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Outdoors Notes: February abounds with outdoor opportunities
Feb. 02, 2012, 11:26 am
This is supposed to be the doldrums, the dregs of winter but there are, in fact, a lot of things going to be happening around here. Carver County to inspect boats for zebra mussels
Jan. 30, 2012, 9:52 am
MINNEAPOLIS — Carver County officials will begin checking all boats entering Lake Minnewashta for zebra mussels this spring, marking the first time that the state Department of Natural Resources has given a local government authority to conduct such inspections and deny lake entry. Nature Nut: Wolf hunting debate intensifies
Jan. 30, 2012, 8:26 am
In Minnesota, the removal of gray wolves from the endangered list has resulted in battle lines being drawn, not between man and nature, but between man and man. Outdoors Notes: Mild winter gives wildlife a break
Jan. 26, 2012, 7:35 am
This winter has been a piece of cake ( loaded with corn, soybeans, seeds and other forage) for wildlife. See how your deer measures up
Jan. 26, 2012, 7:24 am
Hunters from around the region are encouraged to bring in their deer heads and shed antlers for scoring this weekend at the Bluffland Deer & Turkey Show. Hunter has a message for women
Jan. 26, 2012, 9:14 am
When pole vaulting in high school and college, Melissa Bachman advertised her passion for hunting by wrapping her pole in camouflage. Winter's late arrival may be good news for pheasants
Jan. 23, 2012, 9:07 am
WORTHINGTON — Ask any hunter who walked the grassed waterways and shelterbelts about their success in flushing pheasants last fall and it won't take long to realize it was less than a stellar season. Nature Nut: Shrews definitely different than mice
Jan. 23, 2012, 7:51 am
As I do with each visit, I checked the mousetrap at the shack on the river during a recent visit. Outdoors Notes: It's official - deer harvest was down
Jan. 21, 2012, 9:49 am
The Department of Natural Resources has made official what most deer hunters knew all along - the past hunting season was below average. Chris Kolbert: Respect the ice, or pay the price
Jan. 21, 2012, 9:48 am
A loud crack echoed across the valley as I walked over a frozen pond to find a new location to drill an ice fishing hole. Scene Outdoors: Guns — old and new — are hot commodities
Jan. 21, 2012, 6:00 am
If it was shiny and cool-looking, Samuel Stevens was interested — and there were a lot of shiny, cool things to be seen last weekend at the annual Minnesota Weapons Collector's Arms and Accessories Show at Mayo Civic Center. Outdoors Notes: Deer and turkey expo returns to Rochester
Jan. 19, 2012, 10:29 am
The 11th annual Rochester Sports & Vacation Show at Mayo Civic Center Jan. 27-29 will have a major addition this year — the Blufflands Deer & Turkey Show. Nature Nut: Predator birds need to eat too
Jan. 16, 2012, 6:43 am
Most people find something majestic about the birds of prey that soar above rivers and prairies looking for food. DNR survey: Few ice houses in south-central Minn.
Jan. 15, 2012, 2:39 pm
ST. PAUL — A survey by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shows south-central Minnesota lakes are seeing the lowest number of fish houses in 35 years. DNR seeks higher fishing, hunting license fees
Jan. 15, 2012, 2:35 pm
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources and sportsmen's groups are planning a new push to get the Legislature to raise hunting and fishing license fees, alarmed that a key fund is headed for insolvency sooner than expected. Gary Clancy: No better time to fish the Mississippi
Jan. 14, 2012, 6:00 am
If you just didn't get around to making a trip over to the Mississippi River in November or December, don’t worry — January and February should be just as good. 400-pound boar killed after attacking trappers
Jan. 13, 2012, 2:12 pm
ORLANDO, Fla. — It was the size of a Volkswagen, they said. Nabbing poachers is its own reward
Jan. 12, 2012, 6:00 am
The Turn-in-Poachers program paid out only $3,550 in rewards last year, the lowest amount in the 31 years the program has been a conduit between informants and Department Natural Resources conservation officers. Minnesota DNR proposes fall wolf hunt
Jan. 09, 2012, 7:13 am
ST. PAUL — The gray wolf is likely to become a trophy hunting and trapping species this fall. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources proposed a limited hunting and trapping season on wolves Friday at its annual Roundtable meeting in St. Paul. Nature Nut: Can we stop invasives?
Jan. 09, 2012, 10:08 am
State and federal agencies are looking at fairly drastic steps to attack the problem of invasive species. But are the millions being spent just wasted dollars?
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