HUNTING
Wisconsin wolf population drops slightly
After Wisconsins inaugural season of wolf hunting and trapping last fall, the states wolf population has declined only slightly. The 2013 Wisconsin wolf count indicates there are a minimum of 809 to ...
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:52 PM
Photo shoot in the park
Wow, it's been a busy few weeks. I've been writing a lot of stories, taking some photographs and interviewing a lot of fun and interesting people, and I can't forget about the ghost hunting. Yes, g...
Posted on 11/1/12 at 4:52 PM
Higher fees, no early fishing opener in compromise
Minnesotas hunting and fishing license fees would increase and wolves could be hunted and trapped under a compromise that state House and Senate negotiators have worked out. However, the much-discuss...
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:20 AM
Jamestown Sun wants your hunting blog!
The Jamestown Sun does a nice job highlighting Areavoices bloggers in a special way. Each week they do a page of nothing but Areavoices blogs. Right now editor Logan Adams is looking for blogs relat...
Posted on 11/10/11 at 2:34 PM
The Racing Life on DVD Winners!
Thank you to everyone that sent in their best hunting photo to win a DVD! We narrowed the best down to 2 and they will BOTH get Season 1 of The Racing Life on DVD! ...
Posted on 11/9/11 at 8:46 PM
In response 
Wolf biologist David Mech, the founder of the International Wolf Center in Ely, is criticized in this commentary. So the News Tribune Opinion page contacted him and invited him to comment. Reached at his Minneapolis office, he directed us to his written statement at davemech.com:
By David Mech , April 07, 2013
Spring wild turkey seasons 
Minnesota
Season: Eight hunting periods; first opens April 17, last closes May 30.
Permits: 5,781 available in lottery drawing for periods A to D; permits available over the counter for periods E to H.
2012 harvest: 11,325
Wisconsin
Season: Seven hunting periods; first opens Wednesday, last closes May 21.
Permits: 234,675 available by lottery and leftover sales
2012 harvest: 42,612
April 07, 2013
States have a duty to maintain hunting seasons that benefit all 
Arguments remain as to whether wolf hunting seasons should continue. Like elsewhere, Minnesota and Wisconsin, both of which hosted their first sanctioned wolf hunts in decades this past fall, face outrage from environmentalists and animal-rights activists.
By Jake Crim , April 07, 2013
Field reports: Gunflint-area closures will protect walleyes 
As in past years, several waters in Cook County along the Gunflint Trail will be closed to fishing during the beginning of the 2013 fishing season to protect concentrations of spawning walleyes.
By Sam Cook , April 07, 2013
Restore decency, stop killing wolves 
By Robert Goldman , April 07, 2013
A bird for Blake 
By Kevin Feind / For the News Tribune , April 07, 2013
A hunt with Haley 
By Sam Cook , April 07, 2013
Eager gobbler 
By Sam Cook , April 07, 2013
Worth the climb 
By Sam Cook , April 07, 2013
Sunday Opinion: Howling over wolves 
April 07, 2013
Surging gun sales pump millions into wildlife restoration 
The recent rush by gun enthusiasts to buy firearms could have a surprising consequence: millions more dollars to protect pheasants, deer and other wildlife.
By Jim Malewitz , April 02, 2013
Outdoors notes 
Twin Ports Walleye Association (TPWA) is offering a $1,000 scholarship to seniors in high school or returning post-secondary students. Students must be referred by a TPWA member. Deadline: Today. Call (218) 391-6874 with questions.
March 31, 2013
Minnesota cuts number of bear hunting permits by 35 percent 
Applications for 2013 Minnesota bear hunting licenses will be available starting Monday, and there will be about 35 percent fewer licenses available this fall compared to the 2012 season.
By News Tribune staff , March 31, 2013
Calendar 
Monday — Opening of catch-and-release trout season in southeastern Minnesota.
March 31, 2013
Field reports: Snowmobiling still OK on public land 
While recent warm weather is rapidly shrinking the snowpack, enough snow remains across parts of northern Minnesota to allow the snowmobile season to extend into April for the first time in years, the Department of Natural Resources reported.
By News Tribune staff , March 31, 2013
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