With Minnesota deer hunting seasons coming up the Minnesota DNR is asking hunters to start using the their online log for deer and other wildlife sightings. The Minnesota DNR will use the information shared to supplement population estimates which will help manage local wildlife. Hunters can enter the information from their hunts on the Minnesota…
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The Minnesota DNR wants to remind teal hunters that they need to be aware and cautious of wild rice harvesters with wild rice ripening during the teal hunting season. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation has special state regulations in place that prohibit the hunters from hunting within one half mile of posted wild…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that Blackduck Lake near Blackduck in Beltrami County has the presence of the invasive age Starry Stonewort. This marks the 25th lake in the state of Minnesota to have the presence of Starry Stonewort which was first found in 2015. Starry stonewort is an algae that looks…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have announced that deer licenses are now available to Minnesota hunters. Barbra Keller of the Minnesota DNR discusses the upcoming deer seasons. Keller also spoke about the effect this past winter has had on the deer population in the Northern half of the state and how it will affect…
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The Minnesota DNR has announced new deer hunting rules and regulations that hunters will need to be aware of for the upcoming deer seasons. Barbara Keller with the Minnesota DNR explains some of these new regulations that include a change in their crossbow regulations. There were also some changes regarding portable hunting stands as well…
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The Minnesota DNR wants to remind hunters that they are not allowed to take deer with the aid or use of bait anywhere in Minnesota. “Taking” includes attempting to take. According to the Minnesota DNR baiting is the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer. Some reasons…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced that they will be auctioning off 10 properties this summer via online auction. The properties that the Minnesota DNR will be auctioning off include four properties in Clearwater County, four properties in Itasca County, and two properties in Wadena County. In total over 240 acres of land…
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The Ada Public Library will be offering a plethora of programs and events that will be available for the public over the summer. One of these programs includes the Free Park Pass program that allows anyone to stop into the Ada Public Library to borrow a State Park Pass that will get you into participating…
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This coming Saturday is the first of four Free Parks Days in Minnesota state parks this year. Sara Berhow with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources gives us the list of Free Parks Days. Berhow talks more about Free Parks Days. There’s more information on the Minnesota DNR’s Free Park Days here: mndnr.gov/freeparkdays .
The statutory end of the snowmobile riding season on grant-in-aid trails is midnight, March 31, when permits with private landowners expire. Snowmobile trails will remain open on public land while weather and snow conditions permit. Riders should be aware that trail grooming operations will cease when conditions are too warm to effectively groom. “We have…
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