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It's a common occurrence. A fawn is found by a well meaning person who thinks that the animal has been abandoned by its mother. The person carries the young deer...

The hot weather and frequent storms have slowed the fishing for walleyes on some days, while on other days the bite has been surprisingly good. Part of the reason for...

Summer is a time of plenty for walleyes and other predator species living in the lakes in the Bemidji area.

I often try describing the songs and calls of birds by writing what I and other writers and ornithologists believe they sound like. For example, by writing the "fee-bee" call...

Summer took its own sweet time getting here this year but now it is suddenly very hot in the Bemidji area. Surface water temperatures in the local lakes soared past...

The warm weather usually associated with summer finally arrived in the Bemidji area just in time for the Fourth of July Weekend. The sudden warm-up triggered the mayfly hatches in...

I've been thinking about some of the interesting avian observations I've had over the course of this past spring. (Yes, spring 2011 is behind us; hard to believe, I know)...

Summer arrived on the calendar this week but the lakes in the Bemidji area are still stuck between spring and summer fishing patterns. The surface water temperatures in the lakes...

On my way recently to drop my son off at Neilson Spearhead Center for a week of working and learning on "Dan's Crew" for the first week of the preserve's...

The weather continues to be the big story this spring in the Bemidji area.

It has always interested me that American robins are not particularly choosy when it comes to locations for constructing their mud and grass nests. Over the years, I've observed pairs...

It has always interested me that American robins are not particularly choosy when it comes to locations for constructing their mud and grass nests. Over the years, I've observed pairs...

Several consecutive days of hot weather was just the boost the bass, crappies and sunfish needed to get them moving onto their spawning beds, but more cold weather can move...

Legislation aimed at strengthening Minnesota's ability to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species was signed into law May 27 by Gov. Mark Dayton. Among the results will be more...

I often do animal programs for school age children, especially elementary kids. The young students are always very enthusiastic and interested in all things wild. They're pretty smart, too. Indeed,...