Will legislators address Mille Lacs co-mismanagement, equal hunting and fishing rights?
Ask your candidates in the upcoming elections. They need to hear from you! Start with these questions: * Will you pursue correcting 20-plus years of Mille Lacs Lake co-mismanagement by the DNR and the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa? * Will you support Equal Hunting and Fishing Rights for all Minnesotans? * Will you push for EARLY session public House [...]
Tribes to increase moose harvest in northeast MN
Moose hunting remains closed for Minnesotans Read More Three tribes in northeast are seeking to harvest more bull moose this year By Javier Serna Assistant Editor Outdoor News Minnesota, September 16, 2022 Fond du Lac, Minn. — The three Ojibwe bands that have harvested moose in northeastern Minnesota intend to increase the number of animals they kill this fall. There [...]
DNR gives an inch on fall ML walleye regs
Slot expansion still plays it safe with the one-fish walleye limit DNR yesterday announced the Mille Lacs fall walleye regs. The big news was a harvest slot expanded to 20-23 inches (from current 21-23 inches.) This was an option from the DNR's Mille Lacs Lake Management Plan shown at the June 28 MLFAC meeting. It more than doubled the target [...]
Will MLFAC help with Walleye quota forfeiture?
It's time to weigh in on Mille Lacs Fall walleye regulations The Minnesota DNR just announced they are now accepting applications for several wildlife, fisheries advisory committees. They want to fill open seats on these committees, including the recently updated Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee. PERM encourages all anglers concerned about the future of the Mille Lacs fishery to consider [...]
Congratulations PERM Legal Fund Raffle Winners!
And thanks to all who entered our Spring 2022 Legal Fund Raffle Really like sharing some good news. And getting another chance to talk to our members. Some have supported us for a very long time and others are new. There’s no question PERM has a very supportive membership. Thanks to everyone who got in on the raffle. It’s the [...]
A 25th Anniversary re Bud Grant and Vince Hill
Joe Fellegy, Mille Lacs Messenger,Jul 2, 2022 Bud Grant, longtime Vikings football coach and a famed outdoorsman, is very familiar to most Minnesotans. Vince Hill (1938-2008) was a grandson of Tom Hill, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s first chief executive after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) became law. Both Bud Grant and Vince Hill were featured speakers at a [...]