Brad Dokken

Taylor Leback placed third in her first Minnesota Pheasant Stamp Contest with her graphite pencil entry, ‘Convergence of the Curious.’

There were three units this year – 2E north of Devils Lake, 2G1 in the southeast and 2L around Devils Lake – where no deer gun licenses were available in the general lottery.

So it was that a tradition was born. Just like the traditions that take place at so many hunting camps everywhere.

Minnesota DNR awards $9 million in Flood Hazard Mitigation grants

Josh Anderson, a Park River, North Dakota, native, and Austen Camille, a Canadian-American artist with Texas roots, recently founded the nonprofit Flyway Foundation.

The new WMA, just off state Highway 11 about 35 miles west of International Falls, includes 1.6 miles of Rainy River shoreline that now is available for public use and wildlife habitat.

The Lessard Anderson WMA along Rainy River is named after former Minnesota state Sen. Bob Lessard and the late Bob Anderson, former mayor of International Falls.

More than 720 students and teachers from schools across the Red River Basin had the opportunity to paddle the Red River, Red Lake River and a handful of other waters in the basin.

“By pairing the big fish with a graceful mermaid, Baudette would send a clear, positive message that we can celebrate our aquatic neighbors without glorifying their abuse,” the letter stated.

Open to 20 people, the Accessible Deer Hunt gives participants the opportunity to enjoy hunting and camaraderie in a deer camp environment they otherwise might not be able to experience.