A new study makes clear that smaller lakes like Fox Lake “will never be an appropriate place for wake boat operations,” said Stephen Corbin of Fox Lake.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Beryl Novak has shot 75 deer and counting over 61 seasons, many on his own land.| Mitchell Republic
A dry winter and late spring rains may have caused many ducks to fly farther north to nest.| Superior Telegram
Crossbows appear to have increased buck harvest slightly in 2023 and were popular among younger and older hunters. In Wisconsin, the popularity of crossbows has grown fast in the past decade.| Superior Telegram
Idaho’s Fish and Game department is asking anglers to have at it with the walleyes, the Idaho Statesman reports. No limits; instead, anglers should “catch, kill and keep” every walleye they catch.| Superior Telegram
Data shows catch-and-release doesn’t work for many Lake Superior lakers.| Superior Telegram
The proposal would impact about 45 million acres of national forest land across 37 states, including the Little Missouri National Grasslands in western North Dakota.| Superior Telegram
Fishing the Midwest TV series host Mike Frisch gives some tips for when you "go to battle" with big bass that often inhabit the flats during the summer| Bemidji Pioneer
Working with the Minnesota DNR, the city offered 9 antlerless tags and 1 tag good for either a buck or a doe.| Grand Forks Herald
The archery hunt, which is limited to 10 hunters who were selected through a lottery and stringent screening and proficiency process, is confined to five areas.| Grand Forks Herald
Taking a bear with a radio collar is legal; however, pausing briefly to get a clear view of the bear’s head can help reveal whether it has large ear tags, which indicates that it is collared.| Grand Forks Herald
As the old saying goes, “You’re not a real fisherman until you’ve been caught yourself.”| Grand Forks Herald
Temperatures stay seasonal throughout the holiday weekend.| Superior Telegram
Beryl Novak has shot 75 deer and counting over 61 seasons, many on his own land.| West Central Tribune
Beryl Novak has shot 75 deer and counting over 61 seasons, many on his own land.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Discoveries of the invasive algae starry stonewort in Gull Lake and Three Island Lake have been confirmed by the Minnesota DNR following reports made during this year’s Starry Trek event.| Bemidji Pioneer
In addition to the new state stamp, a federal duck stamp is required for waterfowl hunters 16 and older beginning Sept. 1.| Grand Forks Herald
The department received 16,488 applications, including 837 gratis applications, for this year’s pronghorn season.| Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota’s fall wild turkey season runs from Oct. 11 through Jan. 4, 2026.| Grand Forks Herald
Hunters can use concurrent season licenses during the archery season with a bow; deer gun season with a bow, rifle or muzzleloader; or during the muzzleloader season with a muzzleloader.| Grand Forks Herald
Restructuring will change campground to mostly pull-through-sites, which are easier for RV campers| Dickinson Press
A few other state parks in North Dakota have multiple family members working, but only Icelandic has four siblings on the job.| Dickinson Press
Donation to Pheasants Forever from the estate of Gary Sletten is a fitting way to remember the avid outdoorsman, according to friends and family.| Bemidji Pioneer
Mike Frisch reflects on what he learned bass fishing in 2024| Dickinson Press
Mike Frisch lays out the changes he's seen and made in his fishing style lately| Dickinson Press
Tepetonka Club on its golf course property restored an eroded stream bank on Shakopee Creek. Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District is hoping to work with landowners on other sites.| West Central Tribune
The orphaned cubs’ mother had been shot and left in a ditch between Lake Bronson and Lancaster, Minnesota.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Energy-permitting reform is an important step in making energy reliable and affordable. And, there's support from both sides of the political aisle to get it done this year.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Are you looking for inspiration and practical tips for making clean energy improvements in your home, business or community?| Park Rapids Enterprise
With pumped storage, a generation company that uses fossil fuels to back up its wind generation might dial back its fossil fuel releases, minimizing its impact on climate change.| Park Rapids Enterprise
For some lakes, the walleye bite has been slower. However, on other lakes, it continues to be very good. Look to Lakes Bemidji, Plantaganet, Andrusia and Blackduck for some decent walleye action.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Check out these fun, educational and free opportunities to get outdoors in our area's state parks, wildlife refuges and more.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Temperatures could reach the triple digits in South Dakota.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The Walt Winskowski Memorial Fishing Tournament was held June 7.| Park Rapids Enterprise
As the final trapping season of BSU's urban deer study concludes, graduate student Raena Kemna will begin filling a long-standing research gap of deer in urban settings, aiding cities across the Northland.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Pizza and foraging will be offered to Pine River community.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
As the final trapping season of BSU's urban deer study concludes, graduate student Raena Kemna will begin filling a long-standing research gap of deer in urban settings, aiding cities across the Northland.| Perham Focus
Cooler, windier weather will follow the cold front.| Superior Telegram
As the final trapping season of BSU's urban deer study concludes, graduate student Raena Kemna will begin filling a long-standing research gap of deer in urban settings, aiding cities across the Northland.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Female fishers didn't nest in them, but they used the boxes that seemed to be a curiosity to some wildlife.| Park Rapids Enterprise
A U of M study is looking for collision hotspots and how deer accidents can be reduced.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Laura Arneson, 27, and her friends traveled hundreds of miles on the Noatak River.| Duluth News Tribune
Some trappers disapprove of the court decision, but advocates say the new restrictions "will prevent needless, agonizing deaths of these rare cats."| Duluth News Tribune
The small forest cats are getting caught in traps set for other animals like bobcat.| Duluth News Tribune
The impact of the layoffs on the camping and Boundary Waters canoe season is unclear.| Duluth News Tribune
According to preliminary results from a winter creel survey conducted by the Minnesota DNR, anglers logged just over 2 million hours of fishing pressure on the big lake during the winter of 2024-25.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The Minnesota Fishing Opener is set by statute to open the Saturday two weeks before the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, which this year is May 24.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Somewhere back in the trees, a tiny saw-whet owl was calling. One calling owl became two, then a third and then – somewhere in the distance on the other side of the road – a fourth.| Park Rapids Enterprise
This first year will be more about getting established than raising funds for youth activities, says Brian Nelson of East Grand Forks, treasurer and operations manager for MinnDak Youth Outdoors.| Park Rapids Enterprise
I wasn’t looking for morels last weekend on my asparagus hunt, but there they were – gorgeous black morels, a half dozen of them in their prime – in a spot where I’d never seen them before.| Park Rapids Enterprise
They call it the Minnesota Fishing Opener, but up here on Lake of the Woods – and thousands of other lakes across the state, I dare say – it’s the walleye that reigns supreme.| Park Rapids Enterprise
It might look like something from the “Red Green Show,” the quirky Canadian comedy about the ragtag crew at “Possum Lodge,” but the “Sharpie Shack” serves its purpose as a viewing blind quite nicely.| Park Rapids Enterprise
A fire weather watch for parts of northwest Minnesota on Saturday expands across the region on Sunday.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Wild turkeys are on the minds of a lot of Minnesotans right now, given that the spring wild turkey hunting season is upon us.| Park Rapids Enterprise
A book could be written about all the manners of which birds find and secure food. It’s a fascinating subject and reason enough to observe as we get out and enjoy the great outdoors.| Park Rapids Enterprise
American kestrels are common in Minnesota. However, the continental population is declining by 1.41% annually. The population can rebound with improved wildlife habitat and land use practices.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Able to run and leap with speed and grace, cottontails have the advantage of being intimately familiar with every square inch of their respective territories.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Here it is, barely spring in the Northland, and male eastern bluebirds are beginning to show up. And what a welcome sight they are.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Indeed, at this moment, wood ducks and other cavity-nesting ducks are busy laying and incubating eggs inside the confines of natural tree cavities and artificial nest boxes.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Earlier this spring, I was called into action to save a loon. A landed loon is a vulnerable loon and from time to time, a marooned loon appreciates a helping hand.| Park Rapids Enterprise
This year, we enjoyed the welcome and constant companionship of a family of gray jays. A bold and curious bird, the gray jay is well known in forest encampments as a thief, stealing food and other small things.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Once again, black bears have reemerged and are active and foraging once again as we get out and enjoy the great outdoors.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Whether you live on the prairie, are nestled deep in the forest or live in town, the songs and calls of birds of every feather are omnipresent once again.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Cooler, windier weather will follow the cold front.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Fishing the Midwest TV series host Mike Frisch gives some tips for when you "go to battle" with big bass that often inhabit the flats during the summer| Cloquet Pine Journal
Contour Maps for specific lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, and Morrison Counties. Find Lake Depths, Fish Species, Special Fishing Regulations, Public Access Locations, and Fun Facts| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Mitchell Republic
Cooler, windier weather will follow the cold front.| Perham Focus
Options Resource Center for Independent Living in East Grand Forks will coordinate the accessible hunt, set for early October.| Grand Forks Herald
I don’t remember the exact year, but I purchased the fishing rod sometime around the turn of the century – that would be the 21st century – at a local sporting goods store.| Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources report for the week of May 19, 2025.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Alexandria Echo Press
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Bemidji Pioneer
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Dickinson Press
The red-winged blackbird, at home in cattail vegetation of Minnesota’s bountiful wetlands, lakes and rivers, is a welcome sign of spring here in the Northland as we get out and enjoy the great outdoors.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Allowing crypto mining to keep generators spinning while rising atmospheric carbon levels contribute to climate change feels problematic, to say the least.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Julie Dickie is a state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator in northern Minnesota.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The state has the cat species' third-largest population in the U.S.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Some wet snowflakes move through for Friday, but for the rest of the weekend, temperatures will turn mild once again with plenty of sun and melting.| Superior Telegram
The 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon begins Sunday at 11:05 a.m. north of Two Harbors.| Superior Telegram
New technology makes fishing more efficient, but the basics still work as well| Dickinson Press
Kittson Central herd unchanged from 2023; Caribou-Vita and Grygla herds down slightly.| Bemidji Pioneer
This time around, the trio of snowmobiling seniors is heading for the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.| Bemidji Pioneer
Long story short, I had to tell my cousin that his friend was correct: Sharptails and prairie chickens (or chickens) are two different species, as are ruffed grouse and partridges.| Bemidji Pioneer
Knowing what to leave out of a story – as opposed to just opening the notebook and letting the words spill out – can be more difficult than knowing what to include.| Bemidji Pioneer
"People can definitely say, 'She's got the freshest meat around,'" Melissa Evan, owner of She Said Butcher Shop in Moorhead, joked on Saturday.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
"People can definitely say, 'She's got the freshest meat around,'" Melissa Evan, owner of She Said Butcher Shop in Moorhead, joked on Saturday.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The RABC program is not suspended, but a timeline for resuming the processing of RABC permit applications is not yet available, a Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson said.| Dickinson Press
The visit by Paul and Crystal Menta set the stage for the inaugural Northwest Angle “Buoy Bash,” and Friday's proclamation by Key West officials marking Friday, Sept. 16, as "Angle Inlet, Minnesota Appreciation Day."| Dickinson Press
The trip of nearly 300 miles – which included 29 days “on trail” – was the highlight of a camp session that began July 15 and wrapped up Aug. 20.| Dickinson Press
After paddling from Lake Traverse and down the Red River to the Canadian border in 2022, the trio in 2023 paddled out of the Red River and up the east side of Lake Winnipeg to Norway House, Manitoba.| Dickinson Press
Mike Frisch gives his tips for fishing in November| Superior Telegram
Robert “Dr. Bob” Harris hasn’t hunted deer in several years, but traveling through Beltrami Island State Forest on this Friday afternoon brought back a slew of memories.| St. Cloud Live
White-tailed deer are probably the biggest winners in a record-warm Minnesota meteorological winter.| St. Cloud Live
Minnesota Sea Grant offers new identification decals to tell the silvery fish apart.| St. Cloud Live
App is only available on iOS platform for now, but will eventually be developed for Android users and other states| St. Cloud Live
Minnesota’s firearms deer harvest was 55,108 after the first two days of season, DNR statistics show. That compares with slightly more than 47,000 during the 2023 firearms deer opener.| St. Cloud Live
The event was held at the Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center this weekend| St. Cloud Live
A UMD study found that bigmouth buffalo are terrible at reproduction but are killing it at living to old age.| St. Cloud Live
Crossbows appear to have increased buck harvest slightly in 2023 and were popular among younger and older hunters. In Wisconsin, the popularity of crossbows has grown fast in the past decade.| St. Cloud Live
