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October 10, 2013
International Wolf Center draws global wolf experts to Duluth
As Minnesota and Wisconsin get ready to hold their second annual wolf hunting and trapping seasons — and Michigan enters the fray with its first — wolf experts from around the world will gather in Duluth this weekend to talk about the future of wolves and their relationships with...
outdoorsOctober 10, 2013 - 8:32am
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August 7, 2013
Marshmallow Foundation’s Mutt March
The Marshmallow Foundation is hosting this year’s Mutt March outside of Lucky Dog on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This will be the third Mutt March and as usual, all proceeds go to the animals under the care of the Marshmallow Foundation. The Marshmallow Foundations is a...
news / Detroit LakesAugust 7, 2013 - 7:08am
July 19, 2013
Dog made famous in Lake Superior photo dies
DULUTH, Minn. - Schoep, the Bayfield dog who with his owner became an Internet celebrity last year thanks to a tender photograph of the pair in the waters of Lake Superior, died Wednesday at age 20. The news was announced Thursday afternoon on the Facebook page for Schoep and owner...
newsJuly 19, 2013 - 10:38am
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March 11, 2013
Researchers study effects of oil drilling on North Dakota wildlife
FARGO - Mule deer in the Little Missouri Badlands recently were equipped with radio collars to enable biologists to track their movements and mortality. The research is one of several studies under way in western North Dakota to determine the effects on wildlife species from unprecedented...
newsMarch 11, 2013 - 8:57am
December 9, 2011
Snowy owls descend on Northland in search of food
Call it the invasion of the snowies. Snowy owls, normally residents of the tundra, are showing up in Minnesota and across the United States this winter. Such an influx of owls is called an invasion or an irruption by birders. A map of snowy sightings at eBird.org indicates that...
December 9, 2011 - 9:15am
November 13, 2011
Minnesota: Deer harvest down by a third
Department of Natural Resources area wildlife managers Tom Rusch at Tower and Rich Staffon at Cloquet said deer registrations were down an average of 38 percent and 34 percent in their work areas, respectively. "A decline of 34 percent -- that's pretty significant," Staffon said...
November 13, 2011 - 9:12am
November 9, 2011
Minnesota deer hunters not as lucky as last year
By all accounts, the deer kill across Northeastern Minnesota appears to be down from last year. Minnesota's 16-day firearms deer season opened Saturday and continues through Nov. 20. Typically, 65 percent of the total kill occurs during the first three days of the season. "We're...
November 9, 2011 - 8:49am
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September 29, 2011
U.S. wolf-trapping program to end
A popular federal program that for 33 years has quietly trapped and killed thousands of wolves in northern Minnesota will become extinct after Friday. The wolves were targeted near where livestock and pets had been killed. And almost everyone who knew about the program -- farmers,...
September 29, 2011 - 9:46am
September 7, 2011
Hunters tracking bounty of big bears
. Bear hunter Craig Harnden of Inglis, Fla., stands next to a black bear that field-dressed at 662 pounds on Sunday in International Falls. It is the first bear that Harnden has shot. (Photo by Jimmy Knutson) Talk about it Jimmy Knutson at Jim's Ash Trail Store in Orr says it's...
September 7, 2011 - 9:25am
August 27, 2010
Humane society volunteer named
Meet Patti Anderson, the Humane Society of the Lakes August volunteer of the month. Patti volunteers for many of the organization's fundraising...
newsAugust 27, 2010 - 1:35pm
August 18, 2010
Seven puppies abandoned at Crookston Humane Society
An animal shelter in Crookston is looking for a few good homes for six puppies that were dropped off during the night last week. Tracey Janisch, shelter manager for the Humane Society of Polk County, said employees showing up for work Aug. 11 found a box that had been placed inside...
newsAugust 18, 2010 - 8:08am
March 3, 2010
Keeping pets identified
"Badges, we don't need no stinking badges." Just how important is pet identification? Too many pet owners subscribe to that "Badges" quote from "Blazing Saddles." In 2009, 622 stray, lost or abandoned pets came through our doors at the Detroit Lakes and surrounding communities...
newsMarch 3, 2010 - 11:17am
January 28, 2009
MeritCare live animal use under fire
FARGO - MeritCare Medical Center in Fargo is facing heat over its use of live pigs in its trauma training classes intended to reduce patient death rates. MeritCare offers Advanced Trauma Life Support courses for doctors, which typically involve using human cadavers, nonhuman technology...
January 28, 2009 - 12:00am
October 3, 2008
Protecting trees, shrubs from animals
Now that fall is here, it is time to consider protecting trees and shrubs from damage caused by mice and rabbits. Deer may also be a problem; controlling them is very difficult without the use of properly installed fencing. These animals cause damage during the winter months by...
October 3, 2008 - 12:00am
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