outdoors

BEMIDJI — An Afghanistan veteran, badly injured during his deployment, wanted so badly to go hunting once again, but his health was making...

By Mike Creger Forum News Service DULUTH -- Pat Olson called the decision “sad” but necessary. The race director announced Thursday that January’s John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon races have been canceled. Olson said organizers need more money and a...

I cut the big cat's tracks on the way up a snow-covered mountain slope while hunting mule deer in the Colorado Rockies. Pausing to catch my breath...

BEMIDJI -- Reporters: Stop calling Noah Graham. The 16-year-old who survived a wolf attack last weekend has been fielding calls from national media outlets since his story ran in the Pioneer on Tuesday. And he'd like for things to go back to normal now. "I am ready for it to be done,...

By Sam Cook Forum News Service The world’s oldest-known wild bear has died of old age in Itasca County at the age of 39½, according...

As a first step toward making Blackduck more walker and biker friendly, the Blackduck Active Living Alliance (BALA) held a walk audit on Wednesday, July 31 at 10 a.m., where they traversed the downtown area and Wayside Rest Park to gauge the safety and walkability of sidewalks and...

ST. PAUL -- Famed Minnesota bear researcher Lynn Rogers remains under orders to remove radio collars from bears he's studying by the end of the...

By Dan Gunderson Minnesota Public Radio News On South Turtle Lake, Minn. – How do you sneak up on a loon? That’s the question this night as wildlife scientists slide a boat into South Turtle Lake, a few miles east of Fergus Falls. The biologists want to know why so...

By Sam Cook Forum News Service DULUTH -- Talk about tough luck. A bald eagle was found dead along the St. Louis River on Monday evening, ensnared in fishing line. That was its second unfortunate experience this year. The bird was one of the two eagles that were found...