The number of nesting pairs of bald eagles found in a statewide survey has increased by 28 percent since 2000, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today. Survey results indicate that Minnesota's eagle population is second only to Alaska...

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Rules vary on where and what type of deer stands hunters can put up and whether they can clear shooting lanes depending on where a person is hunting. Rules on state land are different than those on federal land, and some counties have ordinances that regulate the use of deer stands and the clearing of shooting lanes...

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A number of changes enacted by the 2005 Minnesota Legislature regulating off-highway vehicles (including all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles and 4x4 trucks) will affect those who own or operate them in Minnesota. It is important that riders take a moment to review these changes before heading out, according to the Department of Natural Resources officials, because many of these new provisions went into effect July 1, 2005...

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Two couples face fines of nearly $3,500 for overlimit of perch on Lake Mille Lacs...

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The alertness of a boy on Rice Lake in Brainerd has led Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologists to the latest unwelcome discovery of zebra mussels...

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State officials urge motorists to take precautions to avoid deer-vehicle collisions, especially during the fall months when most crashes occur. The peak time for deer herd movement - and the danger of crashes - occurs in early to mid-November...

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Completion of a Hunter Education/Firearms Safety course is a must to purchase a hunting license for anyone born on or after Dec. 31, 1979...

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Benjamin Franklin, apparently, did not have duck hunters in mind when he penned this statement. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed....

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Any hunter, age 12 to 14, who has their firearms safety certificate and a Minnesota Firearms Deer License, is eligible to participate in the northwestern Minnesota special youth antlerless deer season Oct. 22 and 23. The hunt will be held in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and Roseau counties...

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Cool, clear weather greeted archery hunters participating in the fourth annual youth deer hunt Oct. 8-9 at the Camp Ripley Military Reservation. The weather conditions paid off in a record harvest, according to Beau Liddell, DNR area wildlife manager at Little Falls...

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