Fish and Wildlife

Fisheries Resources

Walleye abundance

Brown trout population levels

Knife River juvenile steelhead abundance

Lake trout mortality in management zones MN-1, MN-2, and MN-3

Lake sturgeon abundance

Cisco abundance in identified refuge lakes

Number of metro region ponds stocked for fishing and education

Wildlife Resources

Percent of deer permit areas within goal range for harvest levels

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance in free-ranging deer

Pheasant harvest levels

Prairie chicken abundance

Mallard duck abundance

Minnesota's share of the yearly Mississippi Flyway duck harvest

Number of wild rice lakes actively managed for waterfowl

Number of wild turkey hunting permits issued; harvest levels

Estimated ruffed grouse harvest

Moose abundance

Fisher abundance

American marten abundance

Fish and Wildlife Enforcement

Number of law enforcement hours by activity

Nongame Wildlife Populations

Loon population levels in six lake index areas

Frog and toad species distribution

Percentage of stream reaches supporting Topeka Shiner in Minnesota's portion of the Missouri river watershed

Information on state-listed species

Number of species in greatest conservation need for which we have updated status or habitat information