Sept. 6, 2012
TOWER - Department of Natural Resources officials are considering restricting the use of motors on Big Rice Lake from June 15 to Nov. 25 annually as part of an overall management plan revision.

The change, they say, could improve duck hunting on the very popular waterfowl and wild rice lake in northern Minnesota.
"Around the state people are fishing later and that's chasing ducks away. We're trying to improve duck hunting," said Dawn Plattner, assistant wildlife manager at th...
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