Outdoors

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist I have lived almost my entire live in the farm county of southwest Minnesota. Minnesota is a state of great diversity. In the south you can see for miles and up north you can’t see 30 feet in the state forests and woodlands. It was...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist Life without controversy must mean you have a straight line and a steady tone on the EKG machine. I just returned from a few days up north at Cross Lake. I went spearing for northern pike and whitefish. For the record, I got skunked. I...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist I have heard of the law of unintended consequences but this law is now being put into action in our back yard. It all started with a forest paper company called UPM Blandin asking for a reduction in their property taxes. This was after...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer I took a wildlife ride the other day, and after the warm spell that we had there is lots of bare ground exposed for pheasants to forage over to find a meal. I often wonder just how pheasants survive a blizzard when I know that a human would...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer I am embarking on a project for a friend that has done me about 40 favors over the past few years. I am heading up to the Whitefish Chain of Lakes near Cross Lake Minnesota in a few weeks to take in my annual spearing event. This is a relatively...

By PAM SCHUTT, Worthington Christian School WORTHINGTON — Today’s kids are growing up in a society that is filled with technology. They are surrounded by computers, video games, cellphones, iPads and iPods. As a first- and second-grade teacher at Worthington Christian School,...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer The saying “tis the season” is quickly coming to an end. I am not referring to the holiday season, although it is true for that season also. I am referring to outdoor hunting seasons. The archery season for deer ends on Dec. 31 and...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist It is not just anyone who gets the call that I received last week. It was from Tom Landwehr, who is the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for the State of Minnesota. He was going to be in the area doing a little pheasant...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer I have no idea what made this column pop into my mind when I was unable to sleep the other night. Trouble sleeping is not a common problem for me, but every once in a while I am wide awake at 2:00 am. When I was watching a Law and Order...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer So who is at the wheel in Minnesota when it comes to protecting our natural resources? The answer is not as clear at the rank-and-file citizen might think. I can say that on a local level the conservation officers that I know (and I know...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist Let it snow, let it snow is the name of the game this week. If you can, you should bundle up and take 10 of your friends to the Nobles County Ducks Unlimited banquet tomorrow at the Brewster Legion Hall in the big city of Brewster. Doors...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer I was out at the Worthington Gun Club the other day and shot a friend’s pistol. It was a different gun than I was accustomed to and I did not shoot it very well. I got the bullets down range to a paper target in a safe manner, but if that...