As the May 10 fishing opener approaches, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages anglers to visit the DNR Web site to familiarize themselves with the new 2008 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, which went into effect on March 1...

Spring open burning permit restrictions for much of northwest and west central Minnesota will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 24. The restrictions are meant to address the fact that most spring wildfires originate from the burning of yard debris, according to Olin Phillips, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fire protection manager...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds horse riders to buy their Horse Trail Pass. The pass, costs $21 for the calendar year purchased, and is required on horse trails within state parks, state forests, state trails, and state recreation areas for anyone 16 years of age and older. Cost for a daily pass is $5...

The application deadline for the 2008 black bear hunt is Friday, May 2, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This fall’s black bear hunt will be Sept. 1 through Oct. 12 and the DNR is offering 11,850 licenses spread across 11 permit areas...

The application deadline for the 2008 bull-only moose hunt is Friday, May 2, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A total of 247 bull permits are available in 30 zones in northeastern Minnesota for this year’s hunt, which runs Oct. 4-19, and winners are selected by drawing...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for about two dozen volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Becker and Otter Tail counties in northwestern Minnesota between June 27 and July 7...

Sharpshooters, hunters and landowners have taken 1,028 deer as part of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) efforts to stop the potential spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in northwestern Minnesota...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received a number of reports this winter of trumpeter swans that have been found dead at concentration spots along the Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls...

We are very pleased to be a part of the release of the new audio CD by Trout Whisperer. I have read his many articles, but did not realize the intensity, mystique, and quality of his storytelling until I heard him speak...

Pretend Fishing

CO Aaron Kahre (Minnetonka, Minnesota) was working Lake Minnetonka in the Excelsior area when he approached a portable fish house where a hand auger lying beside the door. Two men inside were sitting on buckets with a fish locator and a jiggle stick in front of them. Kahre asked why they didn’t have any holes to fish through. They got tired after about five inches of drilling with the hand auger and decided to just pretend fish before heading home...  18 more exciting tales from the DNR