OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK
OUTDOOR NOTES: Interior nominee draws favorable reviews 
Conservation groups across the country are applauding President Barack Obama’s nomination of REI business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department.
February 10, 2013
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Northwest Minnesota deer kill declines ... DNR research biologist authors book on pike ... DNR sets environmental open house in Moorhead
As expected, a reduction in antlerless permits led to fewer deer being shot during this fall’s firearms deer season in northwest Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources said.
By Brad Dokken , December 08, 2012
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: July 6 a crucial date for conservation funding
The CEO of Ducks Unlimited is predicting dire consequences for waterfowl management if Congress guts the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
By compiled by Brad Dokken , June 25, 2011
Outdoors notebook: Results awaited in S.D. duck kill, N.D. spring light goose season etc.
Wildlife officials in South Dakota are waiting for test results from some of the more than 7,000 mallard ducks found dead last month north of Pierre.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , February 13, 2011
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Banner snow goose hatch, Kids and nature etc.
Robert “Rocky” Rockwell, a biology professor at City University of New York, said the summer nesting season for snow geese in the subarctic region of La Perouse Bay in northern Manitoba was “spectacular.”
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , September 05, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Elk Foundation funds, Grant requests etc.
David Allen, RMEF president and CEO, said annual grants since 1984 have helped complete 104 different projects in Minnesota with a combined value of more than $1.8 million.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , August 01, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Poached buck, Easement deal etc.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for information on a large whitetail buck that was poached and left in southern Roseau County north of Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area. Anyone with information should call the Minnesota Turn in Poachers hotline at (800) 652-9093.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , July 11, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Pond and breeding duck survey, N.D. hiking trails etc.
Pond counts and breeding pair numbers suggest North Dakota is in for a strong year of duck production, preliminary results from a state Game and Fish Department survey show.
By Herald Staff Report , June 06, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Waterfowl outlook, Walleyes in sewer
Conditions in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region are excellent for waterfowl production, and the birds are taking full advantage of the food and nesting cover available to them.
By Herald Staff Report , May 30, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: DNR online licensing, 4-H Shooting Sports etc.
The DNR's new online licensing system, similar to one long available in North Dakota, allows anyone with an active DNR customer record to instantly purchase and print any type of hunting license, fishing license or validation from a computer.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , May 02, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Mule deer surrvey, Hunting rule comments etc.
According to Bruce Stillings, big game biologist for Game and Fish in Dickinson, N.D., biologists have completed aerial surveys of the same 24 Badlands study areas since the 1950s.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , April 11, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: NAWCA funding, Report whooping crane sightings etc.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act now can use Canadian funding toward the dollar-for-dollar match the U.S. government requires for habitat projects under the federal program.
April 04, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: DU honors N.D. biologist, DNR plans Red River fisheries survey etc.
DU presented the award to Gary Krapu, a longtime biologist at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, on Friday at the 75th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Milwaukee. The awards recognize people who have made outstanding contributions to the restoration and conservation of North America’s wetlands and waterfowl.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , March 28, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: CRP signup, DNR bullhead comments etc.
Count Delta Waterfowl among the conservation groups supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to offer a general Conservation Reserve Program signup later this year.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , March 14, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: DNR sets meeting in Warren, New DNR fisheries chief etc.
The Department of Natural Resources will seek public comment on several proposed hunting-season issues during a meeting set for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Warren-Alvarado-Oslo High School Auditorium in Warren, Minn.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , March 07, 2010
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