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SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist Recently, I watched a program on PBS about butterflies. I have written about the plight of the Monarch butterfly and how the loss of milkweed plants might be its demise.

SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist There is something new on the horizon in Minnesota regarding the state’s most hunted animal, the white-tailed deer. More than 400,000 people case this big game animal in Minnesota, making it rise to a position higher than just a normal hunting...

SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist Wintertime is a bad time to try to train or exercise a dog. It is not that it cannot be done, but it is not near as much fun for the trainer or the dog. With the recent snows we have had, you need to be extra careful when running a dog outside...

SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist What does it take to take a kid fishing? The answer is not very much. I was lucky to have two people take me fishing when I was a kid. This is a story about one of them.

BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist All I want for Christmas is a normal spring. Asking for a normal spring for Christmas is certainly out of the ordinary as Christmas has certainly already passed. Asking for a normal spring has also gotten to be an annual event for this...

BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist School safety, gun violence, gun control and a whole host of other gun-related issues have been in the news as of late. School shootings are certainly a crisis, and the answer to addressing these important issues is not going to be found...

After the response I got last week from my story about my twins and a dog in the boat, I figured that another funny story might be in line for this week. Not every column has to be about hunting, wildlife habitat or fishing. This column might just make you smile. It was first published...

When you sit around with friends enjoying a few cold ones, there is always an opportunity to share some old hunting and fishing stories. My twins are now 31 years old and they don’t spend much time in my fishing boat anymore. The son lives in Denver, and my daughter lives in Golden...

BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist I have an older iPhone. I think it is a 6. They have had many updates on my phone since it was purchased. They have bigger screens and better functions. When it comes to electronic and tech stuff, I still live in the stone age. I was having...

I have written over the years about Pheasants Forever and the many things they do to promote wildlife habitat and youth outdoor education. The organization started in 1982. The Nobles County chapter started in 1986 and was the 14th chapter to organize.

BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist Last weekend I invited some friends from Janesville to come down to Worthington to try their luck at spearfishing. We made the short trip to Fulda Lake. Fulda Lake was reclaimed a few years back, and as a result of those efforts the water...

BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist As I was sitting at the lunch session during the Minnesota State Pheasants Forever meetings in Willmar last weekend, I was seated next to a young lady who works for the University of Minnesota research department headquartered out of the...

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...

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.