The survey tallied 31.1 crows per stop in the southwest, up from 28.8 in 2024; 21.3 crows per stop in the northwest, down from 21.5; and 18.6 crows per stop in the southeast, up from 16.2.
The regulation that begins May 10 aims to keep the lake鈥檚 stock of female spawning walleye in an ideal range by focusing angler harvest on the abundant immature fish under 17 inches.
While the Red Lake Nation is doubling its elk tags this year, tribal leaders aren鈥檛 yet expanding the hunt into the portion of North Dakota included in the 1863 Old Crossing Treaty.
Lake Bronson has been drawn down as part of a DNR project to replace the aging Lake Bronson Dam. While the park remains open, access to the lake is prohibited.
People turned to the outdoors and activities such as fishing, hiking and birdwatching for solace and sanity during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
