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...noteworthy season. "We expected it to be a good season and, by all accounts, it was," said Steve Cordts, waterfowl specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "We've heard a lot of positive reports from hunters...
...to be more concentrated this year because of less water across the landscape," said Steve Cordts, the DNR's waterfowl specialist. "Somewhere someone is going to have the best duck hunting they've ever had." Cordts said the Sept. 22 opener...
...sandhill cranes by better timing the season with expected higher migrant bird numbers," said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist. "Hunters should expect the same or better harvest opportunities this year compared with last year." The daily...
...season off to good start; split season closures in Central and South duck zones start MondaySteve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist, said hunting was good across most of the state, with blue-winged teal, wood duck and mallard comprising most...
...number of wetlands is the highest on record, at 360,000. That's 44 percent above the long-term average.DNR waterfowl specialist Steve Cordts says with these wetland conditions, he expects a good number of ducks to be hatched this year.The...
...breeding ground survey. "Total duck populations were essentially unchanged from 1999," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji. "Both mallards and blue winged-teal, the major breeding ducks in the surveyed area, were stable...
...rise with it and pull the roots from the bottom. Entire rice crops can be lost with a rise of 6 to 8 inches. Waterfowl specialists obviously have an interest in maintaining low water, for without a good rice crop that flock of mallards a mile...
...latitude to control the goose population, and we'll be looking at some of those tools," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. The additional methods will likely not be available until 2003. The Fish and Wildlife Service is taking public...
...were greater than 1 million for the fifth time since the current survey began in 1968," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. "While numbers generally look good, the late spring delayed migration of some ducks, so we likely had more...
...A number of regulation changes make it important to review the rules before hunting, said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. "With canvasback season closed and a shorter pintail season, it's going to be especially important for hunters...