OUTDOORS TROPHY ROOM

Kyle Welsh buck

Kyle Welsh of rural Roseau, Minn., shot this eight-point buck northwest of Roseau during the firearms deer season.

November 11, 2012

Jeff Welsh buck

Jeff Welsh of Grand Forks shot this 10-point buck about 8:30 a.m. Nov. 11 in North Dakota Unit 2F1 near the Sheyenne River. “I was a in a deer hut with my dad, and I missed a nice buck earlier in the morning,” Welsh writes. “Fortunately we stayed patient and another nice one came by.” The big buck weighed 200 pounds field-dressed, Welsh writes.

November 11, 2012

Chris DuChamp buck

Chris DuChamp of Erskine, Minn., shot this nine-point buck Nov. 8 in Red Lake County. Sharing the excitement with him are son Bryce, 9 (left), and daughter Bret, 7.

November 08, 2012

Michael Swenson buck

Michael Swenson of East Grand Forks shot this buck Nov. 3, the opening morning of Minnesota’s firearms deer season, while hunting in Otter Tail County. The buck had a nine-point rack with 10- to 11-inch tines. According to Michael’s dad, Mark Swenson, he dropped the buck at 20 yards with one shot from his .300. It’s been quite a year for Michael, who also landed a 30-inch walleye earlier this year, Mark writes.

November 05, 2012

Kevin Waage buck

Kevin Waage of Greenbush, Minn., shot this 9-point buck with a bow and arrow Oct. 3 north of Greenbush. The deer weighed about 215 pounds.

October 31, 2012

Sean Hoffman walleye

Sean Hoffman of Grand Forks released this 29-inch walleye Oct. 21 on Lake of the Woods while fishing with Jim McCauley of East Grand Forks.

October 28, 2012

Kallie Schulz bear

Kallie Schulz, of Grygla, Minn., shot her first bear on Oct. 14 while hunting northeast of Grygla. The bear weighed 460 pounds live-weight and 400 pounds field-dressed.

October 14, 2012

EGF middle school fishing excursion

Students from the Outdoors Club at Central Middle School in East Grand Forks took a fishing trip Wednesday to the Woods-Rutten Road on Devils Lake, where they fished from shore near the bridge. Jhett Pesch (bottom photo left) caught the northern pike, while Ross Corbid (bottom right) landed a walleye. Teacher and club adviser Allen Edman shared the photos. Edman said 32 students and five chaperones made the excursion. "We actually landed 2 northerns and a walleye in 3 hours of fishing but had quite a few that were lost at the bank or bit us off. Fish bit on lindy rigs, jigs and crankbaits," Edman writes. "We used minnows, leeches, and crawlers. Most action came on the minnows. Cabelas gave us a deal on tackle and Home of Economy donated the live bait for free, and the MN Deer Hunters Association donated some rod/reel combos."

October 11, 2012

Danny Gagner muskie and pike

Danny Gagner of East Grand Forks caught this 53-inch muskie (left) Oct. 6 on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods. “Didn’t get a girth measurement on her, but after talking with a pretty reliable musky vet, he guessed it to be around 26 inches, which would put her at 40 pounds, give or take a couple,” Gagner writes. He released the muskie after a couple of photos. “We were trolling about 4 mph and when she hit,” Gagner said. “It was like my rod was gonna snap in half. She made about three runs and started alligator rolling at the end, thought we were gonna lose her for a second and I’d still be sleepless if that had happened!” The next day, Gagner released a 38½-inch northern pike (right), also on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods.

October 10, 2012

Ruffed grouse

John Lundgren of Roseau, Minn., and a hunting partner shot these ruffed grouse Sept. 30 in Beltrami Island State Forest south of Warroad, Minn. “We did not have a dog but could have done considerably better with one,” Lundgren writes. “It is nice to see some birds for a change.”

October 04, 2012

Bruce Keifenheim walleye

Bruce Keifenheim of East Grand Forks won his $1 bet by landing this 29-inch walleye Sept. 28 on Lake of the Woods out of Baudette, Minn., while fishing with Brian Purcell of East Grand Forks. The fish was released after a quick photo. “The reflection from the fish eye makes it look like there are no eyes on the fish,” Keifenheim writes.

October 02, 2012

Ted Obregon perch

Ted Obregon of Grand Forks caught this 13-inch perch Sept. 23 on Devils Lake while fishing with a bottom bouncer and a worm house. Obregon said he didn’t have a scale to weigh the perch, but anglers at the cleaning shack estimated it weighed 1½ to 2 pounds.

September 24, 2012

Bruce Henschel walleye

Bruce Henschel of Hamilton, N.D., released this 28½-inch walleye Sept. 15 on Lake of the Woods.

September 24, 2012

Craig Hanson waterfowl

Craig Hanson of Grand Forks had a successful waterfowl opener, shooting this Canada goose and mallard Sept. 22, the opening day of North Dakota’s regular season for ducks and geese.

September 23, 2012

Robert Sundberg elk

Robert Sundberg of Grygla, Minn., took this nice 5x5 bull elk Sept. 15 on the opening evening of Minnesota’s 2012 elk season. The bull was taken north of Grygla and had a gross green score of approximately 207 inches.

September 18, 2012