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147 wolves harvested in early season hunt

Minnesota's first regulated wolf hunt moves into a new phase Saturday when sport trappers will be allowed to try their luck for the first time since the region's wolves came...

outdoors Tue, Nov 20, 2012 - 8:28am

DNR officers in right place, at right time to rescue lost hunter

Two conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently helped rescue a lost hunter in Mille Lacs County. Regional Training Officer (RTO) Alex Gutierrez was heading home...

outdoors Mon, Nov 19, 2012 - 4:29pm

Be smart and safe on early season lake ice

We are at that time of the season now that I refer to as the "tweener season." It happens in the fall/winter transition and the winter/spring transition. We are caught...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 1:10pm

New bike trail going in at Glendalough State Park

Construction of a new paved bike trail in Glendalough State Park in northwestern Minnesota in underway, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). When complete, the trail will...

outdoors Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 1:07pm

Bird baths good for birds and bird-watchers alike

While exploring a relative's farm in Polk County, I once climbed into a deer stand overlooking the property's woodlands, wetlands and croplands. It was a gorgeous October evening as the...

Blane Klemek / outdoors Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 1:07pm

Wolf Hunt Northeast Zone to close after quota nearly reached; Northwest remains open

DULUTH -- Minnesota's Northeast Wolf Zone will close at the end of shooting hours Thursday because the harvest is close to the zone's quota, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

outdoors Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - 9:10am

Get organized now for ice fishing season

This past week has no doubt been a busy one for most of the readership. You went to high school football and volleyball games, deer hunted, duck/goose hunted, pheasant hunted,...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 2:35pm

Several species of hard-to-find northern birds have already made an appearance this season such as these bohemian waxwings, close relatives of our more common cedar waxwings.
Keith Corliss - Forum Communications Co.

Northern birds being seen with regularity

Early November, the time of year when things in the world of birding are waning considerably. Nothing is nesting, very few birds are singing, and the diversity of species has...

outdoors Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 2:29pm

CO Stattelman to become NW water resource officer

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has promoted conservation officers Joe Stattelman and Tom Pfingsten to the positions of chief pilot and water resource enforcement officer. "These officers have...

outdoors / DNR Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 2:28pm

Burning in low areas could lead to peat fires

Landowners are advised not to burn brush or grasses in low-lying areas at this time, due to a high incident of peat fires across the region, according to the Minnesota...

outdoors Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 2:27pm

Birds abound amid Colorado mountain majesties

I recently experienced once again the unending pleasure of deer hunting and exploring within the peaks, valleys, draws, drainages, and ridges of the Gore Mountain Range of Routt National Forest...

Blane Klemek / outdoors Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 2:25pm

Laurentian Lakes Chapter volunteers work in the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. (Submitted photo)

North Country Trail is extended 21 miles in area

"2012 was an amazing year on the North Country Trail," by Regional Trail Coordinator Matt Davis' standards. The North Country National Scenic Trail was extended 21 miles in Becker County,...

news / outdoors Thu, Nov 08, 2012 - 12:51am

Tim Tesch, at left, his grandfather, John Tesch, and Mike Vangstad enjoyed a campfire break Sunday. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Tradition carried on for hunting opener

The most sacrosanct of Minnesota holidays is taking place in the woods of Hubbard County, where the deer are plentiful. Families that have been coming to the region for decades...

news / outdoors Thu, Nov 08, 2012 - 12:46am

MN Master Naturalist training available

Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? If so, consider becoming a Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteer. Headwaters Science Center, Bemidji, is hosting a Big Woods Big Rivers Minnesota Master...

outdoors / news Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 9:27am

Tamarac, Hamden Slough off-limits to wolf hunting

No wolf hunting is allowed in national wildlife refuges in Minnesota, including Tamarac and Hamden Slough, according to a news release from the U.S.

news / outdoors Sat, Nov 03, 2012 - 11:00am

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