An informational meeting and registration for this year’s Morrison County Fishing League will be held Wednesday, April 18, at the Royalton American Legion. Those who are interested in having a team are asked to attend the meeting, and to let others know who may be interested. For more information before the meeting call Kirk Lindberg, Read more »
A Department of Natural Resources (DNR) trapping education course will be held for people 11 years old or older April 24, 25 and 26, from 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Little Falls Community Middle School, Room 206. The instructor will be Jeff Opelia. DNR law states, “All persons born after Jan. 1, 1990, Read more »
Canoeists and kayakers anxious to hit newly-thawed rivers and lakes across the southern part of the state should consider the potential danger of cold waters, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). With temperatures predicted to be in the 70s for the early spring, many paddlers may be coaxed toward the water. Such Read more »
With the recent delisting of wolves from the Endangered Species Act, and the return of the wolf to state management, a new interest has spawned asking “To what degree have wolves expanded within Minnesota?” Currently, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing a wolf population survey to run from fall 2012 through early spring Read more »
A firearms safety class will be held at the St. Stanislaus Church basement in Sobieski, beginning Tuesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. Participants must be 11 years old by the date of the class. The cost is $7.50, due at the time of sign-up. To pass the class, students must attend all of the two-hour Read more »
Bob, Jaymie and Jordyn Bzdok, all of Rice, took part in the Kalkaska Winterfest sled race in Michigan, March 4. Bob took second in the Adult 8 dog speed class, finishing the 10.4-mile course with a time of 00:39:35. Jaymie placed sixth on the 4.8-mile Junior 3 Dog Speed course, with a time of 00:23:28. Read more »
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin reassessing deer population goals this spring. From 2005- 2007 the DNR used an extensive public input process to establish deer population goals for all of the state’s approximately 130 deer permit areas. Now that those goal populations have been achieved in most areas, the DNR will Read more »
The Royalton Sportsmen’s Club is offering a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety training class Saturday, April 21. It will be held at the Royalton Sportsmen’s Park on the Mississippi River west of Royalton on County Road 26 (Nature Road). Participants must be at least 11 years old prior to the class, Read more »
Firearms safety training classes will begin in Randall Monday, March 26, and continue through Tuesday, May 8. Classes will be held Monday and Thursday evenings, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. each evening. The final test will be held Tuesday, May 8. Students must be 12 during the year. Classes will be held at the Read more »
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will seek citizen input on three hunting and trapping issues at a series of public meetings. The DNR is seeking input on the following proposals: • Requiring non-toxic shot for rail and snipe hunting; • Adding a third waterfowl zone in southern Minnesota; and • Allowing snaring to Read more »
Interested participants are reminded that the spring conservation action on “light” geese (snow geese, blue-phased snow geese and the smaller Ross’s goose) will open Thursday and run through Monday, April 30. The action is allowed under a federal conservation order that permits the take of “light” geese during the spring. A required spring light goose Read more »
Jaymie, Jordyn and Bob Bzdok of Rice, took part in the Three Bear Winter Race Sled race Feb. 12, at Land O Lakes, Wis. Jayme took first in the Junior 2 Dog Speed class, finishing the four-mile course weith a total time of 23:16. Jordyn took first in the Junior 3 Dog Speed class, finishing Read more »
Trail passes for nonresident off-road vehicles (ORV) are now available, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Nonresidents operating an ORV on state or grant-in-aid trails must possess a trail pass and display it on the machine where it can be easily seen. This pass is not required if the machine is registered Read more »
