BAXTER - Monday's announcement of the closing of an $11 million deal to conserve nearly 2,000 acres of land along the Mississippi River, was billed as Celebration No. 1. Conservation advocates said Celebration No.

...winners."I didn't get one," Laudenslager, DNR area wildlife manager in Baudette, said matter-of-factly, disappointment...Unlike most every other applicant, Drotts, DNR area wildlife manager in Brainerd, was much more low-keyed. He would...

...The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says 54 moose were killed in the annual hunt ending Sunday. DNR area wildlife manager Tom Rusch says 94 parties took part in the two-week hunt in northeastern Minnesota and had a success rate of...

...anytime between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. to ask questions of, or offer comments to DNR officials. Dave Trauba, DNR area wildlife manager at Lac qui Parle, will be on hand to discuss local goose management issues. Other DNR staff will be present...

...estimated 52,450 deer were killed, the most since 1995. "We are happy with the harvest," said Mike Maurer, DNR area wildlife manager in Sauk Rapids. "We are coming off two real good reproduction years and mild winters allowed good fawn survival...

...August. But through Thursday, Sept. 7 hunters had added just 34 more animals to that list. Gary Drotts, DNR area wildlife manager, said there was concern that an earlier season would only displace a harvest that previously occurred the first...

Several wetland wildlife habitat improvement projects completed this year at the Dry Sand Lake State Wildlife Management Area will enhance aquatic vegetation and habitat for waterfowl shore birds, sand hill cranes, and trumpeter swans.

...in the area thanks to the assistance of Rudy Hillig, an employee at the Learning Center, and Mike Loss, a DNR area wildlife manager. Concerned people will be glad to learn the swan has once again been removed from the pond and placed in its...

...Anderson has tallied an average of about one drum per stop. He'll forward his results to Bob Kirsch, DNR area wildlife manager at Two Harbors. The DNR will use information tallied by surveyers to let grouse hunters know what to expect...

...We have too many deer in many parts of the state and that causes some real problems," said Earl Johnson, DNR area wildlife manager at Detroit Lakes. "The only way we can bring numbers down is for more hunters to harvest does." High deer...