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‘Very delicate’ negotiations are underway for new state park land

Talks to buy land for a Lake Vermilion state park are on hold, the state natural resources commissioner told a legislative committee, but hope remains that a deal could be completed.

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Vary jigging techniques to find more walleye

From the floods of the spring, the unseasonably cold summer, the transition into the poor weather of September and October — we are rewarded now with this an unseasonably warm and pleasant November.

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An odd deer hunting find

An odd deer hunting find

On Friday, he was walking through a thick, nasty Tamarack swamp hoping to push a deer to a buddy when he spotted a shed antler from the previous winter. “As I approached, I discovered the other side as well lying a foot away. I had found a matched set of antlers in mint condition,” he said. So Pace compared that to the deer he shot on opening weekend and they were a match. “I had found sheds of the deer I shot from the previous year after I shot it. What are the odds?” he said.

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Grouse season far from over

Leaves are down. Ruffed rouse numbers are up. Now is the time get out and hunt.

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DU: Prairie Pothole CRP losses add up

BISMARCK, N.D. – Ducks Unlimited cautions that the Duck Factory is on the verge of losing even more of its capacity.

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The timberwolf — a Minnesota native

The gray wolf is native to our area and still with us. We live with this mysterious creature, yet few of us ever get to see one.

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Roseau County men sentenced for shooting bear out of season

Two Roseau County men each have been ordered to pay $485 in fines and court costs after being convicted for taking and possessing a black bear out of season.

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‘Very, very big buck’ taken illegally near Red Wing

‘Very, very big buck’ taken illegally near Red Wing

Goodhue County (Minn.) prosecutors have charged a man in a possible poaching case involving what officials said may be a trophy buck.

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Mahnomen County woman's family think deer hunter shot at car, shattered side windows

An elderly woman got a scare Wednesday morning when the opposing side windows of her GMC Yukon shattered while she was driving on County Road 21 between White Earth village and Richwood.

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A great week to go fishing, enjoy the outdoors

What a wonderful week to enjoy our beautiful area and the outdoor resources we have. The weather has been unseasonably warm and the forecast for the next week looks like we will be able to continue to fish open water.

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Minnesota deer hunting — by the numbers

• Last year, 38 percent of Minnesota firearm hunters successfully harvested a deer. About 43 percent were antlered bucks. • 70 percent of Minnesota’s firearms deer harvest typically occurs during the first three or four days of the season.

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A profile on the wiley brush wolf — the coyote

The coyote is also known as the brush wolf. The Aztecs attributed supernatural powers to the coyote. So did many northern Indians, who knew this small American wolf by another name. Sportsmen don’t relish coyote meat but some Indians do. No other carnivore has doubled or tripled his range in spite of man’s intrusion into his territory.

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Buck fever

Buck fever

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Hunter shoots exotic deer in Minnesota

Hunter shoots exotic deer in Minnesota

A deer hunter in northwestern Minnesota shot what turned out to be an axis deer Sunday.

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Hunters nab their big bucks

Hunters nab their big bucks

Did you nab a nice buck during the first few days of firearm deer season?

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