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    April 18, 2018
    Wolves remain incidental species in North Dakota
    North Dakota doesn't have a resident gray wolf population, but the eastern half of the state falls within the boundaries of what's known as the...
    sports/outdoorsApril 18, 2018 - 9:12am
    April 8, 2018
    Sam Cook
    Scanning the 10-day forecast — and hoping
    DULUTH — Well, this is getting a little old, isn't it? This November in April, I mean. A buddy called the other day. "It was four below in...
    sports/outdoorsApril 8, 2018 - 6:35am
    April 5, 2018
    Upper Red Lake walleye regulations announced
    RED LAKE, Minn.—Anglers fishing Upper Red Lake in Minnesota this spring will be able to keep four walleye of which only one may be longer than 17 inches, continuing the same regulation that was in place this past winter and the previous 2017 open water season, according to a...
    sports/outdoorsApril 5, 2018 - 5:52pm
    April 4, 2018
    A gray leaden sky hangs low over a quite frozen Lake Bemidji in March 2018. The only hint that spring may be approaching was the eight bald eagles scattered randomly on the ice. Keith Corliss
    Flight Lines: Phenology: tracking nature's annual cycles
    At exactly noon on May 1, 2017, the painted wooden tripod augured into the ice on Alaska's Tanana River near Fairbanks toppled, signaling spring...
    newsApril 4, 2018 - 6:03am
    March 13, 2018
    The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has mailed 8,500 surveys to residents of eastern Minnesota to measure public opinion on the band's proposal to reintroduce wild elk to the region. St. Paul Pioneer Press file photo
    Elk surveys mailed to 8,500 homes as Fond du Lac Band effort inches toward reintroduction
    CLOQUET, Minn.—The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has mailed out 8,500 public opinion surveys to residents in the areas of...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 13, 2018 - 6:03pm
    March 7, 2018
    Winter birds, such as common redpolls, can be found in the country but are much more easily viewed and identified at feeders in town. Photo by Keith Corliss play button
    AUDIO: Small town birding comes with caveat
    During the long dead of winter it can be challenging for bird watchers to find motivation, not to mention birds. The few hardy resident species...
    newsMarch 7, 2018 - 11:58am
    March 1, 2018
    Deadline nears to remove fish houses
    ST. PAUL—The deadline for anglers to remove fish houses from lakes in Minnesota is approaching quickly, according to a release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Removal dates are determined by an east-west line formed by U.S. Highway 10, east along Highway...
    sports/recreationMarch 1, 2018 - 2:51pm
    February 18, 2018
    Dave Nilsen, of Dakota Hunting Retriever Club in Sioux Falls, feeds his dog, Axl, during the 2018 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic on Saturday in Sioux Falls. (Luke Hagen / Republic)
    SD governor hopefuls battle for birds: Noem, Jackley share five-point plans to boost SD’s pheasant population
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It's a Republican rooster battle. South Dakota gubernatorial candidates Marty Jackley and Kristi Noem revealed over...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 18, 2018 - 5:47pm
    February 11, 2018
    Beth Holst of Duluth is recovering from a 21-foot fall from her deer stand in November. She sustained a broken leg in the accident and uses a cane for stability as she heals. Bob King / Forum News Service
    Minn. woman still healing from November deer-stand fall
    DULUTH, Minn.—Beth Holst had hunted on the ground for the first two days of last fall's Minnesota firearms deer season, but she hadn't...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 11, 2018 - 8:44am
    Sam Cook
    Changing landscapes: When a hunting or fishing territory slips away
    An angler I know was talking about a lake where he used to fish. Crappies, as I recall. Somewhere near Bemidji. "But then the college kids found...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 11, 2018 - 7:40am
    February 4, 2018
    Anglers in two fishing shelters fish for coho salmon and Kamloops rainbow trout early Thursday morning, Feb. 1, at the McQuade Small Craft Harbor on the North Shore. Cohos have turned up earlier this winter than in most years. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    Cohos in the cold: Coho salmon have shown up on the North Shore earlier this winter
    FRENCH RIVER, Minn.—The temperature was struggling to rise above zero at mid-morning on Thursday, Feb. 1. A sharp wind whistled down from...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 4, 2018 - 6:46am
    January 29, 2018
    John Beargrease marathon musher Blair Braverman nears the Trail Center checkpoint with two dogs riding in her sled bag. Steve Kuchera / vplay button
    Northwoods traffic jam as mushers, dogs push toward Beargrease finish
    ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL, Minn. — Halfway across Poplar Lake on Monday morning, Jan. 29, Ingrid Pond's dog team decided it was more interested...
    sportsJanuary 29, 2018 - 6:04pm
    January 21, 2018
    Fat-bikes have wider tire tracks than even mountain bikes. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Interest in Fat-bike riding growing in Minnesota
    TWO HARBORS, Minn.—The shadowy forms ghost through the forest almost like a procession of deer. They travel in single-file, rolling through...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 21, 2018 - 6:56am
    January 14, 2018
    Brad Dokken, outdoors columnist
    Brad Dokken: The outdoors from A to Z, the sequel
    A year or so back, I challenged myself to come up with a list of the outdoors from A to Z. That might sound easy enough, but as I got down to...
    news/science-and-natureJanuary 14, 2018 - 6:34am
    At sunrise on Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, Greg Clusiau drills a fishing hole on a lake near Grand Rapids, Minn., before a day of crappie fishing. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    Crappies hit early and often for group on lake near Grand Rapids
    GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The sun hadn't yet crested the horizon on Tuesday, Jan. 9, when Greg Clusiau and Lorin LeMire began perforating the...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 14, 2018 - 6:15am
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