outdoors

Last weekend, I stumbled upon a curious scene. Sitting on the snow under a spruce tree was a blue jay. It looked cold but comfortable. Its feathers were fluffed a...

I really should be ice fishing. Seriously, there is no excuse for my complete lack of motivation this winter. Time to man up, grab the portable shack and head out...

Rosalie Anderson isn't one to let setbacks quash her desire for more in life. Not even the tragic loss of her first husband when the couple's son was nine months...

Snot rockets, slough sharks, slimers. Whatever you call them, the reaction while fishing is the same: "Dangit, another northern." Granted, not all fishermen cringe at the sight of Esox lucius,...

Mid-winter on the northern Great Plains is a time of trial and forbearance for its scattered inhabitants, both human and animal. Frequent storms, such as last weekend's whoppers, continually test...

A mile down the snow-covered gravel road, I contemplated my sanity. In the gray glow of a cloud-covered dawn, it was tough to tell where road ended and ditch began...

Now what, Disneyland? It took until the 74th year of the Fargo-Moorhead Christmas Bird Count (CBC), but area observers finally topped the 50-species mark last Saturday. Indeed, so many birds...

Hunters dream about it. Theodore Roosevelt loved it so much that he wrote a book on it. Today, outdoors television shows can bring you there from the comfort of your...

As a young child, one of the stranger memories I can recall is seeing a publication in December of every year featuring the predictions of Jeane Dixon, a prominent psychic...

Like so many outdoor-loving folks in the northland, I'm met with a dilemma once winter hits: How best do I spend my time? I consider early December a 'tween time,...

Imagine you are a bird. You've spent the spring and summer somewhere up north, raising young while safely avoiding predators and other dangers, but generally enjoying the warmth and nutritional...

Most sports are inherently biased: usually, individuals in the peak of physical fitness will go much further than those of us with a bit less athletic prowess. But when it...

"These 'silverbacks' are the largest jackrabbits in the country," Carson said as we headed west out of Tucson and into mesquite desert habitat. He had carefully loaded his two Harris's...