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Banquets/Fundraisers

Oct. 25: Fillmore County WTU Banquet, 6 p.m., Mabel Community Center, Mabel. For more info call Chris Petersen, 507-450-6256.

Oct. 25:  Stewartville Pheasant & Habital  Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Stewartville Sportsman Club. For more info call Rick, 507-285-9677.

Oct. 26: Wadena MDHA Banquet, 5 p.m., Wadena Elks Lodge, Wadena. For more info call Garth Albers, 218-639-8007.

Oct. 29: New Brighton DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., New Brighton Family Service Center. For more info call Tony Mcginnity, 651-636-3847.

Nov. 2: North Red River MDHA Banquet, 5 p.m., Hallock City Hall. Hallock. For more info call Kelly Turgeon, 218-988-2567.

Nov. 4: Roseau SP DU Banquet, Gene’s Bar. For more info call Dave Dirks, 218-689-0675.

Nov. 19: Lake Region DU Banquet, The Kotty Bar, Elysian. For more info call Eric Weegman, 507-213-1130.

Nov. 23: Maidens of the Marshes DU Banquet, Fergus Falls. For more info call Jackie Johnson, 701-799-6659.

Dec. 7: Worthington DU Banquet, Brewster American Legion. For more info call Kevin Black, 507-329-2223.

Jan. 4, 2020: Southern MN WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn/Austin Conference Center, Austin. For more info call Chris Petersen, 507-450-6256.

Jan. 18, 2020: St. Charles-Dover-Eyota WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post 551, Eyota. For more info call Alison Johnson, 507-201-0039.

Jan. 25, 2020: Red River Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Eagles Club, East Grand Forks. For more info call John Eaton, 218-464-7427.

Jan. 25, 2020: Houston County WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Fest Building, Spring Grove. For more info call Chris Petersen, 507-450-6256.

Season Dates

Oct. 26: Mink, muskrat, otter, and beaver seasons open (north)

Oct. 26: Camp Ripley second archery deer season (10/26-10/27)

Oct. 27: Fall turkey season closes.

Oct. 31: Crow season closes.

Oct. 31: Stream trout in lakes (summer) season closes.

Nov. 2: Mink, muskrat, otter and beaver seasons open (south)

Nov. 4: Rail, woodcock & snipe season close.

Nov. 9: Deer firearms season opens.

Nov. 9: Metro area deer season opens.

Nov. 15: Darkhouse spearing season opens.

Nov. 17: Deer firearms season (200A, 300A) closes

Nov. 23: Deer firearms season (300B) opens.

Nov. 24: Deer firearms season (100A) closes.

Nov. 29: Mourning dove season closes.

Nov. 30: Bobcat, fishier and pine marten seasons open.

Nov. 30: Deer muzzleloader season opens.

Nov. 30: Sharp-tailed grouse season closes.

Nov. 30: Flathead Catfish season closes.

Education/Seminar 

Nov. 2: Cabela’s Seminars, 10 a.m., Cabela’s, Owatonna. For more info call Amanda Fimon, 507-446-5814.

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Maplewood Nature Center Schedule of Events. For more info call Karen Wachal, 651-249-2170.

Oct. 26: Bruentrup Boo Bash, 1-3 p.m.

Nov. 2: Terrific Turtles, 10-11: 30 a.m.

Nov. 9: Wiggly Snake, Slippery Salamander, ECFE, 10-11:30 a.m.

Nov. 9: Woodland Spoon Carving, 1-4:30 p.m.

Nov. 12, Dec. 12: Walk When the Moon is Full, 6:30-8 p.m.

Nov. 16: Live Animals, 10-11 a.m.

Nov. 23: It’s the Bomb, 1:30-3 p.m.

Dec. 7: Wild Weather in Minnesota, 1-2:30 p.m.

Dec. 14: December Brrrd-Count, 9-noon.

Dec. 28: S’more Nature Fun, 1:30-3 p.m.

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Three Rivers Park District, Schedule of Events. For more info call 763-559-6700 or www.threeriversparkdistrict.org

Now-Oct.: Camping in Three Rivers, Baker Campground, Lake Auburn Campground, Cleary Lake Campground.

Now-Nov. 19: Dryland Cross-Country Ski Training Club, 6-7:30 p.m., French Regional Park.

Now-Nov. 21: Dryland Cross-Country Ski Training Club, 6-7:30 p.m., Hyland Lake Park Reserve.

Nov. 2: Bird Banding, 9 a.m. – noon, Eastman Nature Center.

Nov. 2: Introduction to Geocaching, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., Lowry Nature Center.

Nov. 2: Geocaching for S’mores, 1-3 p.m., French Regional Park.

Nov. 9: Raptors, Who’s Who, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park.

Nov. 9: Skijoring Clinic, 9-noon, French Regional Park.

Outdoor Media

• Minnesota Outdoor News Radio hosted by Rob Drieslein and Tim Lesmeister. Special guests and current hunting and fishing related news – airs Saturdays and Sundays on the MNN stations or www.outdoornews.com

• Ron Schara’s Minnesota Bound, Saturdays at noon, Sunday at 10:30 on KARE 11, KTTC in Rochester, KBJR in Duluth, KVLY in Fargo and KEYC in Mankato.

• Writeoutdoors.com, Seasonal fishing and hunting tips from Outdoor News Writer Ron Hustvedt.

• Outdoornews.com, outdoor news from around the country along with local photos, fishing reports and more.

• Sportsman’s Journal. Saturday at noon. Fox Sports. During Regular 13 week season. Sportsman’s Notebook WDIO TV channels 10 and 13. Sundays 10:30 p.m.

Shows

Dec. 13-15: Arrowhead Ice Fishing & Winter Show, Fri. noon-8 p.m., Sat. 10-8 p.m., Sun. 10-4 p.m., DECC, Duluth. For more info call Chris Navratil, 952-431-9630.

Feb. 6-9, 2020: La Crosse Boat, Sports, Travel, RV & Hunting Show, Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 10-9 p.m., Sun. 10-4 p.m., La Crosse Center, La Crosse. For more info call Chris Navratil, 952-431-9630.

Feb. 12-16, 2020: Northland Outdoors Duluth Deer Classic, Wed. & Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 10-9 p.m., Sun. 10-4 p.m., DECC, Duluth. For more info call Chris Navratil, 952-431-9630.

Feb. 12-16, 2020: Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel & RV Show, Wed. & Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 10-9 p.m., Sun. 10-4 p.m., DECC, Duluth. For more info call, Chris Navratil, 952-431-9630.

March 28-29, 2020: Wilmar Rifle & Pistol Club, Show, Sat. 8-5 p.m., Sun. 9-3 p.m., Willmar Civic Center. For more info call Dave Stuhr, 320-894-7463.

April 1-5, 2020: Arrowhead Home & Builders Show, Wed. & Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 10-9 p.m., Sun. 10-4 p.m., DECC, Duluth. For more info call Chris Navratil, 952-431-9630.

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Crocodile Productions, Inc. Gun & Knife Shows. For more info www.CrocodileProductionsInc.com or call 763-754-7140.

Nov. 2-3: Mankato NG Training Ctr.

Nov. 30, Dec. 1: Brooklyn Park Armory.

Dec. 28-29: Bloomington Armory.

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Minnesota Weapons Collectors Assoc. Schedule. Call 612-721-8976 for more info or tables. Sat. shows 8-5 p.m. & Sun. 9-3 p.m. Adm. $5.

Oct. 26-27: MN State Fair Coliseum Bldg.

Dec. 14-15: St Paul River Centre.

Tournaments/Contests

Feb. 8, 2020: Ice Castle Classic, Lac qui Parle Lake, Watson. For more info call Chad Hiepler, 320-269-5428.

Shooting/Archery

Oct. 26-27, Nov. 2-3: Monticello Sportsmen Club, Rifle Sight-in, 9-4 p.m., at the Club. For more info call Brian Smith, 763-271-8727.

Now-Nov. 2: Bald Eagle Sportsman’s Assoc, Shoots every Sat., 10-5 p.m., BESA Range. For more info call Ken Froelich, 651-429-9874.

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Hasty-Silver Creek Sportsmen’s Club Inc, 10917 Duffield Ave. NW, Maple Lake. For more info call Jason Neu, 320-267-8145.

Every Tues. Starting May: Weekly Trap Shooting, 6:30 p.m.

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Byron Sportsmen’s & Conservation Club, 902 2nd Ave. NW, Byron 55920. For more info call Mark Clark, 507-993-1152. 

Thurs.: Non Competitive Sporting Clay Course, 5-7 p.m.

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Dakota County Gun Club, 17501 Station Trail, Rosemount, 55068. 2011 Events. For more info call Bruce 952-985-3247 or www.dakotacountygunclub.org

Oct. 27-28, Nov. 2-3: Deer Rifle Sight-in, 9-4:30 p.m.

MWA day. For more info call 320-796-2787.

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Wealthwood Gun Club, Mille Lacs Lake, Aitkin. Open Shooting or League Shooting. For more info  call 218-678-2281 or info@wealthwoodgunclub.org

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Suburban Sportsman Club MN, 6976 Canby Trail, Northfield, MN. Public Events. For more info call Gerald Buffington, 612-861-6405.

Oct. 26-27, Nov. 2-3: Fall Sight In 9-4 p.m.

Special Events

Jan. 25, 2020: Orono Lions Club, Snowball Open, 10-2 p.m., Birch’s on Long Lake. For more info call Scott Stabeck, 612-747-5863.

Meetings

Owatonna Valley Izaak Walton League meets 2nd Thurs. of the month, 6:30 p.m., Owatonna. For more info call Ted Mittelstadt, 507-451-7946.

Wapashaw Izaak Walton League meets 4th Weds. of the month, 6:30 p.m., VFW Club Wabasha. For more info call Eleanor Groby, 651-565-2380.

Deep C’s Men’s Christian Fishing Club South meets Gander Mountain, Lakeville, 2nd Thurs. of the month, 6 p.m. For more info call 763-228-1193.

Crow River Sportsman’s Club March thru Nov. meets 3rd Thurs. of every month, 7 p.m, at the Club. For more info call Scott Berning, 763-242-1306.

Hasty-Silver Creek Sportsmen’s Club Inc. Meets every 2nd Wed. of the month. For more info call Jason Neu, 320-267-8145.

St. Cloud Fly Anglers Club meets every 3rd Mon. of the month, 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 4847. For more info call Dave Kollmann, 320-252-5906.

Ringnecks Forevermore Assoc. meets 1st Wed. of every month, 7 p.m., Bertha Lions Building.

Brainerd Lakes Chapter of Muskies Inc. meets 2nd Tues. of each month, 7 p.m, Waterfall Inn. For more info call Jeff Young, 218-821-3669.

Monticello Rod & Gun Club. Meets last Thurs. of the Month, 7 p.m. www.monticellorodandgun.org for more info.

Wes Libbey-Northern Lakes Izaak Walton League meets 4th Weds. of the month, 7 p.m., KAXE Radio Station, Grand Rapids. For more info call Marcia Anderson, 218-301-6786.

Ringnecks Forevermore Assoc. meets 1st Wed. of every month, 7 p.m., Bertha Lions Building.

W.J. McCabe Izaak Walton League meets 1st Weds. of the month, 7 p.m., Hartley Nature Center, Duluth. For more info call Martha Minchak, 218-628-3462.

Deep C’s Men’s Christian Fishing Club East meets at Cabela’s Woodbury, 4th Tues. of the month, 6 p.m. For more info call 763-228-1193.

North Metro Chapter Muskies Inc. meets the 3rd Wed. of every month. 7 p.m., Coon Rapids VFW. For more info call 612-916-7426 or www.northmetromuskie.com

Cass County Izaak Walton League meets 3rd Thurs. of the month, 6 p.m., Deep Portage Conservation Reserve, Hackensack. For more info call Jerry Lamon, 218-947-3870.

New London Izaak Walton League meets 3rd Tues. of the month, 6:30 p.m., McKale’s Family Restaurant, New London. For more info call Kevin Fasen, 320-354-4708.

Fur Fin and Feather Club meets every Weds. at Osseo American Legion. For more info call Lloyd 763-473-4103.

Lake Superior Chapter of Muskies Inc. meets 2nd Tues. of every month Oct. thru May. 7 p.m., Mr. D’s Bar & Grill. For more info call 218-273-6389.

Rochester Izaak Walton League meets 1st Tues. of the month, 7 p.m., Izaak Walton Cabin, Rochester. For more info e-mail rochesterikes@gmail.com

Deep C’s Men’s Christian Fishing Club North meets Thorne Bros, Blaine, 4th Thurs. of the month, 6 p.m. For more info call 763-228-1193.

Minnesota Valley In-Fisherman Club meets the 4th Tues. of each month, 7 p.m. at Apple Valley American Legion club, 14521 Granada Dr., Apple Valley. Gary, 952-423-3662.

Deep C’s Men’s Christian Fishing Club West meets at Cabela’s, Rogers, 2nd Tues. of the month, 6 p.m. For more info call 763-228-1193.

Brown County PF meets the quarterly, 8 p.m., Serviceman’s Club, Sleepy Eye. For more info call Tim Kraskey, 612-298-0909.

New Ulm #79 Izaak Walton League meets 3rd Tues. of the month 7 p.m., Brown County Fairgrounds, New Ulm. For more info call Tom Wilfahrt, 507-276-1858.

Prairie Woods Izaak Walton League meets 3rd Mon. of the month, 7:30 p.m., Public Library, Detroit Lakes. For more info call Dean Hendrickson, 218-439-6303.

Sheldon Valley Sportsmans Club meets the 2nd Wed. of the Month, American Legion Club 8, Houston. For more info call Neil, 507-450-8422.

Austin Izaak Walton League meets 1st Mon. of the month, 7 p.m., Todd Park, Austin. For more info call Barbara Owens, 507-433-2735.

Central Minnesota Retriever Club meets the 2nd Tues. of the Month, 7 p.m. www.cmrcmn.org for more info.

Wright County PF meets 1st Mon. of every month, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo Legion, Buffalo. For more info call Mellissa Sandquist, 763-354-4090.

Minnesota Valley Izaak Walton League meets 2nd Wed. of the month, 7 p.m., Bloomington. For more info call John Crampton, 952-884-6704.

South Forty Archers meets on the 2nd Tues of the month all Summer, 7 p.m., Club House Ritter Park, Lakeville. For more info call David Anderson, 612-860-3909

Bush Lake Izaak Walton League meets quarterly, west Bush Lake Park Bloomington. For more info call Gregg Thopson, 612-618-8616.

Four Points Retriever Club. Meets on 2nd Tues of each Month. 6 p.m., Latuff Pizzarea, Plymouth. For more info call Terry Strege, 763-682-5624.

Twin Cities Chapter Muskies Inc. Meets every 2nd Tues. of the Month, 7 p.m., KC Hall, Bloomington. For more info call Denise Olson, 612-804-4687.

Lake Country Retriever Club meets the 2nd Tues. of each month, 7 p.m., Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club. For more info www.lcretrieverclub.org

LeSueur County PF Chapter 214. Meets the 1st Wed. of the month, Sept.-May, 7:30 p.m., American Legion, Montgomery. For more info call Ken Mader, 507-661-4841.

Scott County Pheasants Forever Chapter #125 meets 2nd Thurs. of each month, Oct.-April, 7 p.m., No meeting in March,The Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course. For more info call James Legg 507-665-6300.

Rapids Archery Club meets the 2nd Mon. of each month at the archery building located at the Bunker Hills Regional Park. For more info call Dan, 763-427-0808.

Mississippi Longtails PF meets first Tues. of each month. 7:30 p.m., The Point on Hwy’s 61 & 10 in Hastings. For more info call Dan Richmond, 651-730-4434.

Dakota County Sportsman’s Club meets every 3rd Wed. of the month, 7 p.m., Rosemount American Legion. For more info call Jerry Wicklund, 612-384-4584.

Rapids Archery Club meets the 2nd Mon. of each month at the archery building located at the Bunker Hills Regional Park. For more info call Dan, 763-427-0808.

St. Cloud Chapter of Muskie’s Inc. Meets the 3rd Tues. of each month. 7:30 p.m., Waite Park American Legion. For more info call Ken Schmitt, 320-290-6272.

Dakota County Sportsman’s Club meets every 3rd Wed. of the month, 7 p.m., Rosemount American Legion. For more info call Jerry Wicklund, 612-384-4584.

Rapids Archery Club meets the 2nd Mon. of each month at the archery building located at the Bunker Hills Regional Park. For more info call Dan, 763-427-0808.

Jaques Izaak Walton League meets 3rd Thurs. of the month, 6:30 p.m., Wildwood Library, Mahtomedi. For more info call John Siekmeier, 651-291-1829.

Walter J. Breckenridge Izaak Walton League meets 4th Tues. of the month, 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Park. For more info call Mary Ellen Vetter, 763-561-1761.

Will Dilg Izaak Walton League meets 1st Tues. of the month, 7 p.m., Betty Jo’s Restaurant, Winona. For more info call Michael Kennedy, 507-452-6642.

Minnesota Decoy and Wildfowl Carving Club. Meets 1st Tues of every month, 7 p.m., Hope Lutheran Church, Mpls. For more info call Phillip Nelson, 763-226-7619.

Fishers of Men Twin Cities meets the 1st Thurs. of each month, 7 p.m., Lutheran Church of The Master. For more info call John Cummins, www.fishersofmenclub.org or 612-670-0707.

Twin Cities Walleyes Unlimited meets the 1st Thurs of the Month, 7 p.m., Bloomington Events Center. For more info call Joe Roach, 612-440-7171.

Will Dilg Izaak Walton League meets 1st Tues. of the month, 7 p.m., Betty Jo’s Restaurant, Winona. For more info call Michael Kennedy, 507-452-6642.

Minnesota Decoy and Wildfowl Carving Club. Meets 1st Tues of every month, 7 p.m., Hope Lutheran Church, Mpls. For more info call Phillip Nelson, 763-226-7619.

 PERM

PERM Monthly meeting in Elk River, 1st Monday of the month, 7:30 p.m. at Cinema Professional Building, Elk River. For info call 763-441-6869. www.perm.org

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District 1 – Baudette area

CO Ben Huener (Roseau) and COC Marc Johnson worked waterfowl, fishing, and small-game enforcement, as well as the youth deer season. They also responded to a call about a lost waterfowl hunter. After several hours of navigating and searching through the night, Huener and Johnson located the hunter and brought him to safety. 

CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad North) worked OHV, big- and small-game hunting, sportfishing, and waterfowl-hunting enforcement. The youth deer hunt went pretty well for several young hunters. One proud father told Benjamin that all five kids in the group got deer. 

CO Tony Elwell (Thief River Falls) patrolled the station for waterfowling, big-game hunting, and ATVing activity this week. Elwell also took calls and answered questions about the youth firearms season and other topics

CO Demosthenes Regas (Blackduck) reports time was spent issuing wildlife possession permits and investigating an aquatic plant management permit violation and complaints about illegal deer stands on state land. 

District 2 – Bemidji area

CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) spent time this past week checking duck hunters. Archery deer hunters and youth deer hunters also were contacted throughout the week. 

CO Tim Gray (Bagley) continued flight training, handled a few TIP calls, and participated in a work detail that targeted shining.

CO Chris Vinton (Perham) reports a TIP call about an adult shooting a deer during the youth season was investigated. The young hunter and his mom were questioned, and due to the young hunter’s excitement, there was no doubt who shot the deer. 

CO Jake Swedberg (Detroit Lakes) spent the week working different hunting activities. Many questions were answered about the youth firearms season. Swedberg also assisted on a TIP complaint regarding extra lines. 

CO Angie Warren (Mahnomen) spent time on small-game and waterfowl-hunting activity. Youth deer-hunting activity was worked, with a few hunters having success. Warren gave a ride-along to a college student interested in a career as a conservation officer. An assist was provided to the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office with a vehicle crash. 

CO Bill Landmark (Pelican Rapids) and COC Adam Seifermann spent the past week monitoring angling, pheasant hunting, waterfowling, archery, and youth deer-hunting activities. A TIP call in regard to a possible walleye overlimit was investigated. 

District 3 – Fergus Falls area

CO Tricia Plautz (Henning) and COC Leeb report the youth deer hunt was successful with multiple youth hunters excited about filling their deer tags. Multiple TIP complaints were worked for various big-game violations, and they also investigated a possible fish overlimit. 

CO Andrew Goodman (Elbow Lake) responded to a variety of calls and complaints throughout the past week, including shooting from a motor vehicle, trespassing, dumping of deer carcasses, and an aggressive coyote. 

CO Brian Holt (Osakis) worked archery deer hunting and angling activity during the week. Time also was spent on trespassing and TIP complaints. 

CO Mitch Lawler (Alexandria) reports a TIP was called in that resulted in a citation for angling with too many lines after Lawler watched the suspect fishing illegally for over an hour. A few pheasant and waterfowl hunters were checked, but they had limited success.

District 4 – Walker area

CO Mark Mathy (Cass Lake) and COC Mikeena Mattson worked ATV riders, small-game hunters, youth deer hunters, and big-game enforcement this week. Enforcement action was taken for allowing illegal youth ATV operation, transporting a loaded firearm, failure to obtain a wildlife-possession permit for an animal, and trespassing complaints. Questions were also fielded while they worked the TIP trailer at a Minnesota Deer Hunters Association banquet.

District 5 – Eveleth area

CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls) reports a busy MEA weekend with lots of people out enjoying the nice fall days. Most of the workload revolved around small-game hunting, ATVing enforcement, youth deer hunting, and fishing on the Rainy River. 

CO John Slatinski IV (Ray) reports small-game hunting and the youth deer hunt were popular activities this past week. Violations observed included transporting a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle on a non-motorized trail, and trespassing.

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) fielded numerous phone calls during the past week. Permit requests continue, as does work with DNR Forestry. There were numerous beaver-related complaints during the past week as trappers wait for the season to open Oct. 26. 

CO Don Bozovsky (Hibbing) worked ongoing hunting seasons, the youth firearms deer season, anglers, and ATV riders. He also fielded a call about trapping squirrels in town, a TIP call about an illegally taken deer, and a wetland-fill complaint. Hunters are seeing more grouse in the woods and the folks putting in a good walking effort are bagging birds. Two limits were checked. In both instances, the hunters paid their dues by each walking 15 miles. Most small-game hunters were unaware they needed to meet the blaze orange requirement when the youth firearms deer season was taking place. A double-digit tally of violations was encountered. While the CO interviewed a person on a TIP call, a vehicle was observed backing into a parked car. The driver was dealt with and cited for driving after suspension. 

District 6 – Two Harbors area

CO Sean Williams (Ely) attended an ATV and small-game hunting work crew in the Finland area during the weekend. Hunting activity was good, but most people contacted were ATV riders enjoying the warm and dry weather. 

CO John Velsvaag (Ely) checked anglers and hunters this past week. He also followed up on an ongoing litter complaint. Duck hunting has been slow but some nice walleyes are being caught. Velsvaag took several calls about the youth deer hunt and trapping regulations.

CO Mary Manning (Hovland) conducted field checks of ATV operators, small-game hunters and anglers. Manning also worked with volunteer instructors, U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers, and other COs conducting an ATV field test for 31 students from Cook County schools. She also attended the funeral of retired CO Reynold Lasko as part of the DNR Honor Guard and provided Cook County with assistance in a search.

CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) worked a busy MEA weekend with a wide array of outdoor activities monitored. Assistance was provided to CO Broughten with a hunter-harassment case, CO Williams with an archery deer baiting case, and St. Louis County officers with a search warrant.

CO David Schottenbauer (Silver Bay) worked area hunting and angling activity this past week. Time was spent working ATV trails and back roads for hunting activity with officers from around the state.

District 7 – Grand Rapids area

CO Jayson Hansen (Bigfork) checked anglers and small-game hunters, and worked ATVing activity and AIS enforcement. Numerous wildlife-related calls were answered. He also patrolled state parks and campgrounds. 

CO Mike Fairbanks (Deer River) checked anglers, monitored the early youth deer season, patrolled for OHV activity, and assisted the local police department with a burglary in progress. Fairbanks and his K9 partner Si also assisted in locating a lost person. 

CO Taylor Hochstein (Hill City) spent time monitoring waterfowl hunting, grouse hunting, and late-season walleye fishing. While waterfowl and angling reports were slow, most hunters targeting grouse reported success. 

District 8 – Duluth area

CO Jeff Humphrey (Cromwell) conducted patrols on county and state forest lands for various hunting activity during the week. Humphrey also monitored commercial forest product harvest. The CO investigated a deer-poaching complaint and assisted local law enforcement on a shooting incident in Cloquet. A report about a dog caught in a trap also was received. A good number of kids were out for the inaugural youth-only firearms deer season. Several first deer, including some nice bucks, were seen and harvested.

CO Scott Staples (Carlton) checked waterfowl and other small-game hunters during the past week. Enforcement action was taken for license and ATVing violations. Complaints about trespassing and harassment were looked into and are under investigation.

CO Jake Willis (Brookston) and CO Brett Wiltrout worked the youth deer season, small-game hunters, and boat and water enforcement given the warm weather. Phone calls were fielded regarding the youth season and the upcoming regular firearms season. 

CO Kipp Duncan (Duluth) worked the youth deer season and had the opportunity to visit with several youth hunters. A couple hunting complaints were investigated. One youth hunter was found hunting over a baited area. Small-game hunters were all over the woods during the nice weather. 

Lake Superior Marine Unit

CO Keith Olson (Lake Superior Marine Unit) worked commercial enforcement on Lake Superior. On-the-water training was conducted with U.S. Coast Guard crews, including towing and man-overboard drills. The youth deer hunt was worked in areas north of Duluth and Two Harbors.

CO Matt Miller (Lake Superior Marine Unit) checked boat and shore anglers on Lake Superior. A nuisance-bear complaint was handled, and ATVers were checked as part of a multi-district work crew. Enforcement action was taken for ATV violations.

District 9 – Brainerd area

CO Jim Guida (Brainerd) worked big-game, migratory waterfowl, and sportfishing enforcement this past week. Anglers with limits of crappies were checked on an area lake. A lost hunter was located in a neighboring station at the conclusion of the early antlerless season. The lost hunter signaled to officers by firing his hunting rifle numerous times. A police K9 and the county’s drone also assisted with the call. A migratory bird hunter was checked coming off a heavily populated lake in possession of numerous shotgun buckshot and slug cartridges. Enforcement action was taken. A call about late shots was investigated and it turned out to be an 11-year-old deer hunter and her neighbor finishing off a wounded deer.

CO Amber Ladd (McGregor) and COC Calie Kunst worked the youth deer-hunting opener. Multiple TIP calls were taken and worked as well, including shooting waterfowl after hours and hunting out of season. CO Eric Sullivan (Pequot Lakes) observed a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities this past week. Sullivan worked deer-hunting activity and responded to calls about trespassing, reckless discharge of a firearm, and illegally taking big game. 

CO Patrick McGowan (Pine River) patrolled for angling and waterfowl-hunting activity throughout the week. He also checked numerous deer hunters during the early antlerless season. 

CO Karl Hadrits (Crosby) reports activity this past week of working waterfowl and early antlerless/youth deer-hunting activity, a special enforcement detail in the Crane Lake area, and investigating reports of suspicious hunting activity. Confusion over the regulations and licensing was found in nearly every group checked during the early antlerless/youth firearms deer season.  

District 10 – Mille Lacs area

CO Ashley Whiteoak (Malmo) spent time following up on a poaching complaint, a nuisance-bear complaint, and assisting Aitkin County with a suicidal person.

CO Dustie Speldrich (Willow River) followed up on bear season littering issues. She also handled a call about nuisance beavers and assisted the sheriff’s office with wrangling loose horses on a busy county road. A local farmer contacted her regarding a loose cow that has been out for several nights. The farmer was worried he would get called in for illegal shining as he looked for the cow after legal shining hours.

CO Dan Starr (Onamia) worked waterfowl and small-game hunters, as well as the youth firearms deer season. An almost 100 percent success rate was found for youth deer hunters. A case of abandoned property on a state wildlife management area also was worked. Nuisance-beaver complaints were taken, in addition to a call about a wolf that would not leave a yard full of chickens.

CO Ben Karon (Pine City) spent time patrolling areas for small-game, big-game, waterfowl-hunting and angling activity. ATV patrol also was conducted. 

District 11 – St. Cloud area

CO Caleb Silgjord (Sauk Centre) continued field training with COC Jessica Lambertz. The officers spent time the week monitoring angling and hunting activity in the station. A few young hunters were contacted during the youth hunt, and one had a nice-sized buck. A possible wetland violation was located, and an investigation is ongoing.

CO Todd VanderWeyst (Paynesville) worked a variety of activities with neighboring officers including waterfowl, deer-baiting, and deer-shining complaints. 

CO Chad Thesing (Albany) worked pheasant, waterfowl, squirrel, and deer hunters. Angling activity was monitored. Time was spent working the Camp Ripley bowhunt. A case was made in which one hunter shot a small buck at the Ripley hunt and snuck it out without registering it with the check station. He said he didn’t think anyone knew he got it and figured he could just cut it up. 

CO Leah Kampa (Annandale) responded to a residential area where a skunk was tangled in some type of sports net located in a person’s yard. With the use of a long pole, the skunk was released from the tangled net and Kampa managed to not get sprayed. 

CO Keith Bertram (Long Prairie) continues to conduct surveillance in areas were deer were shot at night and left to rot. Duck hunters and having more divers in their bags. 

District 12 – Princeton area

CO Angela Londgren (Cambridge) continues to take complaints about trespassing; please review Page 8 of the Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations on how to legally post your property. 

CO Trent Seamans (Big Lake) and other local agencies, along with several hundred volunteers, assisted in the search and rescue of a missing 6-year-old boy. After several hours of searching, the child was located in good condition by a civilian operating a drone. 

CO Rick Reller (Buffalo) worked waterfowl hunters and attended a work crew detail in Lake County. Enforcement action was taken for transporting a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, no blaze orange, and allowing illegal operation of an ATV by a juvenile. 

CO Blong Lor (Center City) spent the week working anglers and small-game and big-game hunters. A few turkey hunters were checked, but they were experiencing little success.

District 13 – West Metro area

CO Alexander Birdsall (Waconia) continues to work waterfowl and pheasant-hunting activity. Several TIP calls have been investigated or continue to be investigated. An ATV operator was stopped for driving in the lane of traffic. He was found in violation of his alcohol restrictions.

CO Brent Grewe (Minnetonka) responded to a report about a wounded deer in a backyard. Violations this past week included no small-game license and no life jackets.

CO James Fogarty (Prior Lake) took a report about an alligator found in Prior Lake. Fogarty collected the alligator (actually a dwarf caiman) from a 9-year-old girl who called it “Mr. Chompers.” (See the Outdoor News fishing report on pages 30-31 for more.)Fogarty also checked pheasant and waterfowl hunters. 

District 14 – East Metro area

CO Luke Gutzwiller (White Bear Lake) reports enforcement action was taken for angling with extra lines, possession of an illegal-length northern pike, insufficient blaze orange/pink, target shooting on a WMA, failure to remove a drain plug on a watercraft during transport, license/stamp issues, and exceeding the posted speed limit in a WMA.

CO Garrett Thomas (Eagan) investigated an abandoned boat on the Mississippi River, handled calls relating to hunter trespass, and assisted local police departments on multiple calls. He also located an individual fishing without his license and determined the individual had a felony warrant. The individual was arrested and taken to jail. 

District 15 – Marshall area

CO Matt Loftness (Marshall) spent the week working pheasant, waterfowl, and deer-hunting enforcement. Soybean harvest is in full swing but very little corn has been harvested, which has affected pheasant-hunting success. 

CO Craig Miska (Ortonville) monitored archery deer, pheasant, small-game, and waterfowl hunters during the past week. Angling activity was monitored. Anglers are reminded the possession limit is two northern pike with a 24-inch minimum size restriction in the southern zone. The northern pike zone map can be found on Page 24 of the 2019 Minnesota Fishing Regulations book. 

District 16 – New Ulm area

CO Nicholas Klehr (Litchfield) reports follow-up was done for violations of leaving equipment on and driving in closed areas of wildlife management areas and waterfowl production areas. 

CO Mike Gruhlke (Jackson) worked waterfowl and pheasant hunters as well as anglers. He also followed up on calls about illegal-length northern pike and deer baiting. 

District 17 – Mankato area

CO Tony Flerlage (Spring Valley) addressed youth illegally operating ATVs and took a complaint about a golf cart operator trespassing in a field and disturbing a deer hunter.

CO Chris Howe (St. Peter) took lots of questions are coming in regarding access to hunting areas via flooded river conditions. It is recommended that hunters with questions start by reading the section titled “Rules of thumb for water access and recreational use” on pages 10-11 of their 2019 hunting and regulations booklet. 

District 18 – Rochester area

CO Kylan Hill (Zumbrota) reports multiple citations were issued to landowners burning garbage and burning without burning permits. One person was cited for burning a large pile of his infant’s dirty diapers. He stated they have been burning household garbage for over 40 years. A relative on the scene told Hill that he had a feeling that the streak of not getting caught burning garbage would soon end. 

CO Brittany Hauser (Red Wing) received a call regarding an individual who had driven around a gate on state land and got his truck stuck in a wetland. A tow company was able to remove the vehicle, and the driver was cited for multiple violations. 

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Acknowledge what is here in Wisconsin and help maintain those natural resources and opportunities https://ift.tt/2MIJiF5

Wisconsin is known as a destination location to gather numerous wild things, whether it be flora or fauna.  Sometimes so designated by ranking; other times simply by numbers and enthusiasm with which people come here to spear lake sturgeon, shoot deer, flush ruffed grouse, train dogs, view prairie chickens and enjoy the autumn scenery.

All too often some take these resources for granted; or worse, believe it to be theirs alone.

But there’s more to do than admire and walk away. We must inform the biologists and politicians that we mostly like what we have. Thank them, too, or offer suggestions for minor changes.

Keep in mind, too, that seasons, bag limits and possession limits are set using scientific data, as well as social and tourist data, with science usually being front and center, carrying most weight.

We appreciate other states making accommodations for nonresidents and those guys should appreciate Wisconsin doing the same.

Because we lead or share the lead in the nation in many outdoors recreation categories, it is important to not short-change funding and protection for Wisconsin’s outdoors.

Let’s keep Wisconsin Wisconsin.

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Taking advantage of Great Lakes country grouse numbers and hunting opportunities https://ift.tt/2pcjCHI

When it comes to ruffed grouse numbers, ignore the trends and just go hunting. Even on down years there are plenty of birds to be had for hunters willing to put on the miles.

When it comes to ruffs, the whisper numbers for overall populations always spread through the upland crowd like juicy gossip. If the numbers are up from the previous year, the general mood seems pretty good. If they drop, then the opposite happens.

What I’ve found as someone who’ll hunt regardless of how many birds are supposed to be on the landscape is that it really doesn’t matter. This year I’ve heard plenty of hunters say the grouse numbers are down and what they imply is that hunting isn’t really worth it.

My limited time in the woods targeting ruffs has led me to believe that it is, indeed, worth it. It always is, if I’m being honest. I rarely shoot limits of grouse, so heading out with the expectation that Luna and I might get a few flushes and perhaps a bird or two for dinner is good enough. What I find, and what I found last weekend, is that this is possible in the worst years.

Even when the grouse cycle has bottomed, West Nile Virus has hit the birds and whatever else has conspired to wipe the grouse slate clean, it seems that enough miles behind a good dog will result in those ever-so-sweet flushes. And anyone who upland hunts knows it takes flushes to fill the game bag. It’s a simple equation, really.

More to the point, not hunting because it might not be easy is a strange excuse. Hunting isn’t supposed to be easy, and when we work hard to make it that way, we dilute the benefits of the experience.

All of this is a long-winded way of saying that if you like to grouse hunt, you should go. There are birds out there to be had, and the hunting is only going to improve as the temperatures, and the leaves, drop. And if what I’ve seen so far indicates anything, even though there aren’t supposed to be as many ruffs in the north country as in certain years past, there are still plenty of them just waiting to get flushed.

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Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – Oct. 23, 2019 https://ift.tt/32GPoeL

Are you ready for the deer opener? Here’s how to get there.

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What some deer hunters are incorporating into their hunts during the rut.

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Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report for Oct. 25, 2019 https://ift.tt/2WerYLi

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Outdoor News video: How to tell the difference between male, female ruffed grouse https://ift.tt/2qBRApD

Knowing the difference between a male and female ruffed grouse can be a little tricky to the naked eye. Michael Hehner sits down with Outdoor News and shows a couple of tricks that help him acknowledge the difference between the two birds.

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An early birthday celebration on the pheasant opener https://ift.tt/32K2XKs

Zach Burnette, of Cass City, admires the rooster he shot on Michigan’s pheasant opener, two days shy of his 14th birthday. (Photo by Bill Parker)

Don’t blame Zach Burnette for celebrating a little bit, a couple days shy of his 14th birthday.

The 13-year-old Cass City resident was all smiles when I caught up with him at lunch on opening day of pheasant season 2019 in the Thumb. About an hour or so earlier Zach had made a nice shot on a quartering pheasant and dropped the bird along the edge of a field thick with big bluestem and an assortment of other prairie grasses. MON Field Editor Steve Griffin’s young Brittany Beanbag was nearby, made an admirable retrieve, and Zach’s first wild Michigan rooster was in the vest.

Zach and his dad, Don, were part of about a dozen hunters and a half dozen bird dogs who gathered at Tom Lounsbury’s  100-acre family farm in Cass City for opening-day festivities.

Cool temperatures in the low 40s greeted us as the sun began to rise in a partly cloudy sky and it didn’t take long for the lead to begin to fly.

We’d broken up into two groups to work back-to-back fields. The group in the south field had the first flush and promptly dropped a rooster.

The action was steady for the next couple of hours as we took turns flushing birds – shooting at some and killing a few.

About mid-morning, with a bluebird sky above, I heard someone shoot down at the east end of our field.  I immediately thought to myself, ‘Boy, I hope that was Zach.” I was glad to learn that it was.

Our host has been planting his family farm strictly for pheasants for the better part of two decades. With assistance and guidance through Farm Bill programs, federal funding is secured and native prairie plants and grasses are planted and/or managed each year. Turkeys, rabbits and whitetails also thrive in the thick vegetation along with an assortment of songbirds.

Tom has never stocked pheasants on the property, but year in and year out wild pheasants are plentiful.

We gathered back at the house and topped off the morning with a pot of Ginny Lounsbury’s delicious homemade chili, sandwiches, cider and homemade molasses cookies. When we compared notes, we realized  we’d combined to flush 12 roosters and 11 hens and put four roosters in the bag.

Not a bad start to the season!

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Study: Virus present in region’s ruffed grouse, but exposed birds can survive https://ift.tt/31zWVdW

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Test results are in from the first year of a multi-state study on West Nile virus in ruffed grouse in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. These first-year results are showing that, while the virus is present in the region, exposed grouse can survive.

In 273 samples from grouse that hunters harvested in Minnesota during 2018, 34 samples (12.5 percent) had antibodies consistent with West Nile virus exposure that were either confirmed in 10 samples (3.7 percent) or likely in 24 samples (8.8 percent). The tests did not find the presence of virus in any of the ruffed grouse hearts, meaning the birds were not sick when harvested.

In Wisconsin, West Nile virus exposure was detected in 68  of 235 (29 percent) ruffed grouse blood samples with exposure to the virus either confirmed in 44 (19 percent) or likely in 24 (10 percent), and two grouse had virus present in their hearts. In Michigan, West Nile virus exposure was detected in 28 of 213 (13 percent) ruffed grouse blood samples with exposure to the virus either confirmed in nine (4 percent) or likely in 19 (9 percent), with four having virus present in their hearts.

“The study tells us that some birds that have been exposed to West Nile virus are surviving – both juvenile and adults – and they are not sick when harvested in the fall,” said Charlotte Roy, grouse project leader with the Minnesota DNR. “But this study does not tell us about birds that may have died from the disease over the summer.”

Research in other states points to good grouse habitat as one factor that can produce birds in better condition and better able to survive stressors like West Nile virus.

The DNR had asked grouse hunters to collect two types of samples to help determine if the birds were exposed to the virus: a blood sample to determine if the grouse had developed an immune response to the virus, and the heart to look for traces of viral genetic material. As in humans, ruffed grouse can build up antibodies in an immune response to viruses they encounter. Even when the body fights off an illness, these antibodies are left behind in the blood.

Hunters who submitted samples in 2018 will be mailed a letter this fall notifying them of the test results of the birds they submitted.

Sample collection is continuing during the 2019 grouse hunting season. Ruffed grouse hunters can voluntarily submit samples if they are willing to collect blood on filter paper strips within 30 minutes of harvest, hearts, and a few feathers for sex and age determination, and are willing to provide harvest location information.

Sample collection kits have been available for pickup at DNR area wildlife offices within the ruffed grouse range since Labor Day on a first-come first-serve basis. Due to strong interest by hunters, many offices are already out of kits, so hunters should call ahead before stopping.

This year, the Ruffed Grouse Society is offering a shotgun and Pineridge Grouse Camp is offering a guided hunt as prizes in a drawing for participating hunters who submit samples correctly.

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Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – Oct. 22, 2019 https://ift.tt/32F64Db

Now is the time to be fishing for muskies.

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Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – Oct. 22, 2019 https://ift.tt/33Snoor

Archery deer hunters and the one thing they all seem to have in common.

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Deer harvest up through first three weeks https://ift.tt/2PksSEH

According to DNR,  hunters had harvested 13,948 deer as of Oct. 20, compared to 11,351 for the same period in 2018.  

 

Harvest so far has consisted of 67% does and 33% males (9,344 to 4,604).  

 

The top five counties for archery deer harvest through Oct. 20 were Jefferson (393), Fulton (392), Pike (359),Williamson (292), and Macoupin (288).   

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Further charges possible in Old Man’s Cave death on Labor Day https://ift.tt/31t12Za

Logan, Ohio — The Hocking County, Ohio, prosecutor’s office requested an extension Oct. 16 in the matter of charges brought against two 16-year-old males in the alleged homicide of a 44-year-old Chilicothe woman at Hocking Hills State Park.

Unnamed because they are youths, the pair is alleged to have caused a 74-pound, 6-foot-long log to strike Victoria Schafer, who was standing about 75 feet below and on a staircase at Old Man’s Cave, located within 2,356-acre Hocking Hills State Park.

Schafer was in the process of photographing several other youths for their graduation pictures when she was struck and killed instantly by the log, investigators with the Ohio DNR and the Hocking County Sheriffs Office said.

Both youths are from Logan, also in Hocking County. They each were charged Oct. 10 with reckless homicide. The charge is a third-degree felony and carries with it a fine of up to $10,000, jail time of up to five years, or both.

During a Hocking County Juvenile Court appearance the afternoon of Oct. 11, the two defendants each entered a plea of “denial” to the charges. In Ohio’s juvenile court system, youths do not enter pleas of guilty/not-guilty.

Subsequently, the two youths were remanded to the Multi-County Juvenile Detention Center in Lancaster where they remain.

An additional hearing is scheduled – tentatively set for Oct. 22 – in Hocking County Juvenile Court, though the Hocking County Prosecutor’s Office is requesting an extension, says assistant prosecutor Jorden Meadows.

“We are still collecting evidence pending (possible) further charges,” Meadows said.

Meadows says she also intends to discuss with Hocking County Prosecutor Benjamin E. Fickel the possibility of transfering the charges to adult criminal court jurisdiction rather than keeping them in the juvenile court system.

For a full account of the case to date, pick up a copy of the Oct. 25 print edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

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DNR certifies new catch-and-release state-record muskie https://ift.tt/32zSd19

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An angler on Lake Vermilion caught and released Minnesota’s new state record muskellunge, a 57-1/4 inch fish that he called a “true giant.”

The Minnesota DNR certified the state catch-and-release record fish on Oct. 11. The 57-1/4 inch fish had a 25-1/2 inch girth with an estimated weight of about 47 pounds. The previous record was a 56 7/8 inch fish caught on Pelican Lake in Otter Tail County in 2016.

The record catch took on special meaning for new record-holder Corey Kitzmann of Davenport, Iowa. While alone on Aug. 6 at his family cabin on Lake Vermilion, Kitzmann was sitting at the table tying a homemade bucktail lure. Then he received a phone call relaying bad news – one of his best friends had passed away from a medical condition at age 40.

With nobody around to grieve with, Kitzmann went fishing.

“I worked my way through my favorite milk run of spots with my newly tied bucktail, thinking about all the ways my buddy had impacted my life and the memories we had shared together,” Kitzmann said. “I’m not sure there is a better place in the entire world to reflect on life than in a boat on Lake Vermilion.”

After a couple hours with no action, he pulled up to one of his favorite spots that had been hot earlier in the week, fishing with his bucktail and 80-pound line.

“When I set the hook, I knew immediately that I had a nice fish on. It wasn’t until the fish made its way to the side of the boat that I realized I had a true giant,” he said.

The fish made a couple of trips around the boat, under the trolling motor, and even gave a jump or two. Kitzmann grabbed his net and managed to make a successful scoop to net the fish and haul it into the boat.

A nearby boater and his family had been watching the fight unfold and Kitzmann waved his arms asking for help. A man pulled up, jumped in his boat and was able to take photos and assist with the release.

After a few photos, Kitzmann got the fish back in the water, supported its belly and watched the fish swim out of sight. He described what followed as two hours of floating aimlessly across the lake making phone calls to family and friends, including his dad who had gotten him into muskie fishing when he was 8 years old.

“As the phone calls winded down I couldn’t help but think that one of my best friends, Brian Cronkleton, was looking down on me that day – Aug. 6, 2019, is a day that I’ll certainly never forget,” Kitzmann said.

The DNR announces new state records in news releases, on social media and on the DNR website. Find current records and guidelines for each type of state record at mndnr.gov/recordfish.

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Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – Oct. 21, 2019 https://ift.tt/2BtvffV

One thing archery deer hunters all seem to have in common.

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Making a meal of squirrels.

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Outdoor News Radio – Oct. 19, 2019 https://ift.tt/2Mwstgp

A full show greets Outdoor News Radio listeners again this week with a preview of what to expect on Lake Mille Lacs for a winter walleye regulation. Stan Tekiela joins Rob Drieslein to talk monarch butterfly migration, then Jon Hansen from the Minnesota DNR chimes in about the public comment period that wraps up in a few weeks on more than 20 fishing regulation changes around the state. Rob wraps up the show with Craig Engwall from the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to preview the Nov. 9 Minnesota firearms deer hunting season.

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