Outdoors
December 1, 2018

Anderson: Catching a burbot a thing of beauty for one guide

A Bemidji-area fishing guide, Matt Breuer has enjoyed a lifelong love affair with a fish many Minnesotans find too ugly and serpentine to even like.
Outdoors
November 30, 2018
Putting Gold Medal Park to use — like it did Nov. 7 — is habit for the November Project participants. Co-leader Ben Bauch, right, followed up with

November Project: What's the allure with this dark-thirty workout gathering?

Fun, fitness, no judging: "The typical age barriers and stratifications don't seem to be present," said one regular.
Outdoors
November 30, 2018
DNR to intensify fight against CWD in southeastern Minn.

DNR to intensify fight against CWD in southeastern Minn.

More deer testing positive for the disease.
Local
November 29, 2018
Jay Nelson

Charges: Man said he was trying to scare fawn when errant shot killed retired Minnesota law officer

Morris S. Dodd Jr., 54, of rural Ogema, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Outdoors
November 29, 2018
Jorge Vicuna moved to Huron in 1983 when his wife, Connie, was appointed the state biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly

Hunting forged a friendship; now, it's a balm in the face of cancer

The author finds a bond with a fellow hunter transcends sport.
Outdoors
November 29, 2018

Reflecting a life in the outdoors

A gallery of images by Grand Marais-based photographer Bryan Hansel, this week's Currents profile in Star Tribune Outdoors.
Outdoors
November 29, 2018
Lake Superior was explosive March 6, 2017.

Currents: Bryan Hansel, professional landscape photographer

What outdoors people are doing, reading, following and more.
Outdoors
November 29, 2018

Activities at Minnesota parks with a bent for birds

Take a walk to see the migratory species stopping over.
Outdoors
November 29, 2018

Days of new ice on ponds and lakes are upon us in Minnesota

Outdoors
November 29, 2018
The cabin on Warm Beach is about 50 miles north of Seattle on Puget Sound.

Minnesotan's faraway cabin is a crackerbox of a place

Put together with scrounged materials all those years ago on Puget Sound.
Outdoors
November 29, 2018
Shannon Barber-Meyer, research wildlife biologist, afield.

Federal wildlife researcher brings sense of wonder to her work

My Outdoor Life: Shannon Barber-Meyer reflects on the nexus of science and outdoors that called to her.
Outdoors
November 28, 2018
"I was so physically exhausted I thought I was going to throw up," conservation officer Kipp Duncan said of last Tuesday's 30-minute battle with a you

Doe prances on pool table before wardens free it from Duluth-area home

Two conservation officers were forced into a marathon tag-team wrestling match with a deer that broke through a window and got trapped in the basement.
Outdoors
November 27, 2018
Trinity Martinez

Deer photos: Girl, 13, bags her first — a 15-point buck

Trinity Martinez, 13, of South St. Paul gives a thumbs-up to celebrate this trophy deer she bagged after striking out in each of her first three hunting seasons.
Outdoors
November 27, 2018

CWD called persistent problem among deer by state wildlife officials

Ten new cases of chronic wasting disease and another "suspected'' case have cropped up this year, including in two male deer located outside the designated outbreak zone that encompasses Fillmore County.
Outdoors
November 25, 2018
Travis Pennings used a pair of binoculars to look for deer in the early morning hours Saturday, Nov. 3 2018 during opening weekend of the season in Sa

In the field: More and more hunters are out to fill the freezer

Why go hunting? "For the meat" is becoming a more common answer.
Outdoors
November 24, 2018
Peering through binoculars, Trevor Anderson joined his dad, Dennis, to hike into the vast badlands regioin of eastern Montana seeking mule deer.

Anderson: Hunt in eastern Montana's badlands offers hard times, good times

Packing out 200 pounds of mule deer? Only one way to handle it: 'We should enjoy it'
East Metro
November 23, 2018
Skiiers readied to hit the trails in Battle Creek Regional Park in 2008. Ramsey County is looking to move forward with a $4.5 million park expansion,

Ramsey County looks to augment ski season in St. Paul

Wish list includes snow-making machines for Battle Creek Regional Park to improve cross-country trails.
Outdoors
November 23, 2018
Then-gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz talked with owner Randy Voss as he shot on the sporting clay course Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at the Caribou Gun C

Anderson: Dearth of outdoors reps on Walz's transition team is worrisome

There remains concerns among some sporting types that they are being taken for granted.
Outdoors
November 23, 2018

Take post-Thanksgiving hikes, learn about bison, make ice luminaries at state and regional parks

Programs at Minnesota state and regional parks.
Outdoors
November 23, 2018
The new place in Park Rapids.

Time came to pursue a hideout with quaint feeling of yesteryear

Daring to dream of a log home Up North.