Outdoors

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer It is pretty fitting to write about bald eagles in early November, having just finishing up the elections and taking pause to appreciate the best form of self-governance on the planet. The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer It was an interesting early week for this pheasant hunter. A few days back I got a call from Bob St. Pierre. He is the director of marketing for Pheasants Forever based in St. Paul. We have been friends for a long time and it was nice to...

By Larry and Carol McKeever, Worthington We had been enjoying a beautiful fall harvest season until Oct. 31, when I heard a gunshot coming from the back of our property. I hurried outside in time to see a dark pickup truck driving quickly away from our house. I walked to the back...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist I was sitting in my office earlier last week catching my breath after the big weekend of the 2014 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. I thought that there had been so much written and photographed over the past week that...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer I tell dog training clients all the time that a dog is not a radio. They do not turn off and on at the flip of a switch. No matter how well the dog is trained or who trained it, there is always going to be a chance that the dog will act...

A packed house Friday night. A large gathering at a Saturday afternoon land dedication. Veterans from the Wounded Warrior Project enjoying a beautiful — and successful — morning of pheasant hunting. Yes, it was a tremendous Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Worthington. Gov....

By Michele Steffl, Randy Martin, LuAnn Kern, Marilyn Strate, Cheryl Peterson, Cynde Livingston, Bill Chukuske, Leon Mumm and Sue Mumm Board Members, Lake Shetek Chapter of LGF This fall, the board of Let’s Go Fishing (LGF) will be holding its annual grain drive. Farmers have...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist The big day starts today. There really must be something going on. I empty my cell phone voice mail and within a few hours it is full again. This is all the while I am answering it. Obviously the calls are in connection to the Governor’s...

By Dale Aden, Okabena Congratulations to Scott Rall for his recent recognition by Field & Stream as a finalist for the Heroes of Conservation award. You maybe didn’t win the Toyota Tundra pickup, but being one of six finalists from across the U.S. says a lot about your leadership...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist In exactly one week we will be the headquarters for the Minnesota governor and the 2014 Minnesota Pheasant Hunting Opener. This is quite an honor for a little town like Worthington. For all practical purposes, this is a once in a lifetime...