Home raided in deer baiting case
State conservation officers raided a suspected Winona County
deer poacher’s home Friday night, seizing guns, deer bait and the
rack from an illegally killed eight-point buck.
Fewer deer being bagged in Minnesota
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - About 5 percent fewer deer are being
harvested in Minnesota this season, a trend that some sporting-good
retailers say is hurting them financially.
Cannon Falls hunter accused of illegally killing record buck
RED WING, Minn. (AP) - A bow-and-arrow hunter is accused of
illegally taking a trophy white-tailed buck in Goodhue County.
DNR says illegal deer baiting has hit new levels
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An "unprecedented" number of firearms
were seized from Minnesota hunters last weekend as illegal deer
baiting reached new high levels, say Minnesota Department of
NaMinnesota program encourages responsible youth hunters
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) - After what seemed like a month of
cold, rainy weather, Mother Nature cooperated recently and allowed
a select group of pheasant hunters to attend the Minnesota
Department of Slow harvest raises hunter safety concerns
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The slow harvest has Minnesota authorities
concerned about the safety of deer hunters.
Girl, 12, is youngest Minnesotan to kill moose
NICOLLET, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota wildlife official confirms
that a 12-year-old girl is the youngest Minnesotan to kill a moose
in the modern era.
Area report: Success ’hit and miss’ due to weather
Several weather fronts have produced mixed results for hunters
and fishermen alike in the Coulee region this week.Lamb column: A plea to boaters to stay clear of key waterfowl areas
Jim Nissen is making his annual plea to fall boaters.Missing hunter rescued
A Wisconsin rescue party found a Modena, Wis., hunter Sunday
after a more than four-hour search in the Tiffany Wildlife
Refuge.
Land trust helps preserve countryside
Jerome Speltz wants to make sure his 80 acres of woodland near
Rollingstone stays that way.
Getting back outdoors: Wisconsin man recovering from brain tumor
ARCADIA, Wis. - Dan Wieczorek wants to get back outdoors. He
wants to pursue hunting and fishing. He wants to get back to
work.
Wieczorek benefit April 13
A Dan Wieczorek benefit dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.,
April 13, at the Curling Club in Centerville, Wis. Tickets are $10
and silent auctions will be held. Non-ticket holders will be
admitted aManaging deer a social science
ALMA, Wis. - In Wisconsin, there is no animal that influences
people more than the white-tailed deer. They are pursued,
photographed, shot, shined, eaten, fed, mounted, measured, bragged
over, fought Deer management plans spark debate
ALMA, Wis. - The white-tailed deer is a political animal in the
truest sense of the word.
Youthful musher finds her sport in sledding
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. - "I love animals," Megan Fort said.
Briefly
Whitewater WMA adds 60 acres
Local hunting group helps restore habitat
Sweeping fields of switchgrass, goldenrod and blazing star carry
the songs of meadowlarks, kingbirds and ring-necked pheasants.
The great Indian summer of 2001
It is the strangest transition to winter people can ever
remember. For the first time this year, a significant skim of ice
formed Friday on Lake Winona and Mississippi River backwaters.
Prior to that,Fishing Report: Ice-up imminent
Anglers freely plied open water of the Mississippi River last
week, but the first welcome mat for ice fishing could be laid this
week.
Winona store offers goods for feathered friends
Some might say Mike Kennedy, owner of Kennedy Business Systems
Inc. of Winona, was a little bird-brained when he chose to start a
second company related to wild birds.
Briefs
Two state fishing laws change Dec. 1
In the Outdoors
Trempealeau Refuge to celebrate Saturday
Squirrel hunting - A passtime
Some call them tree rats. Others either attract them to their
yard, or drive them away from their bird feeders. Some, like Doug
Beeman of Goodview, hunt and eat them as a fall tradition.
Lake Winona dredging has gotten muddy
The Lake Winona dredging proj ect has stirred up a muddy soup
that is filling up the lake's outflow - a ditch east of Mankato
Avenue that flows to the Mississippi River.
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