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    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources asks that hunters avoid shooting research bears marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags that have radio-collars.
    Hunters asked to try to avoid shooting ear-tagged, radio-collared research bears
    ST. PAUL -- With the bear hunting season set to begin Saturday, Sept. 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources asks that hunters avoid...
    sports/outdoors3 hours 32 min ago
    August 19, 2018
    A nest of a ruby-throated hummingbird. Note the coating of lichens on the outside. Photo by Larry Weber
    Weber column: Hummingbird nest reveals elaborate building
    I walk by a patch of wild blackberries before I enter the woods. During the second half of August, with the passing of blueberries and raspberries,...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2018 - 2:30pm
    Jarrid Houston
    Houston column: Landing bass in thick cover with weedless baits
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2018 - 1:00pm
    A bald eagle looks down on kayakers paddling through the Missouri backwaters on June 12. Steve Gardiner / Forum News Service
    Backwaters kayaking provides a day of scenic beauty
    WABASHA, Minn.—When the Chippewa River pushed enough sand into the Mississippi River to form Lake Pepin, it highlighted the effort with...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2018 - 8:57am
    Some 200 yards of rock and gravel fill material restored access to the Bernard's Orchard Trail in a boggy area of Beltrami Island State Forest. Flooding had made the 2-mile trail basically impassable before repair work was done through a partnership between the Northstar Trail Alliance and the Minnesota DNR. The trail provides connectivity that is crucial to ATV systems. Brad Dokken / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Connecting the trails in Beltrami forest
    BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST, Minn.—Rumbling down a road less traveled called the Bernard's Orchard Trail in a Polaris Ranger with just...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2018 - 8:18am
    Kathy Roach of rural Duluth caught this walleye on the St. Louis River on opening day in 2017. A new report by the Wisconsin and Minnesota departments of natural resources shows the river's walleye population down significantly from past years and shows an unsustainably high harvest level in 2015. file / News Tribune
    Survey says: St. Louis River walleyes down
    The walleye population in the lower St. Louis River is down to about half what it was 25 years ago and the number of walleye harvested in 2015...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2018 - 5:00am
    Rye fetches a dead duck during a hunting simulation test at the American Water Spaniel Club's national hunt test near Solon Springs on Aug. 10. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com
    Water Spaniels compete at national field trials
    SOLON SPRINGS — Bear didn't quite live up to his name, with a sunny disposition and fast-moving tail that seemed to wag the 45-pound...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 19, 2018 - 5:00am
    August 18, 2018
    Upcoming Outdoor Fishing Contests
    Here is a list of upcoming fishing contests in the Northland. To have yours listed, send information to outdoors@duluthnews.com. • Paddle the Pads, bass fly fishing tournament hosted by Great Lakes Fly Shop, Sept. 8, Fond du lac Campground, St. Louis River. Entry fee: $25 and limited...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 18, 2018 - 9:12pm
    Outdoors notes
    37th annual Game Fair outdoor expo, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Armstrong Ranch between Anoka and Elk River, Minn. The event features dozens of exhibits and exhibitions on hunting, shooting, dog training and other outdoor sports. Go to gamefair.com for more information. Sugarloaf Cove...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 18, 2018 - 9:12pm
    Field reports
    As promised earlier this summer, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has set a series of public open-house meetings to talk about deer populations, antlerless deer permits, management trends and other issues in local deer hunting areas. One meeting is set in each wildlife...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 18, 2018 - 9:11pm
    Ask a Conservation Officer
    Q: I'm a Wisconsin resident with only a Wisconsin fishing license. Can I launch my boat from one of the Minnesota public boat launches (Boy...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 18, 2018 - 9:11pm
    David Solon, of Duluth, caught this 31-inch walleye on Northern Light Lake in Ontario, Canada.
    Nice Fish for Aug. 19
    Each Sunday this summer, the News Tribune's Outdoors section will publish a list of big fish caught in our region. It's not a contest, just a...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 18, 2018 - 8:59pm
    August 17, 2018
    Square Lake's flora continues to recover seven years after the Pagami Creek Fire burned through the area. Peter Passi / ppassi@duluthnews.com
    Moose, berries thrive post-burn in Boundary Waters
    Seven years ago today, a lightning strike about 13 miles east of Ely touched off the Pagami Creek Fire, a blaze that would burn for weeks, leaving...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 17, 2018 - 6:12pm
    August 14, 2018
    David Solon, of Duluth, caught this 31-inch walleye on Northern Light Lake in Ontario.
    More Nice Fish for 2018
    More nice fish caught in 2018.
    sports/outdoorsAugust 14, 2018 - 12:11pm
    August 13, 2018
    Nice Fish for Aug. 12, 2018
    Each Sunday this summer, the News Tribune's Outdoors section will publish a list of big fish caught in our region. No, it isn't a contest. It's just a listing of many of the largest fish caught throughout the Northland. To get your fish listed:
    sports/outdoorsAugust 13, 2018 - 1:14pm
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