Northland Outdoors

Often as it is, when we observe wildlife going about their business it’s the “eating business” that we see them doing: squirrels cracking acorn shells, deer grazing on hay fields,...

To be seen or not to be seen – that is the solution, not the question. With creatures great and small the world over, the colors and patterns of their...

Can one still find the little lakeside resorts alongside quiet Northwoods Minnesota lakes? To this day, childhood memories of just such a resort and all the first-time experiences that became...

In early September a friend and I slipped a canoe onto Upper Rice Lake in Clearwater County to harvest wild rice. It was a gorgeous and calm Sunday morning on...

The September full moon is this Saturday and offers anglers one of the best chances of the year to catch big walleyes and big muskies, although fishing muskies at night...

I miss the days when I lived and worked at Wetlands, Pines and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary, now called Audubon Center of the Red River Valley and Omdahl Arboretum. During my...

BEMIDJI – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has promoted four conservation officers to lieutenant and district supervisor. Stacey Sharp was named Bemidji area enforcement supervisor, which includes Becker,...

ST. PAUL - When Minnesota’s waterfowl season opens Saturday, hunting is likely to be pretty good. That prediction comes from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) which reports that...

By Blane Klemek I enjoy telling the following story. A good friend of mine, who is an avid and accomplished outdoorsman, once had a chance encounter with three northern Minnesota...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two groups have filed a lawsuit to try to block the opening of Minnesota's wolf hunting and trapping seasons this fall. The Center for Biological Diversity and...

By Blane Klemek Twenty-three years ago I canoed the upper Mississippi River for the first time. It was early October on a glorious blue-sky day with brightly colored fall foliage...

ST. PAUL - A mild winter followed by a warm spring contributed to a significant increase in Minnesota’s pheasant count, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The...

I remember the first time I spent a few days in the beautiful bluff country of southeast Minnesota. It was about nine years ago. I was able to take a...

One of the most interesting aspects of birds is their flocking behavior. Of course it isn’t just birds that flock; other animals also gather together in large numbers. Over the...