Outdoors
Field report: Winter walleye season coming to sloppy end
Anglers and resorters are pulling back from an ice season that never produced the wild bite that has taken place in recent years
West Metro
Whoo are you? Eden Prairie's adopted owl closer to getting a name
Three names are in the running for an owl that was adopted by the Eden Prairie Outdoor Center after it was found injured in Chicago.
Outdoors
Tensions over deer farming surface in double CWD outbreak
At risk is the state's 1-million-animal deer herd, more than $500 million annually in economic activity tied to deer hunting and the state's legacy of family and friends bonding over whitetails in the fall.
Variety
Warm weather is melting winter economy in Minn., Wis. towns
Small-town festivals and ski races across the region are in danger of being curtailed or canceled, jeopardizing needed tourism dollars.
Outdoors
Anderson: Man's best friend celebrated at Pheasants Forever event
Dogs and their owners travel distances great and small to participate in the Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic's Bird Dog Parade, a pooch party like no other
Outdoors
Outdoors photographer blasts practice of luring owls with bait
Shutterbugs' luring of birds called unethical and harmful.
Outdoors
Day into night, great horned owls, crows are natural adversaries
Great horneds will prey on the birds.
Outdoors
A midweek social: Friends, fat bikes, beer in the north metro
Results are largely secondary at upbeat, laid-back race in the north metro for fat bikers.
Outdoors
Anderson: Nobles County sets good example on water
The reservoir of good will runs deep in Nobles County, as does the desire to enhance and conserve natural resources.
Outdoors
Pheasants Forever pollinator initiative pivots on shared need for habitat
Upland birds, butterflies and bees share habitat needs more than ever. Pheasants Forever's habitat initiative is a centerpiece at the national gathering in Minneapolis.
Outdoors
Forest openings sometimes take second fiddle to food plots; they shouldn't
With a little work they can be solid sources of food and cover for wildlife.
Outdoors
Snowshoes hikes, geocaching, bird photo ideas fill up parks weekend
Programs at Tettegouche, Wild River, Gooseberry, Fort Snelling parks.
Outdoors
Lessons of Root Beer Lady truly did ripple out, as readers suggest
Equally inspirational stories shared after story on BWCA's Root Beer Lady.
Outdoors
Cabin Country: Beauty was there all along at old farmstead in Carlton County
It wasn't exactly exciting at first blush in 1988. Some sweat equity changed that.
Outdoors
New Mayo analysis finds an amazing range of injuries suffered while ice fishing
Winter anglers have suffered everything from burns to broken bones to concussions while hunkering down in their shanties, ER data show.
Outdoors
Anderson: Pheasants Forever's legacy is to protect and conserve
In its 35 years, Pheasants Forever has helped increase ringneck numbers and habitat locally and nationally
Outdoors
Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at a glance
It is billed as the nation's largest gathering of upland conservationists
Outdoors
Sheriff says no cars on Leech Lake for Eelpout Festival, upsetting organizers
Sheriff's call draws objection from organizers, who say the ice is safe.
Outdoors
Controversial 'Dr. Deer' stirs the pot in Minnesota's CWD disease zone
"Dr. Deer" throws water on DNR, calling CWD overblown and eradication measures excessive.
Local
Snowmobile crash in N. Minnesota kills 59-year-old man
The wreck occurred about 20 miles south of Bagley, authorities said.
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