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    September 28, 2016
    Nick Murphy of Ely, Minn., drives a team of Alaskan huskies across Ensign Lake east of Ely on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 after a day of lake trout fishing. Murphy's dad, Kelly Murphy of Ely, ran another 10-dog team on the day trip to Knife Lake on the Canadian border. (Sam Cook / Forum News Service)
    Ely named one of 'World's Best Towns for Outdoor Thrills'
    ELY, Minn. — Ely has been named one of National Geographic's "World's Best Towns for Outdoor Thrills," along with other outdoor destinations...
    News/stateSeptember 28, 2016 - 7:12pm
    September 27, 2016
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    Abandoned Minnesota mine shaft becomes a bass hideout
    CROSBY —An underwater abandoned mine shaft in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area is a large mouth bass haven and hideout. The timber...
    News/stateSeptember 27, 2016 - 2:44pm
    September 26, 2016
    TOM CHERVENY | TRIBUNE Scott Sparlin
    Citizens getting caught up in Minnesota River cleanup
    GRANITE FALLS - A big net is being cast for ideas on how to help the Minnesota River basin, and it is pulling in a surprisingly diverse catch....
    Life/outdoorsSeptember 26, 2016 - 8:54pm
    September 19, 2016
    Mike Benjamin is now a two-time Minnesota state duck call champion. He won his second state title during the Minnesota Waterfowl Association's competition held at Prairie Pothole Day on September 10 at the Stoney Ridge Farm near New London. (Tom Cherveny / Tribune) play button
    Champion waterfowl caller gets his edge in the off season
    NEW LONDON - Success in the waterfowl blind starts months before the season opens. Just ask Mike Benjamin. He makes a practice of watching and...
    News/stateSeptember 19, 2016 - 1:58pm
    September 16, 2016
    Leaf-chasing in Minnesota: Yellow means go
    Behold, the yellow leaf. For some, that is an indication that fall has sprung — according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...
    News/stateSeptember 16, 2016 - 10:35am
    September 15, 2016
    For first time, invasive crayfish confirmed in Minnesota lake
    HITTERDAL — Two red swamp crayfish have been found in Tilde Lake just northeast of Hitterdal and it's the first time the invasive species has...
    NewsSeptember 15, 2016 - 12:24pm
    September 13, 2016
    The New London-Spicer School Board has told the state that the Glacial Lakes State Trail cannot be placed in or alongside outdoor classrooms on school property, like this area near the middle school. The school route was a vital link in the plan to bring the trail from New London to Sibley State Park. Alternative routes through NLS property are being considered. Carolyn Lange / Tribune
    Compromise sought for Glacial Lakes State Trail route
    NEW LONDON—A compromise might be in the works between the New London-Spicer School District and the state Department of Natural Resources...
    News/localSeptember 13, 2016 - 11:50pm
    September 12, 2016
    Anglers in a motorboat cut through the waves as paddlers Sepestian Mateus, Singeru Elias, Vincente Diaz and Gabriel Diaz maneuver the outrigger canoe. Tom Cherveny / Tribune play button
    Outrigger canoe made for Pacific takes on a prairie lake
    MILAN - Gusty winds bore down the length of Lac qui Parle Lake, chasing up waves like a whitewater run on a wild river. They were no match for...
    NewsSeptember 12, 2016 - 11:25am
    Hastings photographer David Youngren looks over the Vermillion River Falls from the overlook. (Star Gazette photo by Noura Elmanssy)
    A hidden gem for outdoors enthusiasts
    Rivers and recreation go hand in hand, no matter where you are. The Vermillion River is no different. All along its length, people have been...
    News/stateSeptember 12, 2016 - 10:06am
    September 11, 2016
    All eyes are on the target as Teresa Winzenburg with the Little Crow Archers helps Camden Lager, age 6, of Willmar, during the 34th annual Prairie Pothole Day event at the Stoney Ridge Farm across from Sibley State Park on Saturday. Tom Cherveny / Willmar
    Prairie Pothole Day at Stoney Ridge
    Prairie Pothole Day at Stoney Ridge
    News/localSeptember 11, 2016 - 9:17pm
    September 7, 2016
    Cooper Parker, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, left, and his friend Marshall Henricks of Redfield, Iowa, take time for a photo with the bears they shot on the opening day of Minnesota’s bear season near Hill City. Parker’s bear field-dressed at 150 pounds, Henricks’ at 238 pounds. (Sam Cook / Duluth News Tribune) play button
    Bear hunters report early successes
    Cooper Parker wasn’t even on his bear stand yet, and already he was feeling the anticipation of Minnesota’s opening day of bear season on...
    NewsSeptember 7, 2016 - 2:44pm
    The McCollum Hunting Preserve was a particularly popular stop for the veterans participating in the Oberg Foundation veterans' retreat this past Saturday afternoon. (Detroit Lakes Tribune)
    Minnesota event brings combat vets together again
    Wakeboarding, kayaking, pontooning, hunting on a private preserve, 4-wheeling, ladder golf, ping pong... it was a jam-packed weekend of activity...
    NewsSeptember 7, 2016 - 2:33pm
    September 6, 2016
    Hunting behind his black Lab, Heidi, Superior's Dick Adams works through a field of grass in Lac qui Parle County on opening day of Minnesota's 2015 pheasant season. (Duluth News Tribune)
    Minnesota pheasant counts up 29 percent
    Another mild winter and good nesting season in Minnesota's pheasant range combined to increase Minnesota's roadside pheasant index by 29 percent...
    NewsSeptember 6, 2016 - 12:19pm
    August 31, 2016
    Healthy outlook for Minnesota bear hunt
    Minnesota’s bear population appears to be on the increase, Department of Natural Resources officials say, and the state has issued a few more...
    NewsAugust 31, 2016 - 2:17pm
    Alex Wahl and Joe Schlagel with some sod field honkers on a warm early season goose hunt. (Northland Outdoors photo)
    Go green for early goose hunt
    Without a doubt, the night air is feeling cooler and drier and is signaling that fall is in the air. Another sure sign of the transition to fall...
    NewsAugust 31, 2016 - 8:59am
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