Rock bar quest yields agate finds on Super Bowl Sunday
A nature outing under a low southern sun seeks agates and petrified wood along a rock bed beneath a creek bridge. After careful searching on hands and knees the narrator finds keeper agates amid quartz and jasper as the stream flows and clouds roll in.
Crossbows reshape Minnesota deer hunting debate heats up
Minnesota debate over crossbows returns to Legislature as licensed archers gain a longer season. DNR studies its impact on deer, while early 2023 data show crossbows boosted licenses and near record harvests. Critics say the old bow traditions feel a better fit despite rising sales and quicker kills.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
DNR
Fred Bear
Department of Natural Resources
DNA Big Game
Barb Keller
Iowa DNR Fishing Report Northeast Iowa Ice Conditions Update
The weekly Iowa DNR fishing report notes limited Northeast Iowa data with unsafe ice near boat ramps and open water stretches. Black crappie bite is fair after dark, trout streams are excellent, and backwater lakes show 12 to 15 inches of ice with caution urged. Bluegill and northern pike are good in several pools, with tip ups and shiners used. no walleye reports.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Manchester Hatchery
Lansing
Shore
Lansing Village Creek
Lynxville
Marquette Bridge
Bussey Lake
Guttenberg
Sny Magill
Norwegian Lake
Dubuque
RR Bridge
Stone Lake
Tippy Lake
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