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    Brad Dokken: Accidents shed light on tree stand safety
    September is Tree Stand Safety Awareness Month, and while September days are numbered, the importance of being safe in a tree stand doesn't end...
    sports2 hours 28 min ago
    Lake of the Woods near Long Point north of Williams, Minn., was largely devoid of boats Monday morning, Sept. 18. Brad Dokken / Forum News Serviceplay button
    From on the air to on the water
    WILLIAMS, Minn.—Curt Quesnell barely has a chance to get his boat up on plane before he reaches one of his favorite Lake of the Woods fishing...
    sports3 hours 26 min ago
    More hunters in Minnesota, Wisconsin turning to crossbows
    DULUTH, Minn. — Crossbow use by deer hunters continues to grow in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, outdoor retailers say. Both states have...
    news10 hours 5 min ago
    September 21, 2017
    The Bemidji area is at the 50 to 75 percent range for peak color, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Jordan Shearer |Forum News Service
    Green to gold: Fall color season moves into northern Minnesota
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—Friday is the first official day of autumn according to the calendar, but it's felt like fall for several weeks in parts...
    newsSeptember 21, 2017 - 5:12pm
    September 17, 2017
    091717.C.DNT.SAMc2 -- A hunter and his dog pause during an early season hunt for sharp-tailed grouse in eastern Montana. Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com
    In the early season, hunters reach out for information
    DULUTH, Minn. — The blaze-orange telegraph lines are humming. Hunters, talking to hunters. The first call the other day came in at 7:25...
    sportsSeptember 17, 2017 - 4:44pm
    t11.9.08 Sam Cook -- cookDUFF1116c1 -- On Sunday night of the opening weekend of Minnesota's firearms deer season, the Dufner family gathered in a wall tent west of Togo. Tending the grill were (from left) Jim Dufner of Zimmerman, Minn.; Brian Dufner of Hopkins, Minn.; and Mark Dufner of Grand Rapids. This was the last year in the tent for their parents and uncles' generation, including Duffy Dufner of Grand Rapids, Dennis Dufner of St. Joseph, Minn., and Charlie Dufner of Hendersonville, N.C.
    Working toward a better deer herd
    It's a big challenge — crafting a formal plan to manage Minnesota's diverse deer herd. That's what wildlife officials with the Minnesota...
    sportsSeptember 17, 2017 - 3:38pm
    Jerry Kern of St. Paul talks about his life during a recent interview. Bob King / Forum News Service
    'You gotta go on': 40 years later, Minnesota man reflects on tragic morning
    DULUTH, Minn. — Jerry Kern used to hunt deer at a camp north of Island Lake. But after what happened on this date 40 years ago, Kern no...
    sportsSeptember 17, 2017 - 7:09am
    September 16, 2017
    Carolyn Lange / Tribune Dre Lenz, 4, of Willmar, holds an English Cocker Spaniel Saturday at the annual Prairie Pothole Day at Stoney Ridge Farm near New London.
    Prairie Pothole Day 2017 a huge success
    NEW LONDON — The 35th annual Prairie Pothole Day drew kids, dogs and hunters to the Stoney Ridge Farm near New London last weekend. The...
    news/localSeptember 16, 2017 - 8:13am
    September 15, 2017
    DNR seeks oversight committee members
    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is taking applications through Sept. 25 for 12 people to service on the DNR's Fisheries Oversight and Wildlife Oversight committees. Appointees will review the DNR's annual Game and Fish Fund Report in detail and, after...
    newsSeptember 15, 2017 - 3:58pm
    September 14, 2017
    Zebra mussels have been confirmed in North Star Lake in Itasca County. (Department of Natural Resources photo)
    Zebra mussels confirmed in Itasca County lake
    BEMIDJI—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday, Sept. 14, that zebra mussels have been found in North Star Lake...
    sportsSeptember 14, 2017 - 3:26pm
    September 10, 2017
    Jared Olafson (left) and Chuck Lindner of the Lake of the Woods Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society in Warroad, Minn., speak in August 2016 at the dedication of a trail segment on the Star of the North Trail system in Beltrami Island State Forest. Two young boys on hand were more interested in playing in the dirt. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)
    Star of the North Trail project awaits Minn. environmental review
    Several miles of an extensive, multi-use trail system being developed in Beltrami Island State Forest will be available to grouse hunters and...
    sportsSeptember 10, 2017 - 4:36pm
    Shattered piece and a split, twisted barrel were all that remained after Hunter Dosch of Devils Lake accidentally put too many powder cartridges in his muzzleloader. The 18-year-old had 10 stitches in his right trigger finger along with cuts on his arms and a gash in one knee. (Submitted photo)
    Brad Dokken: Muzzleloader mishap could have been much worse
    Hunter Dosch knows he's fortunate to only have 10 stitches in his right index finger and some cuts on his arms and a gash on one knee. It could...
    sportsSeptember 10, 2017 - 2:32pm
    A ruffed grouse surveys its surroundings May 1, 2017, near Norris Camp, headquarters of Red Lake Wildlife Management Area in northwest Minnesota. Spring drumming counts of ruffed grouse were up 57 percent from last year, which bodes well for hunting prospects. Minnesota's grouse season opens Saturday, Sept. 16. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)
    Numbers point to favorable ruffed grouse season in Minn.
    By the numbers, at least, ruffed grouse hunters in Minnesota should be in for one of their best seasons in years. Spring drumming counts in the...
    sportsSeptember 10, 2017 - 11:34am
    Lawrence Taylor of Austin, Texas, took this black bear in the Floodwood areas on opening day of Minnesota's bear season, Sept. 1. He is a friend of Rob Parrott of Saginaw and has hunted with Parrott for the past 14 years. Rob Parrott photo
    DNR: Minnesota bear harvest down a bit, and that's good
    DULUTH — Minnesota's bear harvest is down from last year, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. But some bear guides...
    sportsSeptember 10, 2017 - 6:30am
    Dawn Voges, assistant park manager, walks along one of the docks in the Armstrong Bay day use area at Vermilion Ridge campground morning, Sept. 6, 2017. Bob King / Forum News Service
    Minnesota's newest state park opens Tuesday
    SOUDAN, Minn. — Minnesota's first new state park in a quarter-century will open in earnest Tuesday, a decade in the making but apparently...
    newsSeptember 10, 2017 - 6:00am
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