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Trip south more about fishing than catching

I just returned from fishing open water and a trip south enough to float my boat. I ended my trip Monday fishing Mississippi River Pool 4 at Red Wing. I...

outdoors / Brad Laabs Sun, Mar 31, 2013 - 12:00pm

Enter snowbirds, exit snow buntings in March

It won’t be long as droves of snowbirds begin arriving here in the Northland, another snowbird will likely be long gone. Indeed, the human snowbirds that annually return to their...

outdoors / Blane Klemek Sat, Mar 30, 2013 - 12:00pm

Bear hunt application deadline May 3

Applications for Minnesota bear hunting licenses are available beginning Monday, April 1, and will be accepted through Friday, May 3, the Department of Natural of Resources (DNR) said. A total...

outdoors Sat, Mar 30, 2013 - 8:00am

Snowmobile season could go into April

With a foot or more of snow still blanketing most of northern Minnesota, the snowmobiling season may extend into April for the first time in many years, the Department of...

outdoors Fri, Mar 29, 2013 - 2:29pm

Ailing bobcat rescued by Duluth nonprofit

Linda Nervick spotted the bobcat Sunday afternoon driving the back roads to Duluth from Ely. She got out of her car with the intent to photograph what she thought was...

outdoors Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 8:58am

Lake Winona, which is the discharge point for the Alexandria Lakes Area Sanitary District, has been found to have high levels of triclosan. Forum News Service

Washing your hands might be bad for fish

ALEXANDRIA—A lot of questionable decisions were made in the 1960s. Was introducing the antibacterial agent triclosan one of them? The antimicrobial ingredient was first used decades ago in Dial soap...

outdoors Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 8:53am

Brad Laabs: Use this in between time to clean your equipment

It looks like we are going out of the winter and into the spring like a lion. We will most likely have a little longer than usual “tweener” season (the...

outdoors / Brad Laabs Sun, Mar 24, 2013 - 12:00pm

Two painted eye original paint Mason duck decoys. On the left is a hen blue bill. The other bird is a drake canvasback, and both are highly collectible. Mark Greenig/Record

Mark Greenig: Those marvelous Mason decoys

Most decoy collectors will agree Mason duck decoys, of Detroit, Mich., are the most collectible of all factory decoys. The decoys are elegant in design, visually appealing, well constructed and...

outdoors / Mark Greenig Sat, Mar 23, 2013 - 12:00pm

Blane Klemek: Shouldn’t be long before the return of the bluebirds

According to my calendar, the eastern bluebirds should return to the Northland any day now. I’ve observed singing male eastern bluebirds as early as mid-March, but not this year! Nevertheless,...

outdoors / Blane Klemek Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 11:59pm

Deadline nears for state park camping in Minnesota

The deadline is approaching to reserve a campsite for seasonal or monthly camping at Minnesota state parks. Reservations are due Friday, April 5, according to the Department of Natural Resources...

outdoors / DNR Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 2:05pm

Researchers blame moose decline on wolves

The first messages from dead moose to Minnesota researchers have been coming in, and early results show wolves are taking their toll on the state’s beleaguered moose herd despite an...

outdoors Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 8:14am

Conservation officers with confiscated perch from Lake Minnie.

Routine patrol on Lake Winnibigoshish nets Wisconsin anglers

A routine patrol by three conservation officers (CO) with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources netted three Wisconsin men nearly $3,300 in fines, restitution, and court costs for an overlimit...

outdoors / DNR Mon, Mar 18, 2013 - 6:14pm

Brad Laabs: Take notes now to make next year’s ice-off easier

By the time you are reading this article, 99.5 percent of you with permanent fish houses have successfully removed them from the area lakes. For a few, they will be...

outdoors / Brad Laabs Sat, Mar 16, 2013 - 12:00pm

An older pair of unused Norway, Maine Snocroft 13” x 48” wooden snowshoes with leather bindings. Mark Greenig/Record

Still going strong after 6,000 years

If I were to ask you what is 6,000 years old and still going strong, my guess is most would have no idea what that would be. Ironically, one style...

outdoors / Mark Greenig Sat, Mar 16, 2013 - 6:00am

Blane Klemek: The pileated — the largest woodpecker in North America

The first pileated woodpecker I ever observed was many years ago in the oak-filled woodlands of the Otter Tail County dairy farm where I was raised. The giant bird immediately...

outdoors / Blane Klemek Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 10:00pm

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