OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Each Spring, hundreds of volunteers guard sturgeon at their spawning sites on the Wolf River to protect the fish from poaching. This rich tradition and partnership with the public is directed by Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement staff and funded, in part, by Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a local sturgeon conservation organization...

Despite record breaking snowfalls in southern Wisconsin and cold temperatures statewide, hunters and residents should not be alarmed about this winter’s impacts on wildlife, according to state wildlife officials...

Fishing for steelhead can be one of the most exciting of Wisconsin’s many angling opportunities -- and some the best time for steelhead fishing is coming soon to Lake Michigan tributary streams...

He didn't tell me
While checking anglers on Upper Red Lake, CO Paul Parthun (Blackduck) was invited into a large sleeper house. Three men were inside. One of the two men playing cards said he was not angling. One angler said the house belonged to a ... 31 exciting stories

Anglers who fish Lake Mille Lacs during the 2008 fishing season will be able to keep four walleye up to 18 inches in length. The bag limit of four may include one trophy more than 28 inches...

March and April are the months when freeze/thaw conditions in Minnesota not only start the tree sap flowing, they also signal the start of a sweet rite of spring - maple syrup making, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

The Brainerd Area Fisheries Office of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces that Lake George is experiencing a winterkill and is therefore being opened to unlimited fishing from March 1 through March 22, 2008. Lake George is located about four miles northwest of the City of Outing in Cass County...

A legislative change effective Aug. 1, 2007 extended the expiration date of 2007 fishing licenses for resident and nonresident anglers through April 30, 2008, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Any stamps or tags to harvest particular species also are valid through April 30, 2008...

Sales of the new Minnesota Horse Trail Pass, which became effective in 2007, generated approximately $127,000 last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The funds will be used for horse trail improvements at state-owned facilities...

The Minnesota departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture have been notified by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency that temporary approval has been given for the use of the nonlethal bird repellant Avitec for a third year...