outdoors

BEMIDJI – Nathan Olson wants people to realize there are easy ways to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. To that end, the state Department of Natural Resources is...

The countdown has begun to the 2013 Minnesota fishing opener on May 11. With only two weeks remaining before the season opens it is going to take a unique set...

BEMIDJI – The opening day of the walleye and northern pike fishing seasons on Minnesota inland lakes is less than three weeks away. In a normal year, Bemidji area anglers...

PARK RAPIDS — Old Man Winter may be refusing to release his talons this spring, but the Governor’s Fishing Opener is definitely a go. “No date changes will occur,” Katie...

The sandhill crane. Indeed, one of Minnesota’s most interesting birds happens to possess one of the most amazing voices of any species of bird I know of. On my commutes...

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is teaming with Minnesota DNR officials to host a youth firearms safety class at New Salem Lutheran Church in...

The elephant in the room is the late spring and whether the lakes in the Bemidji area will be open in time for the fishing opener on May 11. The...

Every winter as a teenage boy I would venture onto frozen Wing River near my parents’ Otter Tail County dairy farm west of Bertha and Hewitt. I would sit for...

BEMIDJI – A glance outside may not indicate that summer is on the way but Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing officials are already making plans for the 27th annual...

BEMIDJI – The Northland Regional Shooting Sports Fund was established earlier this winter with the help of a $10,000 contribution by the Bemidji Area Shooters Association (BASA) in conjunction with...

This is the last weekend of the spring walleye season on the Rainy River. The season closes at midnight on Sunday. The 2012 Minnesota fishing licenses will expire on April...