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April 28 Outdoor Notes

? Duval hired as DNR district manager in Brainerd The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has hired Michael Duval as the western district manager of the Ecological and Water Resources Division in the Northeast Region.

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2013-04-26/april-28-outdoor-notes
Outdoors
Foul water for waterfowl - and much more

...just fine."Not so with wildlife."Deer, bear and whatever are being displaced," Gary Drotts, DNR wildlife manager in Brainerd, said, adding that mosquito problems that come with the flood waters have added to the discomfort for wildlife...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-06-29/foul-water-waterfowl-and-much-mo
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Blue Sky

...Arts Center. "What's a better spot than to be in an artist community," said Jen Billington, Blue Sky program manager in Brainerd. Billington said what sets Blue Sky apart from other vocational training providers in the area is its focus on...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-07-27/blue-sky
News
Crying wolf no longer

...DNR headquarters in St. Paul still trying to shut down the whole thing, according to Gary Drotts, DNR wildlife manager in Brainerd.And now comes the tough part for hunt hopefuls: First, getting drawn in the lottery; and finally, getting...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-17/crying-wolf-no-longer
News | Outdoors
'I wouldn't mind having one wolf pelt on the wall'

...experience something new. But I had no such luck."Unlike most every other applicant, Drotts, DNR area wildlife manager in Brainerd, was much more low-keyed. He would have like to have been drawn, but mostly to be a part of history."No...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-09-28/i-wouldnt-mind-having-one-wolf-p
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Curling comes into its own

...Ginny McDonald said every member of the team is important. "It's like chess," said Dave Bohlander, facilities manager in Brainerd. Bohlander said he likes it as long as he doesn't have to sweep. Murray said the challenge of the sport is part...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-01-25/curling-comes-its-own
News
A choice hunt?

...numbers in the area this year. "Hunter's choice will make that extra difference," Gary Drotts, DNR wildlife manager in Brainerd, said of his forecast for an increased harvest. "All these (permit areas that switched from lottery to hunter's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-11-03/choice-hunt
Outdoors
Winds of change?

...the greater Brainerd lakes area saw an increase to more than 18,000 last year, and Gary Drotts, DNR wildlife manager in Brainerd, predicted even a better harvest this year - 19,000-20,000. That the 2011 harvest was on the high end of...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-11-25/winds-change
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MINNESOTA FALL WILD TURKEY OPENER: Some hens, sans toms

...see outside your blind or near the trail.All you need is a permit. And according to Gary Drotts, DNR wildlife manager in Brainerd, as of Thursday afternoon, 24 of the 100 either-sex permits offered for the fall hunt in Permit Area 249 - the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-09-30/minnesota-fall-wild-turkey-opene
Outdoors
Gray wolves delisted?

...federal government's threatened species list and returned to state management in January.As the DNR wildlife manager in Brainerd, Drotts would be among those counted on to help manage the population when the gray wolves are delisted.When...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-12-21/gray-wolves-delisted
Outdoors

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