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Now that Minnesota's wolf-hunting season is official, the pressure shifts to state wildlife officials to finalize how to handle issues such as licensing and registration.

The Minnesota Senate has voted to raise fees for hunting and fishing licenses. The Senate has approved a game and fish bill 36-30 that includes the fee hikes.

Snowmobilers itching to get their sleds off the trailer and onto the trail can find snow up north -- way up north. Phil Hart lives on Lake Kabetogama just east of International Falls. He says they received some good snow this week.

Fewer hunters bagged a deer last fall. The DNR says Minnesota's deer harvest was down 7% in 2011.

Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources and outdoors groups are joining forces to press the Legislature to raise hunting and fishing license fees.

A North Shore landmark, Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, is planning a major campground expansion.

Camping is probably not on your mind today (Friday) as we prepare for Christmas. However, the DNR reminds you that you only have through Monday night to reserve your camping site at a State Park, our you'll have to wait until March.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says deer baiting was pervasive during this year's hunting season.

Conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are reporting an increase in complaints from landowners about hunters trespassing on their property.

Hot, dry weather is prompting campfire restrictions across Minnesota. DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr has ordered restrictions on open burning as of midnight Thursday.