Troseth of Jordan holds the new state record for catching the biggest lake sturgeon. The Minnesota...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 25, 2019 - 8:04pm
    February 21, 2019
    Wild turkeys forage Monday, Feb. 11, on the 800 Block of Fifth Avenue North, Moorhead. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    South Dakota backs out of Minnesota city's wild turkey relocation plan
    MOORHEAD, Minn. — A plan to relocate nuisance wild turkeys from this northwestern Minnesota city to South Dakota has taken a twist. The South...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 21, 2019 - 12:28pm
    February 20, 2019
    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/outdoorsFebruary 20, 2019 - 2:19pm
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