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Five wolves killed near Yellowstone. Here's why officials won't press charges.

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One of Yellowstone National Park’s most iconic apex predators was found dead with a gunshot wound near the park, Montana game officials said.

Officials learned of the animal’s death when its GPS collar sent a mortality signal, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said in a Nov. 5 news release.

The signal led authorities to a wolf carcass in Wolf...Read more

Dennis Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Dennis Anderson: Wisconsin hunting camp was as much about people as it was about deer

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BARRONETT, Wis. — A few days back I wandered into the shack where for long decades I sought refuge at this time of year. The occasion of those visits was the opening weekend of Wisconsin firearms deer hunting, and the place looked like it did when I left it a few seasons ago. A wood-burning stove. A handful of plywood bunks. And a wobbly table...Read more

Anthony Souffle/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS

Researchers discover a new health concern in Minnesota lakes infested by zebra mussels

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MINNEAPOLIS — Walleyes and perch taken from Minnesota lakes infested with zebra mussels contain starkly higher levels of mercury than those taken from uninvaded lakes, according to new University of Minnesota research published last week.

Average-sized walleyes sampled from mussel-impaired lakes such as Gull, Pelican and Tenmile were more ...Read more

Best times for anglers

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(Table for Dec. 1-Dec. 15)

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

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Sunday………................Noon.....…………………....................................................12:...Read more

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Hunter lost in cold, rainy woods for 20 hours is found in bay, North Carolina cops say

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A hunter in North Carolina was rescued after becoming lost in game lands, according to officials.

Wildlife officers were called around 1 p.m. Nov. 14 for reports of a missing hunter in the Holly Shelter Game Land, according to a Nov. 15 Facebook post by the Pender County Sheriff’s Office.

Several agencies worked together to look for the ...Read more

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(Table for Nov. 24-Dec. 8)

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

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Sunday.…....................6:55 a.m.....………………….……..........................................7:25...Read more

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Dennis Anderson: Fired for drunken driving, Minnesota DNR waterfowl specialist cites hallucinations

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MINNEAPOLIS — If you hunt ducks or geese in Minnesota, chances are you know the name Steve Cordts.

For 20 years, Cordts has been the Department of Natural Resources waterfowl specialist, a job that’s garnered him considerable respect, even though many waterfowlers have at times disagreed with the way the DNR manages the state’s ducks and ...Read more

Bill Marchel/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS

The epic archery hunt at Minnesota's Camp Ripley was an annual party. Here's why it's never coming back.

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MINNEAPOLIS — For four decades, Minnesota’s annual weekend deer hunts at Camp Ripley in Little Falls were considered the largest gatherings of archery hunters in North America.

Twice a season, the gates would open for 1,800 to 2,400 hunters to fan out across the installation’s 53,000 acres in pursuit of wild whitetails. Most dreamed of ...Read more

Best times for anglers

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(Table for Nov. 17-Dec. 1)

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

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Sunday…………..............12:50 a.m........………......................................................1:20 ...Read more

Dennis Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Dennis Anderson: Recalling blasts from the past, Bud Grant's partner aims for a memorable deer opener

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MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday morning, most Minnesotans slept in rather than set their alarm clocks to ring hours before sunup.

That’s what Pat Smith of Mankato and I did, also John Weyrauch of Stillwater. That way we could be in the woods early enough to hear turkeys gobble and see ducks skitter onto quiet ponds while celebrating the opening day ...Read more

Dennis Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

DNR says Minnesota's longtime 6-walleye limit is headed for extinction

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MINNEAPOLIS — After years of contemplating a reduction in Minnesota’s longtime, six-walleye daily bag limit, the Department of Natural Resources is moving to lower it to four.

State Fisheries Chief Brad Parsons told the Minnesota Star Tribune last Thursday that the shift will take place in 2026 unless agency leaders change their minds ...Read more

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Helene killed more than 600,000 trout at an NC fish farm. How long will recovery take?

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Nearly 600,000 trout grown by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission died at a McDowell County hatchery during the rains brought by Hurricane Helene, the state agency has reported.

Landslides and flooding around the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery north of Marion compromised the water quality to the facility’s raceways, or ...Read more

Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Dennis Anderson: Price of Minnesota whitetail hunting can be dear, but needn't keep hunters on the couch

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MINNEAPOLIS — Drew Swartz has been in school a long time. First in Missouri for his undergraduate degree, then in Minnesota for a master’s. Now he’ll finish his doctorate this summer at the University of Minnesota, studying veterinary population medicine.

Obviously a smart guy, Drew, 25, humored me the other day when I gave him a pop quiz...Read more

Best times for anglers

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(Table for Nov. 10-Nov. 24)

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

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Sunday……….................7:25 p.m.....………………….................................................7...Read more

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The gnawing mystery of Minnesota's new beaver meat law

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota opened its beaver trapping season on Saturday, five months after state lawmakers made it illegal — under certain circumstances — for people to eat the furry rodents.

Jokes, complaints and unanswered questions rose from the Senate floor when the proposed law came up for discussion in May. But even now, as trappers ...Read more

Geoffrey Kuchera/Dreamstime/TNS

How researchers discovered the death of one of Minnesota's oldest known Canada lynx

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MINNEAPOLIS — Through a DNA analysis of a hair sample, Superior National Forest wildlife researchers have identified an animal carcass found last spring as one of the oldest Canada lynx among those they track in northern Minnesota.

The lynx was known to Forest Service staff as GLNR-S-571, aka the Trappers Lake Female, born 11 years ago in the...Read more

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'Thrill-seeking' poachers get jail time, have hunting licenses revoked for killing 21 deer in Pennsylvania

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PITTSBURGH —Three men who pleaded guilty last month to poaching charges for killing 21 white-tailed deer in Washington County last year received jail sentences, had their hunting licenses permanently revoked and were ordered to pay $6,300 in fines and restitution, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced this week.

The three men — Ezra ...Read more

Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Minnesota DNR commissioner says no plan to raise state park or hunting, fishing license fees

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MINNEAPOLIS — Sarah Strommen has been commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources since January 2019, the first woman to hold the post. Before that she was an assistant DNR commissioner and also worked for various conservation nonprofits. She holds an undergraduate degree in biology from Grinnell College in Iowa and a master�...Read more

Best times for anglers

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(Table for Nov. 3-Nov. 17)

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

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Sunday.….....................1:10 p.m.....………………….……..........................................1:...Read more

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Dennis Anderson: How a mentoring program is helping underrepresented Minnesotans learn to hunt

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MINNEAPOLIS — Some people seek self-fulfillment outdoors by running marathons, climbing mountains or paddling canoes from Minnesota to the Arctic Ocean.

Misty Blue did it by answering a shout-out on Facebook.

Blue is a Native American woman living in the Twin Cities and a single mom to a 15-year-old daughter. “I’m Ojibwe and Dakota,’�...Read more