Local
Passion, calling meet in the natural world for Minnesota outdoorist
My Outdoor Life: Whether helping protect pristine land around Sax-Zim Bog or snapping photos, Mark "Sparky" Stensaas adapts to the plan at hand.
Outdoors
Young Chanhassen family's adventure meets roadblock at trail
Conditions prove to hard too continue on Border Route Trail, the last leg of the family's Arrowhead Traverse adventure.
New book by Minnesota author channels power of mindfulness and running
"Mindful Running" makes the case that running and mindfulness are hand-in-glove.
Outdoors
Erik Thorson named DNR acting big game leader
The DNR has named its Park Rapids acting area wildlife supervisor, Erik Thorson, as interim leader of the agency's while-tailed deer and other big game programs.
Outdoors
Hikes under a full moon, birding, spotting bison: A weekend mix at parks
Programs this weekend at state and regional parks and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Outdoors
Anderson: Into the vintage rhythms of an old-time duck hunting lodge in Manitoba
Jimmy Robinson is gone, but his duck camp clings to rhythms of the season.
Outdoors
Log dwelling was intense combination of felling, peeling, building
Cabin Country: "We started our log cabin adventure with no real experience, no water, no electricity and no money."
Outdoors
Calling upon memories of encounters with whitetails in Minnesota
Calling upon memories of whitetail encounters.
Minneapolis
City mutt survived month alone in BWCA, close call with wolf
After getting lost in the BWCA and eluding rescuers, John Lundquist's pet is back home in Minneapolis.
Outdoors
Should deer season be delayed to better protect the bucks?
Since 1959, the Minnesota firearms deer season has opened on the Saturday nearest Nov. 6, linking it to the short window of time when bucks make themselves most vulnerable to ambush.
Outdoors
Search starts to find site for world-class shooting range
The Department of Natural Resources has officially kicked off the process for finding a location to potentially build a world-class shooting range and clubhouse to be used by state high school trapshooters and to attract other statewide, regional, national or international events.
Outdoors
Hunting questions for the DNR? Phone bank hours are extended
Information center will field calls later on weekdays, Saturday.
Outdoors
Outdoors
In court and in the lab, Minnesota battling to stop CWD in its tracks
Chronic wasting disease is lingering over the state in dramatic ways at a time when an estimated 500,000 hunters are poised to harvest more whitetails than they have in several years.
Outdoors
Anderson: Feeling the true north of Canada in wet, cold duck hunting adventure
Duck hunting on a Canadian marsh is a sensory experience.
Local
2 brothers from Twin Cities die in northern Minn. hunting trailer fire
It happened early Saturday in northern Minnesota near the town of Clearbrook, in Leon Township.
Outdoors
Up next: Minnesota firearms deer opener is Saturday
Shooting starts Saturday, half hour before sunrise.
Outdoors
Anderson: 100 years on, Minnesota family's deer camp endures
The Malvig camp still sticks to its foundation: Eating, playing, sleeping is done in a tent, as it has been for generations.
Outdoors
Minnesota wildlife artist finds his work in the field
Wildlife artist Mark Thone of Shakopee, who won this year's Minnesota duck stamp contest, goes in search of inspiration.
Local
Humans rescue trio of bears from locked dumpster on North Shore
The three bears' drama came to a happy ending Wednesday morning behind the Cascade Vacation Rentals office.
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