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    January 10, 2018
    Minnesota pheasant hunters (left to right) Craig Aamodt and Marv Kremin of Cottonwwood and Dennis Oakland and Steve Leitch of Willmar with a five-man limit of roosters in South Dakota on Jan. 5. Eric Morken / Forum News Service
    South Dakota is still worth the pheasant hunt
    The outlook ahead of the 2017 South Dakota pheasant hunting season was a bleak one. Bird numbers were down 45 percent from 2016, according to...
    newsJanuary 10, 2018 - 5:08am
    January 7, 2018
    Otter tracks on a creek in the Solon Springs area make it a good bet for setting a trap. Bob King / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Wis. 19-year-old is quickly gaining experience and having success in his trapping
    NEAR SOLON SPRINGS, Wis. — Jarid Rankila walked gingerly onto the frozen beaver pond, thumping the ice ahead of him with his ice spud —...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 7, 2018 - 8:01am
    January 5, 2018
    Sam Cook
    Some thoughts on the trail must be put on hold
    This will sound crazy, I know. But maybe I am not alone. Sometimes, when I'm out with one of my friends — biking or hunting or paddling or...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 5, 2018 - 7:13am
    January 3, 2018
    A snow-covered trail heads down a valley near Jackson Hole, Wyo. By Keith Corliss.play button
    Flight Lines: The beguiling allure of trails (with video)
    It was likely during one of the annual family automobile treks to the Pacific Northwest to visit relatives that I first encountered the sign,...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 3, 2018 - 6:15am
    December 31, 2017
    Becky Schweitzer, Minot, put this once-in-a-lifetime elk on the ground on Oct. 7, 2017, near Watford City, N.D. Submitted photo
    Minot hunter recalls 'awesome experience' filling her once-in-lifetime elk tag
    MINOT, N.D.—She loves to hunt. Dusk to dawn, from opener to season's end if necessary. When the hunting seasons close you'll find her with...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 31, 2017 - 7:23pm
    December 15, 2017
    Bird count set for Wednesday in Icelandic State Park
    CAVALIER, N.D. — The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Icelandic State Park, about 5½ miles west of Cavalier on North Dakota Highway 5. Jay Wessel's Game Management Area will be the center of the count area,...
    news/science-and-natureDecember 15, 2017 - 10:30pm
    December 13, 2017
    The Gander Mountain store located at 2121 43rd St. S. in Fargo is one of the stores that closed. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Gander Outdoors to open first store in Minnesota
    LAKEVILLE, Minn. – Gander Outdoors, the reborn version of defunct Gander Mountain, opened its first store in Lakeville near the Twin Cities...
    newsDecember 13, 2017 - 5:35pm
    December 10, 2017
    On a western Minnesota farm, the bounty of a December afternoon’s hunt is displayed on a weathered fence. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    ‘That evening hunt — that was worth the whole trip’
    MADISON, Minn. — I have come west again, to kill a pheasant. Maybe several pheasants, should our fortune be so good. Gone now, the too-warm...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 10, 2017 - 7:47am
    December 8, 2017
    Sam Cook
    Vehicle venison: A roadkill philosophy
    A Duluth, Minn., man I know was returning from the Twin Cities recently when he came upon a car pulled off to the side of Interstate 35. The...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 8, 2017 - 7:32am
    December 7, 2017
    Linda Palcich / Courtesy / Bemidji Pioneer
    Extremely rare Canada lynx spotted in Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest
    CASS LAKE, Minn. - A woman hiking in the Chippewa National Forest in north central Minnesota Saturday, Dec. 2 captured a rare sighting of a Canada...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 7, 2017 - 2:12pm
    December 6, 2017
    The American robin nest used in the process of fledging three young birds early in the summer is now exposed to deteriorating conditions. By Keith Corliss
    Flight Lines: When it comes to nesting, the sky's the limit
    It's empty now, exposed to the elements and slowly deteriorating. It's assuming the look of unkempt hair, messy, scraggly, loose pieces swaying...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 6, 2017 - 7:39am
    November 30, 2017
    House passes Twin Metals mining bill
    Legislation that would reopen areas near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to copper-nickel exploration and potential mining cleared the U.S. House on Thursday, Nov. 30. The bill, which passed 216-204 and still must clear the Senate and be signed by President Trump before...
    newsNovember 30, 2017 - 5:13pm
    November 29, 2017
    Minnesotan fined $1,500 for smuggling leeches into Ontario
    Two Minnesota anglers learned the hard way that Ontario doesn't mess around when it comes to fish and game law violations and big fines. Russell...
    sportsNovember 29, 2017 - 10:52pm
    This aerial photo taken July 10, 2017, shows the site of a proposed day park along the Missouri River south of Bismarck. It would be North Dakota's first new state park in more than 25 years. The field on the left would separate the park from the Missouri River Correctional Center. File Photo / Bismarck Tribune
    Missouri River Day Park development on hold until new budget cycle
    BISMARCK — North Dakota Parks and Recreation is aiming to secure operational funding before turning its eye to development of the Missouri...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 29, 2017 - 11:10am
    November 28, 2017
    Kayla Odegard, Grand Forks, shot this moose with a bow Sept. 14 while hunting between Rock Lake and Sarles, N.D. According to her dad, Dr. Rick Odegard, she drew one of the once-in-a-lifetime tags the first time she applied.
    Grand Forks woman gets her 'once-in-a-lifetime' bull moose while bow hunting in ND
    Dr. Kayla Odegard, of Grand Forks, N.D., shot this moose with a bow Sept. 14 while hunting between Rock Lake and Sarles, N.D. According to her...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 28, 2017 - 4:22pm
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