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    January 21, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Warmer temps offer more time outdoors
    GRAND FORKS—The reprieve from cold weather came none too soon for my tastes, and a few days of above-zero temperatures have offered all...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 21, 2018 - 9:27am
    Fat-bikes have wider tire tracks than even mountain bikes. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Interest in Fat-bike riding growing in Minnesota
    TWO HARBORS, Minn.—The shadowy forms ghost through the forest almost like a procession of deer. They travel in single-file, rolling through...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 21, 2018 - 6:56am
    January 19, 2018
    DNR to reduce walleye fingerling stocking
    BLOOMINGTON — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be cutting back on the number of fingerling walleye it stocks, but maintain its commitment to stocking young fry. The decision comes in response to an analysis of the state's accelerated walleye stock program over...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 19, 2018 - 6:57pm
    Scott Rall: Very different but exactly the same
    BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist I mentioned a few weeks back that I was planning on attending the 2018 Minnesota DNR Roundtable event. It was Jan. 5 and there were about 300 different individuals in attendance. I was asked to participate as a member of a panel to discuss...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 19, 2018 - 1:42pm
    January 18, 2018
    Coyotes are often mistaken for wolves in this part of the Minnesota. This graphic shows the differences in sizes between the two animals. Graphic courtesy of the International Wolf Center
    The not so 'big bad wolf:' Animal killed in central Minn. weighs less than originally estimated
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—A wolf hit and killed by a truck in Douglas County last week turned out to weigh a little less than originally thought....
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 18, 2018 - 2:01pm
    January 14, 2018
    Brad Dokken, outdoors columnist
    Brad Dokken: The outdoors from A to Z, the sequel
    A year or so back, I challenged myself to come up with a list of the outdoors from A to Z. That might sound easy enough, but as I got down to...
    news/science-and-natureJanuary 14, 2018 - 6:34am
    At sunrise on Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, Greg Clusiau drills a fishing hole on a lake near Grand Rapids, Minn., before a day of crappie fishing. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    Crappies hit early and often for group on lake near Grand Rapids
    GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The sun hadn't yet crested the horizon on Tuesday, Jan. 9, when Greg Clusiau and Lorin LeMire began perforating the...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 14, 2018 - 6:15am
    January 12, 2018
    Scott Rall: Pheasants Forever and farmers: Finding common ground
    BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist When you live in southwest Minnesota it is easy to tell that agriculture is the dominant industry. This is the case and has been the case for more than 100 years.
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2018 - 2:00pm
    January 10, 2018
    Minnesota pheasant hunters (left to right) Craig Aamodt and Marv Kremin of Cottonwwood and Dennis Oakland and Steve Leitch of Willmar with a five-man limit of roosters in South Dakota on Jan. 5. Eric Morken / Forum News Service
    South Dakota is still worth the pheasant hunt
    The outlook ahead of the 2017 South Dakota pheasant hunting season was a bleak one. Bird numbers were down 45 percent from 2016, according to...
    newsJanuary 10, 2018 - 5:08am
    January 9, 2018
    Michael Kechkaylo
    Commentary: Michigan man seeks info on a mysterious lure with possible local ties
    Antique fishing lure collectors are an inquisitive bunch. They like to add old-time lures and tackle to their collections. The rarer and harder...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 9, 2018 - 2:59pm
    January 8, 2018
    Talia Martens, 17, of Brule, Wis., spends time with one of her sled dogs, Keisha, at the family farm recently. Martens, her father, uncle and 12 dogs are in the midst of a 3,100-mile trip to Willow, Alaska. She plans to race in the Junior Iditarod in February. Maria Lockwood | Forum News Service
    Community pulls for Brule, Wis., musher
    BRULE, Wis.—A team of athletes from the town of Brule is en route to making a dream come true. Talia Martens, 17, aims to compete in the...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 8, 2018 - 6:22pm
    January 7, 2018
    This 114-pound male mountain lion was killed by a car in September 2009 near Bemidji. Genetic tests suggested the cat originated in western North Dakota. Archive photo / Minnesota DNR
    Public's fascination with mountain lions based on fear, curiosity
    One thing's for sure: People have a fascination with mountain lions. Sightings, whether confirmed or hearsay, always get people talking. "It...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 7, 2018 - 6:00am
    January 5, 2018
    Scott Rall: You can always learn something new
    BY SCOTT RALL The Globe sports columnist Yesterday was an unusual day for me. Even though I attend many meetings every year that focus in the subject of wildlife habitat conservation, I have only been to the Minnesota DNR Roundtable one other time. It is an annual event that puts...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 5, 2018 - 2:01pm
    Sam Cook
    Some thoughts on the trail must be put on hold
    This will sound crazy, I know. But maybe I am not alone. Sometimes, when I'm out with one of my friends — biking or hunting or paddling or...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 5, 2018 - 7:13am
    January 2, 2018
    Chad Schouweiler runs his team in the Gunflint Mail Run sled dog race last year. Thirty mushers will race 12-dog and eight-dog teams in this year's Gunflint Mail Run, which begins Saturday morning at Trail Center Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. Photo by Jim Stroner
    Trails ready for Gunflint sled dog race
    GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — After a week of frigid temperatures, a slight warmup looks like it may happen in time for the Gunflint Mail Run sled...
    newsJanuary 2, 2018 - 5:24am
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