Rules aimed at protecting people and dogs in state parks from hunting and trapping mishaps this fall have been approved by the Department of Natural Resources Board. Republican legislators and lobbyists for hunting groups have been pushing for more hunting and trapping in state parks . Non-hunters pushed back hard, and now the DNR has adopted some new rules for this fall aimed at somewhat of a middle ground: Shooting from or across trails closed to hunting will not be allowed, and trappers in state parks will be limited to underwater or dog-proof traps. The DNR's Kurt Thiede says both...
