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    May 21, 2017
    Oslo, Minn., native Chuck Dahlstrom and hunting partner Berkano of Hundgaard enjoy a moment with late season-roosters in this 2008 photo. On more than one occasion, Dahlstrom writes, he's been on the receiving end of hunting buddy Tim Anvinson's pranks. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Dahlstrom)
    Every hunting camp has a practical joker
    "Are you nuts?" my wise and loving wife asked with a moan of exasperation. "You're going on another hunting trip with Tim, the practical joker?"...
    sportsMay 21, 2017 - 7:15am
    May 20, 2017
    Jim Isensee is still enjoying what he loves to do at 92 years old. (Photo submitted by Ann Vogel)
    'A way of life'
    RED WING, Minn. — Whether it's hopping into a boat and fishing or sitting in a deer stand, turkey or duck blind, there is always something...
    May 20, 2017 - 6:00am
    May 19, 2017
    This jawbone thought to be from a sand tiger or mako shark was caught by a Grand Rapids, Minn., fisherman last weekend in the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Something fishy here: Shark jawbone caught in Mississippi River in northern Minnesota
    GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.—Joey Piskel and his dad, Joe, had quite a surprise when they were walleye fishing in the Mississippi River in northern...
    NewsMay 19, 2017 - 5:00pm
    One of the goals is to develop trails connecting recreational areas and communities in the corridor. The Minnesota River Water Trail has been part of the corridor's recreational features for more than 50 years. Forum News Service file photo
    Two Minn. counties taking unique step forward to promote recreation, quality of life
    NEW ULM, Minn.—Two southern Minnesota counties are working with the Department of Natural Resources to create a plan for more outdoors...
    NewsMay 19, 2017 - 4:33pm
    May 18, 2017
    Hanging in the trees -- the hammock movement
    DULUTH — On a run through one of Duluth's woodsy trails the other day, I came upon a young man and woman sitting side-by-side in a bright orange hammock. The two were engaging in an emerging form of outdoor recreation in Duluth — hammocking. I had seen a few other hammockers...
    May 18, 2017 - 11:27pm
    May 17, 2017
    Deer caught looking for deals at Minnesota Wal-Mart
    Wadena, Minn. — Shoppers got quite the surprise at the Wadena Wal-Mart when they noticied a deer perusing the aisles. The picture above has...
    NewsMay 17, 2017 - 8:12am
    May 14, 2017
    Brian Hiller from the biology department at BSU researches Purple Martins that nest near campus. Submitted photo.
    SUSTAINABILITY COLUMN: Bemidji is ‘Home Sweet Home’ for the birds
    On June 11, Bemidji can add another “feather to its cap.” On that day, Minnesota Audubon will designate Bemidji as the state’s third Bird...
    ColumnsMay 14, 2017 - 11:00am
    Sam Cook, outdoors columnist
    Sam Cook: The early trip: Lake trout, loons, life
    QUETICO PROVINCIAL PARK, Ontario — We have moved away from the night fire now, down to the lakeshore. Half a moon and all of Jupiter reflect...
    NewsMay 14, 2017 - 7:22am
    May 12, 2017
    Richie Erickson (left) and his dad, Chris Erickson, both of Iron, sit behind the two bull moose they found entangled in death in a pond north of Grand Marais on Saturday. The two are avid hunters of shed moose antlers. The larger bull’s antlers are at upper left and lower right, while the smaller bull’s antlers are at upper right and lower left. Photo courtesy Chris Erickson
    Father and son make a rare find: Two bull moose tangled together in death
    When Chris Erickson saw the eagles and the turkey vultures circling, he figured something was up. Erickson and his son Richie, 17, were paddling...
    NewsMay 12, 2017 - 10:38am
    May 11, 2017
    Wilderness trust: Put a rock on it
    We were several miles into the canoe-country wilderness of Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park last week. We'd been catching plenty of lake trout and listening to a lot of loons. Our last morning, over the breakfast fire, one of my fishing companions made a serious announcement. "I...
    May 11, 2017 - 7:00pm
    May 7, 2017
    Austin Winfield of Lake Nebagamon, Wis., kneels behind a gobbler he shot April 27 near Barnes, Wis. Winfield, 34, has been hunting turkeys and calling turkeys for friends for about 12 years. Nick Lehman / submitted photo
    Frozen Wisconsin hunters get their turkeys the hard way
    BARNES, Wis. — All Austin Winfield and Nick Lehman really wanted to do was get out of their turkey hunting blind and get warm. On this...
    sportsMay 7, 2017 - 6:20am
    May 5, 2017
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Building houses for more bluebirds
    There are two birds that are exclusively dependent on humans to create housing for them, bluebirds and martins.
    opinion/lettersMay 5, 2017 - 1:07pm
    May 2, 2017
    Aaron Slominski, left, and Collin Sherlock with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department weigh and measure paddlefish on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers southwest of Williston, N.D. Amy Dalrymple / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Paddlefish season in northwest ND 'a rush' for anglers
    WILLISTON, N.D.—Anglers looking to tangle with the biggest fish in the Missouri River are lining the shorelines in northwest North Dakota...
    NewsMay 2, 2017 - 5:03pm
    April 30, 2017
    Brad Dokken
    Dokken: Public land an asset, not a liability
    Every October, I host a small group of friends for a few days of ruffed grouse hunting, hockey watching and socializing by the fire. Occasionally,...
    sportsApril 30, 2017 - 9:00am
    Rick Mercil of Grand Forks mans a drift boat during a recent steelhead fishing trip to the Pacific Northwest. Special to Forum News Service
    Fishing trip delivers steelhead serenity
    FORKS, Wash.—A few years ago, I wrote a story for a Northland Outdoors section about a trip to Alaska's Kodiak Island, where I was in search...
    sportsApril 30, 2017 - 8:11am
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