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Duluth
October 3, 2019
Rory Anderson after successfully hitting the fastest known time on the Superior Trail.

Speed record set on Superior Hiking Trail for third time this year

For the third time since July, a hiker has claimed a speed record on the Superior Hiking Trail.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019
Rachel Germain and Showtime, shown in an old family snapshot. The family has lost Showtime and a littermate to wolves.

Anderson: Wisconsin bear hunters are seeing brazen attacks on dogs

Since the first of the year in Wisconsin, nearly 30 pet dogs and hunting dogs have been killed or injured by wolves.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019
Greg LeMond with one of his new bicycles last week in LeMond Bicycles' North Loop offices. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribun

Road back for Greg LeMond could include Congressional Gold Medal

The Bike Guy column: California lawmaker started the process prestigious honor.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019
An ant climbs on the petals of a yellow flower of a Prickly Pear Cactus in the Rock Ridge Prairie near Jeffers.

Book review: You might never look at insects the same way

'Buzz Sting Bite' makes it clear: They're woven into modern life more than people realize.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019

Cabin place near Randall, Minn., had the fishing and the beach

'Grampa' wanted walleyes and a place for the kids to swim.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019
Poison ivy's main leaf has a longer stem than the other two.

Poison ivy has more to offer in fall than torment

Many birds and critters rely on its berries and parts for food.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019

Fall festival, stargazing, prairie tours: It's fall at state and regional parks

Outdoors
October 1, 2019
Wood ducks

Duck hunting slow on second weekend except in far north

Reports filed by Department of Natural Resources conservation officers mostly recounting a lack of waterfowl, except in the Lake of the Woods region.
Outdoors
October 1, 2019
New regulations await deer hunters this year, including establishment of a new chronic wasting disease management zone near Brainerd. So far this fall

Anderson: Deer hunting primer for 2019 season

A statewide youth hunt and a new CWD zone are among the changes from last year, discussed in an interview with DNR big game program supervisor Barbara Keller.
Outdoors
October 1, 2019
Dakotans say they can tell Minnesota duck hunters from locals because Minnesotans frequently travel by boat, as Dennis Anderson's sons did as teenager

Anderson: Vintage duck boats add to the intrigue of the hunt

The search is much of the fun when it comes to vintage crafts for hunting ducks
Local
September 30, 2019
March 11, 1968 Nature Center - A contract for the construction of a $150,000 nature center building in Carver Park near Victoria was signed today by G

A longtime outdoors job: Lowry Nature Center in Victoria turns 50

Mission hasn't changed: Reach children, create stewards.
Outdoors
September 30, 2019

North Shore group works to keeps public trails and campsites open

Nonprofit director's upbringing informs her work to coordinate public lands volunteers.
Outdoors
September 28, 2019
Bob Anderson Credit: City of International Falls

Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council regrouping after death of Chairman Bob Anderson

Chairman of Lessard-Sams Council had a reputation for openness and fair play.
Outdoors
September 26, 2019
The opportunities to paddle, ride and hike are boundless. Here: Wilderness Inquiry on the Mississippi River; Paul Bunyan State Trail; Afton State Park

15 ways to hike, paddle and bike your way through a Minnesota fall

You want to see color? There are plenty of ways – and places – to move through a Minnesota fall. We've got your list.
Outdoors
September 26, 2019
May 22, 1979: Jim Gilbert recorded bird calls.

50 years in, former Lowry Center naturalist says mission hasn't changed

Naturalist recalls his days helping expand young minds at Lowry Nature Center.
Outdoors
September 26, 2019
The cabin owner bought into property acquired by the Luther Seminary of St. Paul, class of 1932.

Walking back the 'Preacher Lake' legend

Cabin Country: Lutheran Seminary, class of 1932, bought property to have a haven.
Outdoors
September 26, 2019
A springtime hunting and fishing party at Lac qui Parle Lake in the mid-1800s.

Anderson: Former DNR commissioner's book tells of state's bountiful hunting past amid wild upheaval

State's hunting past gives a reader pause about what's to come.
Outdoors
September 26, 2019

State parks will host autumn festivals, dig deep on geology

Weekend programs at state and regional parks
Outdoors
September 25, 2019
Wood ducks were prevalent in many parts of Minnesota Saturday when the 2019 waterfowl season opened. Good thing, too, because blue-winged teal, an ear

Waterfowl expert: Duck opener didn't live up to expectations

"We hoped for a better opener,'' said Steve Cordts of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Bemidji. "I think it's going to be less than average statewide.''
Outdoors
September 24, 2019

Number of young grouse in hunters' bags encouraging so far

Many Minnesota ruffed grouse hunters approached this fall apprehensively, fearing the past two disappointing seasons, would repeat.
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