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STAFF BLOG NORTHLAND OUTDOORS Chris Niskanen: Guiding definitions for Outdoor Heritage Funds not worthy
A familiar scene unfolded late Thursday that has come to define the conflict between the Minnesota House of Representatives and the hunting, fishing and conservation community. A deal was struck behin...
Posted on 5/25/10 at 5:43 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Conservationsists watching lawmakers
Conservation and environmental advocates are watching Minnesota lawmakers to make sure they properly spend tax money that is dedicated to the outdoors. Proponents of the voter-approved constitutional...
Posted on 4/9/09 at 9:50 AM
The Dufner brothers’ last pitch
TOGO, Minn. — Dusk settles over the deer camp deep in Minnesota’s north woods. A couple of does hang from the meat pole. Woodsmoke rises from the stovepipe that angles from a white canvas tent.
By Sam Cook , November 17, 2008
Welch woman kills massive 200-pound deer with 27-point rack
Kelly Gustafson’s massive buck may not look like wrestler Brock Lesnar, but it certainly appears to be “the next big thing.”
By Mike Longaecker , November 13, 2008
Family has 51 years of hunting from Warba deer camp
WARBA, Minn. — Hjalmar Johnson had made it to deer camp for 50 years in a row. But he couldn’t make it for Saturday’s Minnesota firearms deer opener.
By Sam Cook , November 10, 2008
Later-than-usual season puts Minnesota deer hunters right on the rut
Good news, Minnesota firearms hunters: This fall, Minnesota’s firearms deer season opens this Saturday, Nov. 8, as late as it can in the calendar year. And that means it’s more likely to coincide with the peak of the rut.
By Sam Cook , November 06, 2008
Maiden Rock/Bay City bat caves house 150,000
MAIDEN ROCK — It’s cold. Dark. Quiet as a tomb — except for little squeaking sounds so tiny you wonder if you’re imagining them.
By Ruth Nerhaugen , November 03, 2008
Forging friendships, finding pheasants
ROSCOE, S.D. — The elder statesmen of this pheasant hunting clan have reserved seats up front in the old conversion van. That’s Roy Meier in the driver’s seat. He’s 80. In the passenger seat is Rolf Grimsrud, 75, of Superior.
By Sam Cook , October 27, 2008
Partridge hunter enjoys a tradition of success
Here he comes, up the forest trail, toting the old Winchester double-barrel. He appears to be marching right out of a 1940s sporting catalog.
By Sam Cook , October 21, 2008
South Dakota man wins top PWT prize
Gil Mollet, Jefferson, S.D., won the one day Championship Shootout Saturday at the Professional Walleye Trail tournament in Hudson Saturday and claimed a $50,000 prize with five fish that weighed in at 12.5 pounds.
October 20, 2008
Health officials urge caution in eating deer meat
ST. PAUL – Hunting and health experts do not fully understand what dangers, if any, lead in deer meat may present, but with the deer hunting season about to open, Minnesota officials say there are precautions hunters should take.
By Don Davis , October 08, 2008
Adaptability to disability: Don Christensen copes with MS so he can pursue his passion, hunting
WEBSTER, WIS. — Le Ann Christensen nudged the power lever on her husband’s wheelchair and guided him out the front door. She laid his camouflage blanket across his lap. She sprayed him down with a scent-masking compound.
By Sam Cook , October 06, 2008
Superior Hiking Trail
The Superior Hiking Trail is a 205-mile long footpath that runs along the north shore of Lake Superior from Two Harbors, Minn., to the Canadian border.
By Cody Buckalew , October 06, 2008
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