THIEF RIVER FALLS - Lucas Moen wanted to start trapping with his buddy, Ethan Barth, but there was a catch. First, Moen, 16, needed to buy a trapping license. But to buy a license, he had to complete ...

When a northern Minnesota trapper recently checked one of his traps set in hopes of catching a bobcat, he discovered an illegal catch. An out-of-season pine marten was in the trap and appeared to be ...

A trapper revived this pine marten after accidentally catching it in a bobcat trap set in northern Minnesota. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now ...

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MINNEAPOLIS -- There's a change to Minnesota trapping rules, with hopes to protect rare Canada lynx from getting caught in traps intended for other animals. The consent decree resolves an action ...

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Thrice convicted of trapping violations in northern Minnesota, Roderick "Rick" Kottom was well known to Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officers even before he was charged last week ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Most snare traps will be banned from Northeastern Minnesota to prevent accidental taking of the endangered and federally protected Canada lynx, following a federal judge's order Tuesday.

The wooden box outside the Department of Natural Resources office is piled high with frozen carcasses. They are red and lean and sinewy. In the January dusk, they look as if they could be furless ...

MINNEAPOLIS— A federal judge today ordered the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to ban most uses of strangulation snares in northeastern Minnesota. This legal win resolves the Center for ...

Minnesota's licensing and permitting system for outdoor recreation — everything from bobcat-trapping to Nordic skiing on state trails — will undergo an electronic transformation next year to offer the ...