Minnesota hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation news

Outdoors

July 23, 2015

At his wren traffic control tower birdhouse, Bill Stibel has spared no detail in providing a home for the tiny international aviators.] Richard Tsong-

Backyard birdhouse: Clearance to get creative in Burnsville

A Burnsville man goes for an authentic look with his airport-minded birdhouse for wrens.

Outdoors

July 23, 2015

Bill Plantan of Rochester on his favorite river, the Zumbro, in southeast Minnesota. Smallmouth bass are Plantan's fish of choice while on the river,

Love flows for the Zumbro River and the fish it holds

An everyday outing to fish connects a river's inhabitants to its rich, diverse backstory.

Outdoors

July 23, 2015

Do This Now: Events from geocaching to log rolling

State and regional parks host a variety of activities

Outdoors

July 22, 2015

Minnesota fishing opener on Lake Mille Lacs. Saturday May 9, 2015

Anderson: Walleye shutdown shows failure of management plan

The prospect of walleye fishing ending for the year on Mille Lacs — announced as likely in early August by the DNR — would have been unimaginable as recently as five years ago.

Outdoors

July 22, 2015

Cabin Country: Unfinished cabin could wait for time with dad

In father's final years, time for talks and togetherness on the cabin deck took precedent.

West Metro

July 22, 2015

Submitted photos from Gabriel Jabbour, owner of Tonka Bay Marina, of volunteers diving this month (July 2015) to pick up trash in Lake Minnetonka near

Residents tackle growing trash problem on Lake Minnetonka

First come the parties on Lake Minnetonka, then the trash. "It's disgusting out there," said Melissa Waskiewicz, who heads the Lake Minnetonka Association, a group of lake homeowners and businesses.

Outdoors

July 22, 2015

Fishing guide Tim Ajax took Suzy Anderson and George Nitti for a quick trip on Lake Mille Lacs on Tuesday. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resourc

Early shutdown of walleye season would be new blow to Mille Lacs

Resort owners worry business — already caught in a downdraft with the lake's declining walleye population — would suffer.

Outdoors

July 21, 2015

Sam Fulton, 10, of Edina, with a monster walleye he caught on Lake Pokegama.

Trophy tales: One big walleye

Check out this monster caught on Lake Pokegama.

Outdoors

July 21, 2015

Minnesota fishing report

Where the fish are biting this week.

Outdoors

July 21, 2015

Gear alert: Portable power

Portable battery power is a must for anglers.

Local

July 21, 2015

Walleye bag limits will be tighter on Upper Red Lake this season.

Mille Lacs walleye harvest could hit quota by end of month

Despite this year's low walleye population, DNR fishery surveys have shown this year that there may be good news on the horizon.

Outdoors

July 20, 2015

Champion surfer fends off shark during competition on live TV

A surfing competition in South Africa was canceled after the surfer Mick Fanning, a three-time world champion, fought off a shark attack on live television during the program's opening minutes.

Outdoors

July 20, 2015

Invasive spiny waterfleas found on Lake Vermilion

Not good news for Lake Vermilion: state officials have confirmed the popular northern Minnesota lake is infested with spiny waterfleas.

Outdoors

July 18, 2015

Tom Keefe of Canada Goose Management, far right, and members of his staff rounded up Canada geese near the Theodore Wirth Golf Course clubhouse earlie

Love 'em or hate 'em, Twin Cities Canada goose numbers fall

Long-standing population-control efforts bring metro numbers to lowest in years

Outdoors

July 17, 2015

BRIAN PETERSON ï brianp@startribune.com ELY, MN - 10/04/2010 ] After a long search through a dense spruce bog, Lynn Rogers, founder and Executive

Anderson: DNR's latest move petty in feud with Ely bear reseacher

In its disdain for northern Minnesota bear researcher Lynn Rogers, the Department of Natural Resources has launched itself into a deep chasm of regulatory pettiness.

Outdoors

July 16, 2015