Outdoor News

A group of lakeshore owners in west-central Minnesota are researching a new approach to fighting the spread of invasive zebra mussels across the state.

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Hunting geese towards the end of the season gets more difficult. However, there are a few tactics we use that have provided success.

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Mourning dove hunting is fairly new to Minnesota. It is not pursued by many hunters. I find it is an excellent way to sharpen the shooting eye in preparation for other wing shooting seasons.

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Greg Jones from Midwest Outdoors shared his expertise on where to find ruffed grouse and woodcock during a recent visit to "In the Outdoors with Jerry Carlson" on AM 1240, WJON. Be ready to take some notes when you listen in on the conversation, because he also has some great cooking tips to use after that successful hunt.

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the state's breeding duck and goose populations have improved from last year. The DNR's annual spring waterfowl surveys put the state's estimated breeding duck population at 687,000 compared with 531,000 last year.

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The "No Wake Zone" orders that were on several Stearns County lakes have been lifted as of today. Beaver, Carnelian. the Horseshoe Chain, Two Rivers and Rice Lakes are no longer under the order.

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Two more water samples from near the Great Lakes have been found to contain genetic material from invasive Asian carp. Federal say the samples were taken from Chicago's Lake Calumet, where the Army Corps of Engineers reported seven other positive DNA hits earlier this week.

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Regional parks in greater Minnesota get a much bigger share of the Land and Legacy Amendment money over the next two years. The bill that allocates the money was passed by the State Legislature this week during the special session. Regional parks in outstate Minnesota will have about double the amount of money available, compared to the previous two years.

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It's a great time of year to hit the water and fish for bass. Outdoors Editor Jerry Carlson has some tips on how to catch bass using jig worms in our inaugural "Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson".

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I like to think of myself as an angler that is still in need of lot's of "schooling". After you read this tale of woe, you may want to start a scholarship fund!

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