Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) works with citizens to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and to provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life. The DNR offers a broad range of careers across the state of Minnesota. Our employees are dedicated to creating a healthy, sustainable, livable Minnesota for generations to come. Join our team of over 3,000 professionals working to conserve and manage Minnesota’s natural resources. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, and veteran-friendly employer. Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation may contact the DNR ADA Title I Coordinator at ADAdiversity.dnr@state.mn.us, 651-296-5016. We welcome calls from Telecommunications Relay Service users.www.mndnr.gov
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Oct 17, 2026
Mark LarsonHOST
We're going to take a break, hear a word from our sponsors.
Mark LarsonHOST
We're going to be back with Zach Larson right after this with the Minnesota DNR.
Mark LarsonHOST
Welcome back to Glencoe Talk.
Mark LarsonHOST
You're listening to Glencoe Talk on Classic Hit Country KGLB right here in Glencoe, Minnesota.
Mark LarsonHOST
As we mentioned in the first segment, our guest today is Zach Larson.
Mark LarsonHOST
Zach's been on the show a couple times in the past.
Mark LarsonHOST
Zach is a conservation officer with the Minnesota DNR.
Mark LarsonHOST
Welcome, Zach.
Rob DriesleinHOST
Uh, one is Paul Burr.
Rob DriesleinHOST
Uh, he's the whitetail deer coordinator within the Big Game Program at the Minnesota DNR, and also Patrick Hagen, statewide disease research coordinator, uh, within the Wildlife Health Division of the agency.
Rob DriesleinHOST
Guys, thanks a lot for carving out some time to chat.
Rob DriesleinHOST
How you doing?
7 MINS LATER
Rob DriesleinHOST
And of course, we're covering a lot of ground here, and I'd encourage folks, if you have any questions, go to outdoornews.com or go to mndnr.gov/hunting, and you'll see this all broken down in detail.
Rob DriesleinHOST
This is Outdoor News Radio.
Rob DriesleinHOST
I'm Rob Deriso, and we're chatting with Paul Burr and Patrick Hagen from the Minnesota DNR.
Rob DriesleinHOST
I feel like I've been ignoring Patrick here.
Steve PorterGUEST
So they're still under federal protection.
Steve PorterGUEST
So when we reached out to the people in the state of Minnesota, the Tim Walz administration, mainly Sarah Stroman, the DNR commissioner, and said, hey, what can we do to get this figured out? I had Senator Nathan Wiesenberg approach Sarah Stroman, and we got to get relief.
Steve PorterGUEST
And she says something to the effect of, golly gee shucks, there's nothing we can do.
Steve PorterGUEST
Wolves are federally protected.
Steve PorterGUEST
They're out of control.
Steve PorterGUEST
We want to manage them at the state level.
Steve PorterGUEST
Put that on DNR letterhead.
Steve PorterGUEST
And Sarah Stroman said, absolutely not.
Jordan SillarsHOST
By Monday, about 100 National Guardsmen had been called in to scour the area.
Jordan SillarsHOST
They were joined by officials from the Civil Air Patrol, the Minnesota Highway Patrol, and the Minnesota DNR, who searched alongside dozens of volunteers.
Jordan SillarsHOST
The highway patrol dispatched a helicopter and dog teams were called in later in the week.
Jordan SillarsHOST
Local and state governments expended considerable resources, but the conditions on the ground were working against them.
Joe HenryGUEST
R- r- really cool.
Joe HenryGUEST
And then Scott MacIntyre, who's with the Minnesota DNR, but he's a outdoor media dude.
Joe HenryGUEST
And, uh, fishing with those two gentlemen, with, with Glenn and Scott, uh, I tell you, what an honor.
Joe HenryGUEST
And, uh, I caught a big king salmon in this destination on the Niagara River.
Jessica JohnsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Our team feels confident that we're creating a project design to be protective of those resources, but we are at that point where it does need to be evaluated by others, by the regulatory agencies, technical experts, and the public to really see if that is true.
Maya HechtCORRESPONDENT
The Minnesota DNR is using the public comments submitted last month and information put forth by Tallinn to define topics of study in the next stage of environmental review, called an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS.
Maya HechtCORRESPONDENT
A few areas already identified are climate adaptation, contamination and hazardous waste, and a wide range of socioeconomic impacts.
Maya HechtCORRESPONDENT
Once an EIS is prepared, the public will have another opportunity to comment.
Jack WillcoxHOST
Nancy, can you describe what that is?
Nancy Bohl BormannGUEST
I'm not necessarily a climatologist, but, you know, from what we've been seeing, I saw the Minnesota DNR page has information and maybe we can put this in the links to about it.
Nancy Bohl BormannGUEST
It's just looking like the climate trends are pointing to this.
Nancy Bohl BormannGUEST
pattern that will be happening over the winter.
Courtney NicoleHOST
Regardless of how accurate these scent trails might be, police are really leaning heavily on the drowning theory now.
Courtney NicoleHOST
With that, boats from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are brought in, as are divers.
Courtney NicoleHOST
The surrounding land is searched too.
Courtney NicoleHOST
An aerial team flies over the area, scanning the fields and the riverbanks from above.
Al BattGUEST
That was awfully nice of you, Kent.
Al BattGUEST
I also wanna thank the DNR for the governor's pheasant opener in Northfield.
Al BattGUEST
I've been getting...
Al BattGUEST
I've been invited to that for, uh, oh, every year, and I've never gone.
Al BattGUEST
And this year, I got some prodding from my wife and a couple of friends at the DNR who said, "You need to get to this," and it was really fun.
Al BattGUEST
We had, um, a W- a dedication of a WMA and got to go on a pontoon ride.
Al BattGUEST
I, I'm not a pheasant hunter, but I got to do a lot of other things and got to hang around with a dog for a while that was a pheasant hunter, so it was, it was fun.
Al BattGUEST
I'm gonna say area wildlife manager is her correct title.
Scott SavageHOST
... that is down about 150 from last year.
Scott SavageHOST
Minnesota DNR expected to set a wolf quota next month for this fall's season.
Scott SavageHOST
If you're in Wisconsin, interested in humping, hunting, or trapping wolves-
Jason ManningHOST
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