Minnesota DNR to Buy Toad Mountain and Run It as a Wildlife Management Area

Minnesota DNR to buy Toad Mountain and run it as a wildlife management area

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. —The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to buy almost all of the Toad Mountain site and turn it into a wildlife management area for things like hunting, hiking, wildlife observation, trapping and shore fishing, according to Erik Thorson, DNR area wildlife manager in Park Rapids, Minnesota. He spoke to the Becker County Board on Tuesday, Aug. 19, which unanimously approved the plan. The nonprofit Trust For Public…

DNR to buy Toad Mountain and run it as a wildlife management area

DETROIT LAKES —The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to buy almost all of the Toad Mountain site and turn it into a wildlife management area for things like hunting, hiking, wildlife observation, trapping and shore fishing, according to Erik Thorson, DNR area wildlife manager in Park Rapids. He spoke to the Becker County Board on Tuesday, which unanimously approved the plan. The nonprofit Trust For Public Land is in the process of …