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Outdoors: State lawmakers negotiate higher hunting, license fees

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota legislative negotiators agreed with 60 outdoors groups that hunting and fishing fees should increase, but ditched a proposal to open the fishing season a week early...

news / outdoors Sat, Apr 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Compromise fee increases in bill, not early fishing opener

ST. PAUL - Minnesota's hunting and fishing license fees would increase and wolves could be hunted and trapped under a compromise that state House and Senate negotiators have worked out...

news / outdoors Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 11:30am

Bears are looking for easy food sources

GRAND RAPIDS - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife managers are reporting an increase in nuisance bear complaints at this time of year. Bear sightings are most prevalent in...

outdoors Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Area water temperatures gradually becoming warmer

Lakes in the Bemidji area have been gradually getting warmer but the progress has been painfully slow. Most lakes now have surface water temperatures in the upper 40s to the...

outdoors Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Applications available for 2012 elk licenses

GRYGLA - Hunters have until June 1, to apply for one of 23 elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Elk licenses will be...

outdoors Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Bemidji Superintendent Jim Hess hands a "Bemidji Leads!" Stewardship Award to Let's Go Fishing volunteer Dan Posner. Also pictured, from left, are John and Cheryl Colford and Charlie Mann. BRIAN MATTHEWS | BEMIDJI PIONEER

'Bemidji Leads!" recognizes fishing groups, Murphy

BEMIDJI -- Whether it is a young child fishing for the first time, a disabled person who has never been able to fish before or a senior citizen no longer...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

A wild tom turkey takes a leisurely stroll along a ditch near Pinewood this week. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Wild tom turkey spotted near Pinewood

A wild tom turkey takes a leisurely stroll along a ditch near Pinewood this week. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

news / outdoors / local / region Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Tuesday marked a perfect day to enjoy the outdoors as Traci Moe, left, and Victoria Julin board and bike through Lake Bemidji State Park. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Perfect day at State Park

Tuesday marked a perfect day to enjoy the outdoors as Traci Moe, left, and Victoria Julin board and bike through Lake Bemidji State Park. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

news / local / outdoors Wed, Apr 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen of Alexandria adresses a small rally of anglers Monday in the Minnesota Capitol. He broke away from a Republican meeting about raising hunting and fishing license fees to talk to the crowd. Don Davis | Forum Communications

Hunting, license fee increase closer, but not yet law

ST. PAUL - Minnesota hunters and anglers could get their wish to pay higher license fees, but some House Republicans must be convinced first. "I think it is do-able," Rep...

news / outdoors Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - 12:00am

As part of Earth Week activities, members of the Junior ROTC program at Bemidji High School spent Wednesday afternoon cleaning up the school grounds and adding new mulch to the schools planters. Shown above, junior Taner Buckta, left, and Dan Clemenson add mulch along the front walkway. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Junior ROTC members at BHS clean up grounds for Earth Week

As part of Earth Week activities, members of the Junior ROTC program at Bemidji High School spent Wednesday afternoon cleaning up the school grounds and adding new mulch to the...

news / local / outdoors / education Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Three members of the Beltrami County 4-H shooting sports team qualified for this week's Junior Olympics meet at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. Grant Johnson of Bemidji makes his fifth trip in his seven years of shooting and will compete in air pistol and .22-caliber sport pistol. Caitlyn Fleahman of Bemidji and Cade Haiby of Blackduck will compete in air pistol, each for the first time. Shown above, from left, Johnson, Fleahman and Haiby practiced Sunday while being monitored by coach Mike...

4-H shooting team members qualify for Junior Olympics

Three members of the Beltrami County 4-H shooting sports team qualified for this week's Junior Olympics meet at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. Grant Johnson of Bemidji makes his...

sports / outdoors Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Hunting, fishing fees and Vikings talk begins legislative week

outdoors / sports / news Mon, Apr 23, 2012 - 12:07pm

All MN watercraft need invasive species stickers

DULUTH -- There's one more item on the to-do list for Minnesota boaters as they prepare to head to the lakes and rivers. A new state law requires all watercraft...

outdoors / sports / news Mon, Apr 23, 2012 - 9:14am

Blane Klemek column: Bird music resonates on springtime stage

Springtime is one of the best times to observe wildlife, especially birds. Indeed, neo-tropical migrants have been filtering into Minnesota for some time now.

outdoors Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 12:00am

DNR seeks input on deer management

outdoors Fri, Apr 20, 2012 - 12:00am

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