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Did you know the DNR's Section of Wildlife manages 50 different game species? Add 1,400 Wildlife Management Areas and Minnesota is the envy of most states. It offers vast public lands, a wide variety of species to hunt and some of the best ruffed grouse hunting in America.

Though you can't see it on a fish finder, at the bottom of Minnesota's great fishing is a system of DNR research, management and effective law enforcement. This system has made Minnesota one of the nation's top five angling destinations. It is the foundation that generates $3 billion in annual Minnesota retail sales and supports 43,000 Minnesota fishing-related jobs.

Your license dollars are the fiscal foundation of this fish and wildlife management. License fees increased March 1, 2013, for the first time in 12 years. The increase, which passed in 2012, was critical to maintaining the world class fishing and hunting that Minnesota enjoys.