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April 10, 2014
DNR adds two miles of trout fishing along Vermillion River
Local anglers who want to stick close to home for the April 12 stream trout opener will have nearly two additional miles of shoreline to explore as a result of acquisitions made by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Dakota County. Half a mile north of Dakota County...
sports / outdoorsApril 10, 2014 - 10:27am
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July 1, 2013
Hastings youth catches two trophies in one trip
As the son of an avid outdoorsman, 11-year-old Aaron Steding of Hastings has caught more than his share of fish already. But never has he had success like he had on a recent trip to Sturgeon Lake in Ontario, Canada. Aaron caught a 43-inch long 19-pound northern pike while fishing...
sports / outdoorsJuly 1, 2013 - 3:47pm
March 13, 2013
Cabela's releases rendering of Woodbury store, announces builder
Officials on Wednesday released a rendering of what the proposed 85,000 square-foot Woodbury Cabela's store will look like. Log construction, stonework and wood siding will greet customers at the store, slated for a fall 2014 opening, according to a news release. The outdoors store...
news / business / / outdoorsMarch 13, 2013 - 10:19am
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January 15, 2013
Cabela's announces plans for Woodbury store in 2014
A major outdoor sporting goods retailer announced Tuesday it will be opening an 85,000 square-foot store in Woodbury. According to a news release, Cabela's - a national hunting and fishing retailer - plans to open its fourth Minnesota store in Woodbury's Tamarack Village Shopping...
news / outdoors / business / January 15, 2013 - 4:13pm
September 6, 2012
16-year-old Hastings girl catches 375-pound halibut in Alaska
During her 16 years on earth, Kate Curtis hasn't caught a lot of fish. The ones she has caught, though, have certainly been memorable. In August, while in Alaska on a family vacation, Curtis caught what may be her last fish - an 88-inch, 375-pound halibut. While it was fun, the...
news / outdoors / sportsSeptember 6, 2012 - 1:27pm
June 30, 2012
UPDATED: Victim found; search ends for Minnesota man drowned near Prescott
Three days after he fell from a courtesy dock in Prescott, the body of a Minnesota man was found just a short distance away from where he disappeared in the St. Croix River. A citizen noticed the body of Merriett M. Maul Jr., 65, and called authorities. Investigator Doug Ducklow...
news / outdoors / accidentsJune 30, 2012 - 9:41am
October 12, 2011
Fight against Asian carp comes to Hastings
Governor Mark Dayton put his pen to work in the fight to keep Asian carp out of Minnesota waters. On Sept. 12, he documented an action plan to keep the fish at bay. The plan gives the state's executive agencies authority to take action in seven ways. Among them is one that hits close...
news / outdoorsOctober 12, 2011 - 10:43am
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July 8, 2011
Hastings Sand Coulee expands
It's not easy to find an area of untouched land these days, especially so close to the metro. Before Europeans settled in Dakota County, the majority of the land here was covered in prairie. Today there are only small bits of that prairie left intact; of those areas, only pieces are...
news / outdoorsJuly 8, 2011 - 8:38am
May 20, 2011
Anglers say $22 million fish ladder in Red Wing will just make it easier for carp to get upstream
Hastings angler Corey Waller expressed frustration with a fish ladder that is going to be part of a major construction project on Lock and Dam No. 3 in Red Wing. The Army Corps of Engineers has begun work on a $70 million project planned there to improve navigation safety and the...
outdoorsMay 20, 2011 - 7:00am
Anglers have mixed reactions to what carp would mean here
Hastings anglers have mixed feelings about the potential threat Asian carp pose to our local rivers. Nobody seems happy that the potential barrier for preventing the fish from moving upstream is likely to be built in Coon Rapids, leaving Hastings-area rivers with no protection. That...
outdoorsMay 20, 2011 - 7:00am
March 8, 2011
Birds soar to children and adults delight
The Carpenter St. Croix Nature Center reached out to over 1,410 people during its Owl and Other Masters of the Sky event. Over half were school-age...
news / education / outdoorsMarch 8, 2011 - 9:02am
January 1, 2011
Afton Alps co-founder dies
Paul Augustine, a co-founder of the Afton Alps ski area, died Saturday. He was 79. Augustine had been living at the Afton Care Center for about...
news / outdoorsJanuary 1, 2011 - 2:49pm
December 21, 2010
Pawlenty seeks ag disaster in four counties
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants federal aid for farmers in four Minnesota counties after a rough weather year. In a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Pawlenty Monday sought a disaster declaration for Chippewa, Renville, Wright and Freeborn counties. "A secretarial...
outdoorsDecember 21, 2010 - 11:10am
November 29, 2010
County seeks input on new park
Dakota County is in the process of developing a new regional park, and it's looking for resident input on what to include in it. The county has a brief survey up online to take resident input. The still-in-development park is located in Empire Township, south of Rosemount and between...
outdoors / newsNovember 29, 2010 - 2:23pm
November 22, 2010
(Update) Deer numbers down in Pierce County, up in west-central Wisconsin
Preliminary totals of the first two days of the gun-deer season show a slight decline in harvest totals for Pierce County but a slight uptick in harvest numbers across the west-central part of the state. According to the west-central office of the DNR, the 19-county west central...
outdoorsNovember 22, 2010 - 1:01pm
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