People can now share their thoughts on a draft update of the state’s

long-range plan for muskellunge through Monday, June 30.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources extended the deadline for

comments on the plan after recently correcting a technical issue with

the comment email inbox. Comments emailed to the inbox before 10 p.m. on

June 6 were returned as undeliverable. DNR did not receive these

comments. We regret the inconvenience and ask anyone who submitted

comments to the inbox before 10 p.m. on June 6 to resubmit them to

mnmuskieplan2025@state.mn.us.

The draft plan is available on the Minnesota DNR’s muskie page

(mndnr.gov/muskie). Comments may be submitted by:

• Emailing mnmuskieplan2025@state.mn.us

• Using the online survey available on the DNR’s muskie page

(mndnr.gov/muskie)

• Writing to Kelly Wilder, Minnesota Department of Natural

Resources – Minnesota DNR, Muskie Plan c/o Kelly Wilder, 500 Lafayette

Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4020.

The draft plan will be used to guide muskie management in Minnesota for

the next 15 years. More information about muskie, muskie research and

the draft plan is available on the Minnesota DNR’s muskie page

(mndnr.gov/muskie).