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Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist I made my annual trip last weekend in the middle of my mid-winter blues to the 2015 Pheasant Fest in Des Moines. These events started in 2003 and have been held in places like Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul, Bloomington and Milwaukee. They...

I know that a person should not wish their life away, but I can say that jumping ahead 60 days on the current calendar would suit me just fine. This is a tough time of year for many sportsmen. There is a little ice fishing to be had and some of the area lakes are putting out a few...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist Who would have thunk it? If you would have asked me a few years ago if there was any chance that northern Minnesota forests would be under threat of conversion to farm land, I would have said, “No way.” I did not figure that this...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist As of today I am still waiting to see if I have been reappointed to serve another term on the Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. My second term, which was four years in length, expired the first Monday in January and the appointing...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist It was an interesting weekend with lots of topics discussed at the 2015 DNR Roundtable. The Round Table celebrated its 25th year at a Marriott Hotel in Brooklyn Park last Friday. It is an invitation-only event and I have been on the invite...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist I was reading an article written by a guy I admire by the name of Dennis Anderson of the Star Tribune a few weeks back. He asked DNR commissioner Tom Landwehr a few questions and then printed his responses. The article was kind of what...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist It is the second week of January, and as I sit in my office I wonder if there is an ability for a human to hibernate even if you are not really hibernating. Hibernating is one of the options available to wildlife species. There are really...

It is the new year of 2015. Some of you might have gone out two evenings ago to welcome in the New Year. A few will have overdone it and might still be paying the price today. If you are a Facebook person you can look on Facebook and it will show you a personal year in review. This...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist It is Christmas week and like everyone else I am getting ready for the day of family, gifts, food and anticipating the participation in the true reasons to celebrate Christmas. This is a season full of traditions. We have a big chunk...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist It would only make sense that after I attended the 2014 Governors Pheasant Summit I would try to give you an overview of what went on. The problem with this seemingly obvious statement is that what went on depends on who you talked to...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist All you need to do to train a dog is to be smarter than the dog. Seems pretty reasonable to me, but it’s not always as easy as it might seem. I have been training dogs since 1996. This is almost 20 years. When it comes to training...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist Minnesota’s governor is following the lead of the South Dakota’s governor and having a pheasant summit of his own. Last year South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced he would be holding a pheasant summit in the state to see what...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer The fastest growing segment of the outdoor community is women. There is a movement afield on many fronts to get more women active in hunting and fishing. Another outdoor pastime that is exploding for women is recreation shooting. There...