The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the Lac qui Parle (LQP) Game Refuge will be closed to small game hunting and fishing from the pheasant opener on Saturday, Oct. 15 through Monday, Nov. 28...

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Deer hunts will take place this fall in 26 state parks for those persons who have received special deer hunt permits. Most of the parks holding a special hunt will remain open to the public. However Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials strongly suggest visitors wear blaze orange while they are in a park and take care to remain within the designated no hunting areas...

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A federal judge in St. Paul recently fined three men $15,000 and placed them on four years probation for poaching deer at Fort Snelling National Cemetery...

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Hunter success was improved over last year on three popular waterfowl lakes for the 2005 waterfowl hunting opener in the Grand Rapids area...

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Since 1972, the DNR has worked to ensure all people, regardless of ability level, have equal opportunity to enjoy outdoor recreational activities...

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The 2005 moose hunting season in northeastern Minnesota started Saturday October 1st. Hunters registered 46 moose at 8 registration stations scattered across Cook, Lake and St Louis Counties over the 1st three days. In the 2005 lottery, 284 once-in-a-lifetime moose tags were issued in 30 zones...

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Hunters who buy deer licenses early avoid delays caused by an overloaded electronic license sales system and relieve last-minute demand on retail businesses that sell licenses...

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People planning to ride on any state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail in Minnesota this winter is required to purchase a Minnesota Snowmobile State Trail sticker for their machine, according to Tom Danger, trails operations and recreation services supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). State legislators passed the new sticker law during the 2005 legislative session. The law went into effect Oct. 1...

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Minnesota conservation officers' tales is produced monthly by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Enforcement. This is pretty good...

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The Minnesota Department Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Parks and Recreation today announced a new two-for-one camping promotion where customers who camp one night, Sunday through Thursday, will get the next night free. The offer is good in October and November...

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