Outdoors

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist In the land of game fish and wildlife there have been success stories. The Canada goose was almost gone and now their numbers have reached a point where they are becoming a nuisance in many places. There is more deer and elk on the continent...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist Everybody remembers their first snipe hunt. I was living in Laramie, Wyo., and was in the fifth grade. My brother took a rabbit fur lined glove and turned it inside out and told me we were going snipe hunting. It was pitch dark and...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer I was visiting with a fellow pheasant hunter a few days ago and he told me that the pheasant hunting opener was only about 79 days away. It was true and it only reinforced just how fast time flies. It was only a few weeks back that we were...

ST. PAUL — The moose population in northern Minnesota’s forests is dwindling, but a tax that voters raised in 2008 could help save the giants. “All of us came together on this project, Minnesota Moose Collaborative, to do what we know would work for one element to improve...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist So what does wildlife need to survive and thrive? This is a great question with hundreds of answers, depending on what species of animal you are referring to. A black bear has much different habitat needs than a pheasant in the Midwest. If...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist Shooting for fun used to be pretty cheap. I can remember when I was a kid my dad would drive me and my brother McChyne out into a cow pasture in McPherson County, S.D., and just shut off the engine. We would sit in the front seat and...

DETROIT LAKES — Zebra mussels have been discovered in Lake Melissa near here, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed Friday. The DNR’s discovery is the first time the invasive species has been found in the Detroit Lakes area, said Barry Stratton, southern manager...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist When it comes to eating fish I am not really a big fan. Good fish is OK, but in my book the cattlemen have me won over for sure. There is nothing better than a great steak. When it comes to eating fish the average angler goes for volume...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist If you spend any amount of time sitting on the end of a dock on almost any lake, you will see and experience the “it’s always better somewhere else” syndrome. For every boat that puts into the boat ramp next to the dock you’re...

By CONRAD deFIEBRE, Minnesota 2020 ST. PAUL — In a rare burst of bipartisan harmony in Washington, Congress just overwhelmingly approved a $12.3 billion water resources bill with two critically important measures for Minnesota. One is an $846.7 million authorization for a Red...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist I have a saying that “at my age I shouldn’t get this excited.” This normally happens when we complete another habitat acquisition or the restoration of that project gets completed. The DNR staff at the area Wildlife office just...