Outdoors
Visits to Gunflint Trail resort spun into cabin ownership
Cabin Country: The family cabin story started back in the 1930s when grandparents drove over from Wisconsin looking for a good place to fish.
Outdoors
Cabin owners didn't have to follow the Minnesota masses north
A location on Lake Minnewaska meant never needing to join the crowds headed north.
Outdoors
South Dakota's 2017 pheasant collapse extends to lands groomed for holding birds
A party of 10 bagged only 30 roosters on managed farmland in South Dakota
Outdoors
Wanted: Your deer hunting photos
Again this year, the Star Tribune wants deer hunters to send photos for display in coming weeks on the Wednesday Outdoors page.
Outdoors
Opening weekend deer harvest about same as last year in Minnesota
The Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that firearms hunters registered 70,724 deer the first two days of deer season. Zone 1 was kill up; harvest in Zones 2 and 3 were down.
Local
Solved: Deer have direct role in death of Minnesota moose
The parasites that deer carry into the North Woods prove fatal, but hunters resist thinning the herd.
Outdoors
Anderson: Even when deer are absent, alertness required by hunting is satisfying
An estimated 500,000 Minnesotans participated in the 2017 firearms deer season opener.
Outdoors
DNR video guides deer hunters in collecting tissue to test for CWD
Lymph node samples, testing combats disease.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Park Board to restore lost island in Mississippi River
Construction of the 3.3-acre site, which begins this month, will restore a channel between the mainland and what used to be Hall's Island.
Local
Return of winter walleye fishing on Mille Lacs is welcome news for region
The limited season will open Dec. 1; "We'll take it," says one resort owner.
Outdoors
One-walleye limit again for winter anglers on Mille Lacs
Bumped from 18-20 inches to 20-22 this season.
Outdoors
Mushing is a youth sport, with no offseason and furry teammates
Weekend in Minnesota's North Woods is a window into the generational pull of a distinctive sport.
Local
Minnesota hunter who slipped from deer stand shares safety warning
A Cokato man is fortunate that his broken back didn't leave him paralyzed and wants others to learn from his story.
Local
Minnesota law requiring carbon monoxide detectors on boats wins national recognition
It's the first boating law of its kind in the U.S.
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.
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