FAW Public Input

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Las áreas de manejo de vida silvestre (WMAs, por sus siglas en inglés) forman parte del sistema de recreación al aire libre de Minnesota. Estas áreas protegen el hábitat de la vida silvestre para las generaciones futuras, brindan a los ciudadanos oportunidades para cazar, pescar y observar la vida silvestre, y fomentan un importante turismo basado en la vida silvestre en el estado. Actualmente, existen más de 1.3 millones de acres de hábitat de alta calidad en más de 1,500 WMAs distribuidos por todo el estado, lo que convierte al sistema de WMAs de Minnesota en uno de los mejores y más grandes del país.

El Área de Manejo de Vida Silvestre Keystone Woods (Keystone Woods WMA) es un WMA en desarrollo de 1,820 acres ubicado en el condado de Washington, que incluye una variedad de paisajes como bosques, humedales, praderas, pastizales y pequeños lagos. Debido a su gran tamaño y proximidad al área metropolitana de Twin Cities, Keystone Woods WMA ofrece una oportunidad única para que el DNR diseñe un WMA con beneficios para personas que disfrutan de una variedad de actividades recreativas al aire libre. Keystone Woods WMA tiene el potencial de ofrecer instalaciones y actividades mejoradas que no suelen encontrarse en otros WMAs.

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Cov thaj chaw tswj tsiaj qus (WMAs) yog ib feem ntawm Minnesota qhov system rau kev ua si sab nraum zoov. Cov chaw no pab tiv thaiv qhov chaw nyob rau cov tsiaj qus rau tiam tom ntej, muab chaw rau tib neeg mus yom hav zoov tua tsiaj, nuv ntses, thiab saib tsiaj qus, thiab txhawb kev ncig teb chaws raws li kev sib txuas nrog tsiaj qus hauv lub xeev. Tam sim no, muaj ntau dua 1.3 lab daim av uas zoo ntawm 1,500 WMAs uas nyob thoob plaws Minnesota, uas ua rau nws yog ib qhov chaw zoo thiab loj tshaj plaws ntawm WMA qhov system nyob rau teb chaws Meskas no.

Keystone Woods WMA yog ib cheeb tsam chaw uas muaj 1,820 daim av nyob hauv Washington County uas tseem tab tom tsim. Nws muaj hav zoov, av uas muaj dej, av uas muaj nyom, av prairie, thiab cov pas dej me me. Vim nws loj thiab nyob ze rau ntawm Twin Cities, Keystone Woods WMA muab txoj kev rau DNR los tsim ib thaj chaw uas muaj txiaj ntsig ntau rau cov neeg uas nyiam ua si sab nraum zoov. Keystone Woods WMA muaj peev xwm los muab cov kev ua si tshiab thiab cov sij hawm uas lwm qhov WMAs feem ntau tsis muaj.

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Aagagga maaraynta duurjoogta (Wildlife management areas (WMAs) waa qayb ka mid ah nidaamka dhowrista iyo dibuhabeynta dhulka ee Minnesota. Waxay ilaaliyaan deegaanka duurjoogta  mustaqbalka jiilalka soo socda, waxayna siinayaan muwaadiniinta fursado ugaarsashi, kalluumaysi, iyo daawashada duurjoogta, sidoo kale waxay kor u qaadaan dalxiiska muhiimka ah ee ku salaysan duurjoogta gobolka. Maanta waxaa jira in ka badan 1.3 milyan acre oo ah deegaan tayo sare leh oo ku yaal in ka badan 1,500 WMA oo ku baahsan gobolka, taasoo ka dhigaysa mid ka mid ah nidaamyada WMA ee ugu wanaagsan iyo kan ugu waaweyn dalka.

Keystone Woods Aagga Maareynta Duurjoogta waa 1,820-acre oo horumarineysa oo ku taal Degmada Washington oo ka kooban dhulal kala duwan oo ay ka mid yihiin kaymo, dhul biyo leh, duurjoogta, dhul doog ah, iyo harooyin yaryar. Sababta ay u leedahay baaxad weyn iyo dhowrsanaanta Magaalada Twin Cities, Keystone Woods WMA waxay DNR siinaysaa fursad gaar ah oo lagu naqshadeeyo WMA oo leh faa’iidooyin dadka jecel madaddaalada kala duwan ee dibadda dabiiciga. Keystone Woods WMA waxay leedahay awood ay ku bixiso adeegyo ballaaran iyo fursado aan sida caadiga ah laga helin WMA-yada kale.

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on proposed updates to several bear permit areas. This input will help the MN DNR gauge the public’s support and identify any improvements to the proposals. The DNR will use the feedback to inform changes to bear permit area boundaries prior to the 2025 bear hunting season, which begins in September.

Minnesota's black bear range has been slowly expanding southward and westward. Proposals 1-3 remove the quota in several areas at the forest-agricultural interface, to the west and south of the primary bear range in the northeastern third of the state. Increased harvest pressure in these areas will better address human-bear conflicts. Proposal 4 makes regulations in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness more consistent.

The proposals were developed by the MN DNR Bear Committee, made up of staff in wildlife population management and research, forest habitat, wildlife damage, and enforcement, as well as tribal government natural resource staff. The MN DNR Bear Committee meets annually to review bear population status and make season recommendations.  

Written comments can also be submitted via email to Dan Stark, wolf management specialist, at Dan.Stark@state.mn.us, or in writing to:

Kelly Wilder

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - FAW
500 Lafayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155

Please take this opportunity to review and provide input on the Muskellunge long range management plan. You can find the draft of this plan posted on the DNR's webpage. Following this public review period, the DNR will revise the plan to address input received and will release a final version of the plan. 

The purpose of this plan is to guide muskellunge management in Minnesota through 2040. The plan revises and adds new objectives and strategies based on the latest research, management experience, and input from angling interests gained since the last Long Range Plan in 2008. In short, future management will focus on improving existing waters for quality angling opportunities (reasonable encounter rates of “trophy” specimens), evaluation and research, habitat protection, and increasing the opportunities for muskellunge angling when possible.

Muskie management 

Muskies are managed in 101 waters, comprising 2% of Minnesota’s fishable lakes and rivers and 22% of the total surface area that is fishable.

• Muskie management may include: stocking muskies, setting harvest and season regulations, population monitoring and research, and outreach and education.
• Muskies have been introduced in 48 lakes and are maintained through stocking.
• Ten lakes, all located in the Twin Cities, are managed for hybrid muskies, also known as tiger muskies (cross between a female muskie and male northern pike).

Muskie research

Since the last plan in 2008, the DNR has conducted additional Minnesota-focused research on the ecological role of muskies in lakes. Research topics and key findings include the following table:

Muskie angling

Interest in muskie fishing grew rapidly throughout the 1990s and 2000s, thanks to the high-quality angling opportunities in many stocked lakes. Although a 2007 survey found that 80% of muskie anglers were satisfied or very satisfied with their overall fishing experience, they were less satisfied with the number of lakes managed for muskies.  A 2018 statewide angler survey reported 11% of Minnesota anglers spent at least one day targeting muskie in 2017 and 29% of respondents said they were interested in fishing for muskies in the future.

Written comments can also be submitted via email to mnmuskieplan2025@state.mn.us, or in writing to:

Kelly Wilder
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - FAW
500 Lafayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155