An outdoorsman’s day off

05/10/2008 12:00 AM
hen I take a day off, I usually spend it hunting, fishing or doing something outside.

Looking for changing clues

05/10/2008 12:00 AM
MONTEVIDEO — Like an investigator probing for clues, Carrie Jennings tipped over stones, sifted soil through her fingers, and compared what she saw on the landscape with the maps she carried.

Conservation Calendar

05/10/2008 12:00 AM
Spring 3-D Bow League — The Little Crow Archers and Swift County Archers are hosting a Spring 3-D League for four weeks starting April 26 and running through May 17. It will run Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon at the outdoor range near Sunburg (16952 118th Street, watch for signs). The cost is $25 per person or a $60 maximum charge per family. The range will also be open during these times for those not interested in league play. For more information, contact Dennis Winzenburg at 320-366-3651 or Tadd Egenes at 320-843-3747.

Fishing opportunities abound in Pope County

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
GLENWOOD — Where the lakes begin … Many counties in Minnesota can lay claim to this often-used slogan. It still rings true.

There’s no place like home

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
CORRELL — Good fishing in Minnesota doesn’t require a home address out of Brainerd or a Congressman’s travel budget.

It’s not the worst, but it could be better

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
WILLMAR — Snow, rain, snow, snow, rain.

Area resort, bait shop owners not so worried about steeper transportation costs

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
WILLMAR — Despite national gas prices on the rise, a few local bait shop owners and lake resort owners are optimistic that fuel costs will not hurt the area’s recreation industry.

Cold water can produce hot bite

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
SPICER — It’s a certainty that anglers will be facing colder-than-normal water temperatures when they venture out on the walleye and northern pike opener.

Are shallow lakes better for fishing?

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
WILLMAR — Lakes come in many shapes, size and classifications.

Night fishing

Forum Communications Co.
As the clock strikes midnight, some anglers open the Minnesota fishing season long before the sun rises
Otter Tail Lake, Minn. - Fishermen of all kinds were in the dark before the sun rose Saturday.

Keep it simple for Minnesota opener

Forum Communications Co.
Less is better. That’s the advice professional fishing guide Ross Hagemeister (pictured right) offers for the novice or occasional anglers who plan to cast a line during Saturday’s Minnesota fishing opener.

Photo of the week

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Rick Bohn of Woodworth, N.D., photographed this pintail duck April 20 while he took a break taking pictures of shaptail grouse from his blind southeast of Woodworth.

Deer ticks

Tick-borne ailments up in Minn.

Associated Press
Deer ticks that cause Lyme disease and other ailments are moving north and west in Minnesota, and health officials say people should be on the lookout for the tiny critters now that spring is here.

Camouflage

Boy’s death reminder for hunter safety

Associated Press
Being a sportsman himself, Tom Conroy understands the excitement and pounding pulse hunters feel when they finally find the prey they’re pursuing within the sights of their guns.

Male sage grouse

Sage grouse numbers at record low in N.D.

Associated Press
A record-low number of male sage grouse counted on strutting grounds in North Dakota this spring has prompted state biologists to call for no hunting season for the first time in 45 years.