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Photo by Rick Morgan
Matt Morgan of Lakewood Township stands alongside one of the bull caribou he shot on a hunting trip to Alaska's Brooks Range. He and his dad, Rick Morgan of Lakewood Township, shot four caribou on their 11-day trip.

Alaska hunt 'trip of a lifetime' for father and son

By Sam Cook Duluth News Tribune The welcoming party was a grizzly. Rick and Matt Morgan, father and son from Lakewood Township, had just landed by float plane on a...

outdoors Mon, Dec 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Two special deer hunts see success

By Tom Cherveny tcherveny@wctrib.com NEW LONDON -- Two special hunts held in the area proved successful once again. Sibley State Park hosted its annual, special muzzleloader deer hunt Nov. 26...

outdoors Mon, Dec 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Western Minn. counties take varying views of coyote bounties

MONTEVIDEO -- A $10 price was placed on the head of coyotes in Chippewa County starting Dec. 1, and some bounty hunters are answering the call. One week after the...

news / region / outdoors Mon, Dec 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Tests find evidence of Asian carp in Minn. waters north of Twin Cities

ST. PAUL -- Asian carp appear on their way to northern Minnesota waters, or may already be there. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today announced DNA test results in...

news / state / outdoors Thu, Dec 08, 2011 - 12:27pm

Minn. state park reservation system will be unavailable from Dec. 27-Feb. 29: Key dates to note

NEW LONDON -- There's still time to reserve camping sites and lodging in Minnesota State Parks before the reservation system is taken down for an upgrade. The system will be...

news / outdoors Wed, Dec 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Cougar shooting in Jackson Co., Minn., could lead to charges

ROUND LAKE -- The news of a cougar shot Sunday in Jackson County has caught the attention of the entire state, it seems. According to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

news / state / outdoors Fri, Dec 02, 2011 - 11:48am

The Lac qui Parle refuge will allow goose hunting to continue in the state blinds that line the refuge perimeter through Dec. 22. Tribune file photo

For a second year, Lac qui Parle, Minn., wildlife refuge playing host to goose hunting

WATSON -- Part two in a new era in goose hunting at the Lac qui Parle wildlife refuge gets underway today. Goose hunting will continue to be allowed in the...

news / outdoors Thu, Dec 01, 2011 - 12:00am

Minn. officials look for answers in fight against invasives

ST. PAUL -- Winter is setting in, giving soldiers on the front line of the Asian carp war a few months to form and implement a battle plan. "We have...

news / outdoors Sat, Nov 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Agreement could improve duck habitat in Kandiyohi Co., Minn.

WILLMAR -- A plan to drain a small wetland could help improve habitat for ducks in the northern part of Kandiyohi County. Water in the 35-acre wetland basin in the...

news / outdoors Thu, Nov 17, 2011 - 12:00am

Residents will be paid $10 for every coyote they bring to the Sheriff's Office. Tribune photo/clipart.com

Chippewa Co. first to pay bounty for coyotes in Minnesota since 1965

MONTEVIDEO -- Chippewa County will be the first to pay a bounty for coyotes in Minnesota since the state ended its program in 1965. The Chippewa County Board of Commissioners...

news / outdoors / life Wed, Nov 16, 2011 - 12:00am

In 2008, the Pomme de Terre Golf Club officially opened 10 new holes, creating for the first time an 18-hole course in the Morris area. The new holes were blended into existing holes, such as the course's signature hole. The renovation project included the construction of a 3,500 square foot clubhouse, construction of new cart paths, the purchase of new carts, some hole redesign, weed eradication and tree removal and green repairs.Photo courtesy Morris Sun Tribune.

Outdoors: Morris saves its golf course

By Tom Larson tlarson@wctrib.com ntil this spring, the Morris area had a pretty nice thing going at its Pomme de Terre Golf Club. It wasn't too many years before that...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Outdoors: Cousins make a shrewd plan, bag trophy bucks

The slug season opener proved successful for a party of family hunters, as is evident in these submitted photos. On Saturday evening Max Grabow of Gaylord bagged a 10-point buck...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Outdoors: Conservation Calendar

Raingarden Workshop -- The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District will be hosting a raingarden workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Nov. 17 at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, rural Spicer...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Walter Scott: A measure of success

Thursday morning was cold, the wind was blowing, and rain was coming down in sheets. It makes me glad, some days I have to go to work. If I were...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Outdoors: Camp Ripley trail open house Nov. 15

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites anyone with an interest in the proposed Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail to attend a trail-planning open house Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 7...

outdoors Sat, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:00am

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