March 1998

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Table of Contents - Spring 1998

  • From the editor
  • The ethics of hunting, and of life
  • Stocking myths
  • Ask the DNR
  • Around the State
    Recent reports on fish, wildlife, and native plant activities throughout Minnesota
  • Feds grant state $163 million for river restoration
    New program to buffer Minnesota River from polluted runoff
  • Smaller slices
    Minnesota's walleye waters are nowhere near "fished out," but catch rates are definitely down since the 1930s
  • Making the clean kill
    Rotenone treatments wipe out entire fish populations, but they lead to cleaner lake water?for ducks, for game fish, and for people
  • Hunting for the wild rice
    How the DNR aims to gain more of this grain
  • New surveys reveal bluffland counties' biological treasures
    Recently published maps of Fillmore, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Dakota counties show landscapes containing high-quality natural plant communities
  • Spring weather sways fishing fate four years down the road
  • DNR gives goose guidance
    Free booklets provide relief to homeowners grousing about nuisance geese
  • DNR drawdowns let the sunshine in
    Biologists replicate drought conditions to improve the ecological health of two shallow southern Minnesota lakes
  • Booklets illuminate four rare plants
    Federally listed species take the spotlight in these free DNR publications
  • Minnesota fish records tumble in '97
    Ten anglers haul home the biggest recorded examples of eight different fish species
  • Feds grant $785,000 for prairie preservation
    PF, DNR, and others will use the funds to preserve grasslands and wetlands
  • Fish & Wildlife Today, published by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, is the DNR's quarterly newspaper for Minnesotans interested in fish, wildlife, and native plant conservation.
    Man with Walleye
    In 1921, when this photograph was taken, fishing pressure was light and big fish were common. These days the opposite is true.
    Coming Up in the Summer 1998 issue

    The good flood
    Why high water is necessary to keep rivers healthy

    Tale o'tulipee
    This little salmon cousin sustains many game fish populations

    Cold turkey
    Are these big birds headed for Ely?