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Weekly reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers filed Sunday: Dan Thomasen (Two Harbors) checked local lakes for fishing activity and slush conditions. Some lakes were in better condition than others but the snow of Christmas week still made for some rough going. New Year's...

In discussions last week, the Two Harbors Public Affairs Committee was in support of following a path that Hermantown has when it comes to bow hunting within city limits. "There are a lot of people up in age looking at doing this," said Chris Swanson, committee member, about the...

Here is a listing of some regional deer processors. Costs are per deer. Call the News-Chronicle at 834-2141 to get listed. Russ Kendall's Smoke House, 149 Scenic Highway 61, Knife River. Variety of fresh and smoked sausages. Deer must be skinned. Summer sausage, brats, smoked sausage,...

If you guessed there was an increase in camping traffic going north on State Highway 61 in Lake County last month, the numbers may prove you right. Following a busy summer season during which the number of occupied campsites increased 9 percent over 2008, business continues to boom...

Want to know where to find a ruffed grouse? Hunters in search of walking trails on which to spot the sometimes elusive fowl and other game can find helpful maps and aerial photos on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Web site. The DNR's hunter walking trails tool, located...