Outdoors
DNR's wildlife champion announces retirement
Carrol Henderson has helped rejuvenate the trumpeter swan population, among others.
Outdoors
Astronomy, wildlife and fishing programs anchor weekend at Minnesota parks
At Minnesota state and regional parks this weekend.
Outdoors
Check back for the long, sentimental story of their cabin years
Daughter never wanted a cabin. Then, she photographed this one for work, and it was over.
Outdoors
Seized hunting, fishing gear goes to auction
The annual public auction of hundreds of pieces of fishing, hunting and other gear confiscated by Minnesota game wardens is Saturday in Zimmerman.
Officials tracking Boundary Waters wildfire
Officials are tracking a 2-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Outdoors
Wednesday's Trophy Tales: A lunker lurks in the lilies
Here's how Denise Frame of Wayzata reeled in a 45-inch northern.
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
Here's where they're biting around the state:
Outdoors
Feeling Superior: Meet the writer and photographer
About thru-hiker Melanie Radzicki McManus and photographer Brian Peterson
Outdoors
Feeling Superior: They grabbed their boots and never looked back
The trail calls to everyone. Some hear the call, while others miss its whispered promises of adventure, beauty and wonderment.
Outdoors
Anderson: Grand Teton National Park's Snake River is a charmer
At Grand Teton National Park, landmark river yields trout, and memories
Outdoors
New Prague's Woodrow Glazer hits 330 of 330 clay targets to win pair of events
New Prague's Woodrow Glazer reaches perfection.
West Metro
Sept. 7, 2015: Dentist in Cecil the lion case spoke about hunt's aftermath
In his first interview since killing Cecil, the Eden Prairie big-game hunter again asserted that he took the lion in a legal hunt.
Local
Don't eat campfire colorants, even if they look like Pop Rocks
The colorants can cause chemical burns and internal bleeding if swallowed.
Outdoors
Now's the best time to photograph the Milky Way — here's how
The best time to see and photograph the Milky Way is now. Here are tips for a successful shoot.
Outdoors
A lot of buzz: More than 250 species of bumblebees exist
People are surprised that the giant insects can make progress through the air on such small wings
Outdoors
A weekend to learn the basics of Minnesota fishing or kayaking
Programs at Minnesota state and regional parks
Outdoors
West Metro
Boat manufacturers urged to join fight against invasive species
New boat-design recommendations are aimed at curbing spread of aquatic pests.
Inspired
Mother-of-all ducklings photo from Lake Bemidji has wild interest
The picture of a mother duck and dozens of ducklings in tow captures the internet, bringing calls and emails around the world to a Minnesota photographer.
Local
First-ever Minn. deer management plan is 'delicate balancing act'
The 10-year plan is designed to provide more transparency, balance interests.
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