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Scopes now allowed for all muzzleloader deer hunting
Under a new law and much to the consternation of black-powder traditionalists, muzzleloader hunters this year will have an added reason to join the special hunt: Scopes are legal for everyone.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Too young to hunt deer? Not in Wisconsin
Under legislation that Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign into law this week, kids of any age will be allowed to hunt deer and carry their own gun when accompanied by an adult.
Outdoors
Boy, 11, shoots 8-point buck
Coen Johnson, 11, of Milaca shot this 8-point brute with a 20-inch inside spread.
Outdoors
Send us those deer hunting photos
Hunters' photos of themselves or members of their hunting party with harvested deer can be sent to tony.kennedy@startribune.com.
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November: Minnesota's cabin getaway lifestyle could come under pressure from tax reform
Second homes would no longer be eligible for a deduction on mortgage interest under the House GOP tax plan.
Outdoors
Former Minnesotan takes the pain as she scales ultra running's mountaintop
Courtney Dauwalter, who grew up in Hopkins, won the Moab 240 in October by 10 hours. Her mental gifts might be the real game-changer.
Outdoors
Minnesota deer hunters on pace to harvest 15 percent more whitetails
The harvest surged after a slow start, reaching a mark 10 percent higher than last year's showing.
Outdoors
Thinking winter and beyond: How to prepare to get out and enjoy the season
This fourth Big List special project of Star Tribune Outdoors is devoted to lists of every sort, from trips to books to favored gear.
Local
Chronic wasting disease spreading in Minnesota deer
Seven more cases of CWD have been detected in wild deer in a section of southeastern Minnesota where an outbreak of the disease was first detected last year.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Thousands of sandhill cranes on display at Sherburne refuge
Refuge visitors are urged to bring binoculars and watch cranes from their vehicles. Observers can pull off refuge roads. But if they get out of their vehicles, the birds will fly away.
Local
Authorities ID teen fatally shot in deer stand on Iron Range
Authorities on Sunday identified the 16-year-old hunter who was found dead of a gunshot wound in his deer stand on the Iron Range over the weekend.
Local
Hunter, 16, found shot to death in northern Minnesota deer stand
A 16-year-old deer hunter was found dead in his deer stand Saturday — the victim of a gunshot wound, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.
Outdoors
Anderson: Big tract of habitat in Big Stone County snarled in feud
A 440-acre tract of prime habitat is snarled in a feud over how it is to be used
Outdoors
Online magazine devoted to cycling's joy goes for readership, ridership
JoyRide Magazine debuts with style and verve befitting the Minnesota bike scene.
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