From the Minnesota DNR:

Conservation officer weekly activity reports confirm what officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) already suspected: Deer baiting was pervasive during the 2011 big game season.

DNR conservation officers issued 144 citations, issued 24 warnings and seized 134 firearms/bows in baiting relation investigat

If you have a friend or family member who is one of the thousands of people running either the Twin Cities Marathon or 10 mile this Sunday from Minneapolis to St. Paul, here's a way for you to track their progress during their run.  Text messages will be sent to your phone during the race.  Click here to sign up.

Changes to the state's environmental law during the legislative special session could open the door to wolf hunting in Minnesota.  The new environmental bill contains a provision that reads wolf hunting could be allowed once the animal is taken off the endangered species list.  That is expected to happen later this year.   If it does, the bill indicates the DNR Commissioner,