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			<title>New Series of FREE, Guided Bike Rides for Families</title>
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			<![CDATA[ST PAUL MN - 'Shift Gears Saturdays,' a new series of free, guided
bike rides for families on Minnesota state trails, begins May 19
After a busy week of work or school, bicyclists are invited to &quot;shift gears&quot; and enjoy a change of scenery during a new series of guided bike rides on Minnesota state trails.

Starting in May, which is National Bike Month, these free rides will introduce cyclists of all ages and abilities to the scenic, traffic-free, relatively flat, paved trails that helped earn Minnesota the distinction of &quot;Best Trails State&quot; in the country.

Riders should bring their own ]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:21:04 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Iowa Fishing Reports</title>
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			<![CDATA[DES MOINES IA - The weekly Iowa fishing reports from 5/10/12 are gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. 

NORTHWEST IOWA FISHING REPORTS

Oldham Lake
Anglers are catching some 7 to 8-inch bluegills.

Brushy Creek Lake
Fishing continues to be good.  Crappie fishing has been excellent, especially in the south end.  Largemouth bass and walleye are biting.

Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake)
Walleye fishing is continuing to pick up.  Crappie - Fair: Fish the marina for crappie.  Walleye - Good: Evening fishing has been the best.  An]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:41:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Helping Musky Find Their Way Back to Green Bay</title>
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			<![CDATA[GREEN BAY, WI – When state fisheries staff hit the water last week in search of Great Lakes spotted muskellunge, they weren’t sure how many they would find in their nets along the bank of the Fox River just south of Green Bay. It didn’t take long for them to realize they hit the jackpot.

Musky netting
DNR fisheries staff collect musky which made their way into the nets.
WDNR Photo

It took several hours on a sunny but windy day to handle 44 musky, some as large as 51.5 inches long and weighing as much as 37.5 pounds.

Musky eggs
DNR staff harvesting eggs from a female musky.
WDNR Ph]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:20:34 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Becoming an Outdoors-Woman</title>
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			<![CDATA[BISMARCK ND - The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program has announced a schedule of events in 2012.

Hike the Maah Daah Hey Trail is June 15-17. This workshop is designed for women with previous hiking or backpacking skills, or who are in good physical condition. Participants will hike a 15-mile portion of the trail south of Medora. Activity is strenuous due to rough terrain. The $30 fee includes lunch and dinner each day, plus group gear. Each participant must provide their own personal gear.

The annual summer workshop is scheduled Aug. 10-12 at Lake ]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:56:16 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wind Cave National Park to Share Elk with Custer State Park</title>
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			<![CDATA[WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD – The superintendents of Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park announced today that the two parks will cooperate in management of elk that use the parks.

The parks share a common fence that restricts movement of elk between the two areas. Under a recently developed Memorandum of Understanding, the parks will install drop-down gates along the fence to allow elk to travel between the two parks. The agreement will benefit both parks by allowing managers the tools needed to adaptively manage elk populations.

&quot;It’s much more economical to reduce our elk her]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:51:22 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Walk-In Access Enrollment Deadline June 1</title>
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			<![CDATA[ST PAUL MN - A June 1 deadline is in place for landowners in 21 southwestern Minnesota counties to earn money by allowing public hunting on their private land through the Walk-In Access (WIA) program, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Privately owned parcels of 40 acres or more, which are already enrolled in a conservation program such as Conservation Reserve Program or Reinvest In Minnesota, may qualify for WIA. River bottoms, wetlands and other high quality habitat will also be considered for the program.

WIA pays landowners by the acre to allow hunting ]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:29:28 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Inland fishing season opens May 5</title>
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			<![CDATA[MADISON WI - The early ice-out across Wisconsin lakes and rivers is good news for anglers venturing out for the May 5 inland fishing season opener: many game fish are done spawning or wrapping up and ready to take the bait, state fisheries biologists say.

“This has been the most extended spawning season I've experienced in nearly 30 years as a fish biologist,” says Terry Margenau, Department of Natural Resources fish supervisor based in Spooner. “This year the water temperatures hit 45 degrees and went backward. The result was a greatly protracted spawning period for fish in many lakes. Reg]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:24:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Help Teens Meet Toms - Public Input Deer Population - Loon Tagging</title>
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			<![CDATA[ST PAUL MN - Getting more adults to take young wild turkey hunters into the field is the goal of a $10,000 grant from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Grant funds were used to create a 30-second radio promotional spot and purchase air time during prime drive time on country music radio stations in Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Lake City, Mankato, Rochester, Wadena and St Cloud. 

The radio spots aired on the two Thursdays and Fridays preceding the April 18 opener. The spots let hunters know that youth can buy a t]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:27:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Paddlefish Snagging Season Opens May 1 - Bighorn Sheep Update</title>
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			<![CDATA[WILLISTON ND - North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department.

Snaggers need to be aware that Sundays are now included in snag-and-release-only days. Therefore, snag-and-release of all paddlefish is required on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Those planning to participate during snag-and-release-only days need to have in their possession a current season, unused paddlefish snagging ]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:21:05 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Iowa Fishing Reports</title>
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			<![CDATA[DES MOINES IA - The weekly Iowa fishing reports from 4/27/12 are gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff.


NORTHWEST IOWA FISHING REPORTS
Brushy Creek Lake
Fishing was fairly good at Brushy Creek two weeks ago; however, there haven't been any reports for this week or last.  The following information is from two weeks ago.  Bluegill - Fair:   Crappie - Good: Anglers were catching many good sized crappies in 15 to 25 feet of water using chartreuse or white Berkley power minnows.  Yellow Perch - Fair:   Walleye - Fair: Some walleyes were being ]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:44:39 EDT</pubDate>
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