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    January 17, 2019
    Lonnie DuPre
    Dupre scuttles solo ascent of Alaska's Mt. Hunter
    Grand Marais adventurer Lonnie Dupre has scuttled another attempt to climb Alaska's Mount Hunter. Dupre this week posted that here was a 1,200-foot...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 17, 2019 - 12:42pm
    January 14, 2019
    MN DNR Weekly Report for Jan. 14, 2019
    District 5 - Eveleth areaCO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports attending the annual training and awards program at Camp Ripley. A youth snowmobile safety class was held where 17 area youth received their snowmobile safety certificate. Thanks to all volunteers throughout...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 14, 2019 - 11:15am
    January 13, 2019
    Field Reports: Minnesota DNR forming new deer management committee
    Minnesotans interested in deer management can apply to serve on a new, statewide Deer Advisory Committee aimed at developing better communications between the public and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 13, 2019 - 7:41pm
    Ask a Conservation Officer: Plowing ice roads across snowmobile trails
    Q: Is there a law against the very dangerous practice of plowing an ice road across a staked snowmobile trail on a lake and not marking it?
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 13, 2019 - 2:40pm
    Outdoors Calendar
    Trailfitters clothing drive for Damiano Center, today through Jan. 27, Trailfitters, Fitger's Complex, 600 E. Superior St.
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 13, 2019 - 9:38am
    This emaciated deer in Iowa County, Wis., was later confirmed to have CWD. Most animals that carry the disease look healthy. It's only in the final stages where they become sickly looking. Wisconsin DNR photo.
    Chronic wasting disease battle heats up in Minnesota
    With Minnesota wildlife officials scrambling this winter to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease among wild deer in southeastern counties,...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 13, 2019 - 9:10am
    January 12, 2019
    Important outdoor dates to remember
    Through March 31 – Minnesota lake trout fishing.
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 8:42pm
    Jarrid Houston
    Houston column: Chequamegon Bay producing potpourri of fish
    The bite was up and down last on account of the changing weather.
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 8:37pm
    Another winter day begins. Photo by Larry Weber
    Weber column: A cold winter walk at dawn
    The thermometer reads 15 degrees below zero when I step outside on this clear calm morning. So far this winter, this is one of the coldest temperatures...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 6:00pm
    Sarah Strommen is Minnesota's new Department of Natural Resources commissioner.
    New DNR commissioner has conservation background
    If you hunt or fish, camp at state parks, cross-country ski, hike or snowmobile on trails — or if you have an opinion on copper mining...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 4:32pm
    Brad Dokken
    Brad Dokken: Time outdoors fuels sense of anticipation
    One of the many attractions of spending time outdoors is the sense of the unknown, the anticipation of what the day might bring. You might not...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 3:39pm
    January 9, 2019
    Hundreds of climbing enthusiasts gathered Jan. 4-6, for the Sandstone Ice Fest. Steve Hoffman / Forum News Service
    Ice climbing festival draws enthusiasts from Midwest and beyond
    SANDSTONE, Minn. -- Hundreds of climbers from across the country attended the 14th annual Sandstone Ice Fest, Jan. 4-6 at Robinson Park. Some...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 9, 2019 - 5:44pm
    January 8, 2019
    Lonnie Dupre of Grand Marais takes a photo of himself atop the summit of Alaska's Mount McKinley in 2017. Lonnie Dupre photo.
    Dupre begins ascent of Mt. Hunter
    Grand Marais' Lonnie Dupre left Talkeetna, Alaska on Monday, flying into the Alaska Range to the base of Mount Hunter to attempt the first winter...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 8, 2019 - 1:17pm
    Minnesota DNR to host educational outdoors events at state parks
    Introduction to ice fishingTettegouche State Park will host a free ice fishing orientation on Lax Lake. Participants will target panfish and...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 8, 2019 - 12:43pm
    WOW volunteer Todd Kniefel high-fives Darla Olson as she catches the second of three northerns. Special to Forum News Service
    Minnesota angler battling health issues gets overwhelming response for fishing assistance
    MENAHGA, Minn. - Darla Olson’s online request for ice fishing assistance was answered. The Menahga resident has Stage II emphysema and loves...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 8, 2019 - 10:28am
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