WILDLIFE RESEARCH
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN DNR plans aerial deer, elk surveys in northwest Minnesota
This past weekends blizzard should be good news for wildlife crews from the Department of Natural Resources, who are planning to conduct helicopter deer surveys in parts of northwest Minnesota and els...
Posted on 1/14/13 at 11:42 AM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOK Hunters: Don't shoot research bears
Hunters participating in this falls bear hunt, which opens Wednesday, should avoid shooting radio-collared or ear-tagged bears, say Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife officials. It is...
Posted on 8/31/10 at 2:26 PM
NDGF explores deaths of doe and her quadruplet fawns 
The unprecedented birth was discovered in late May as part of a study the state Game and Fish Department is conducting in northeast North Dakota to track deer movement and mortality.
By Brad Dokken , June 10, 2012
Northwest Minnesota bear study digs into details
It’s too early to draw conclusions, but preliminary evidence suggests bears could establish populations farther south and west in Minnesota than researchers initially thought.
By Brad Dokken , April 22, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN: Hey ... I think I know that bear
I’ve often wondered how those little cubs fared. Turns out one of them, at least, is doing just fine.
By Brad Dokken , April 22, 2012
GPS study confirms easy winter for deer in northwest Minnesota
Last winter, almost all of the deer in the study made extensive movements, mostly to wintering areas with thicker cover. This year, the collared deer didn’t move much at all, and no mortality has been recorded.
By Brad Dokken , March 25, 2012
WILDLIFE RESEARCH: Deer telemetry study gets underway in northeast N.D.
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According to Bill Jensen, big game biologist for Game and Fish in Bismarck, a helicopter crew trapped and fitted VHF radio-collars on the 40 adult does in late February. The study area is located in deer hunting Unit 2C and covers about 500 square miles, Jensen said. Most of the research area is in Walsh County, although it also dips into Grand Forks County, he said.
By Brad Dokken , March 18, 2012
DNR tracking nine deer with GPS collars in northwest Minnesota
According to Dr. Michelle Carstensen, wildlife health program coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the deer — eight does and one buck — are in a farmland-forest transition zone. The study aims to learn more about where the deer spend their time and how their habitat preferences change throughout the year.
By Brad Dokken , December 11, 2011
Red Lake Band receives $200,000 grant to track timber wolves
According to Jay Huseby, wildlife director for the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, the grant will allow the tribe to purchase 10 GPS collars to track timber wolves on tribal lands and learn more about the types of habitat they prefer.
By Brad Dokken , May 29, 2011
WILDLIFE RESEARCH: Wolves take toll on deer in GPS study
The DNR and the University of Minnesota are partnering on the pilot study in an effort to learn more about the movements of deer in an area with a mix of farmland and forested habitat. The 140-square-mile area near Fourtown and Grygla, Minn., is similar to the core of a minor bovine tuberculosis outbreak that occurred in 2005 near Skime, Minn., a few miles to the north.
By Brad Dokken , May 15, 2011
Beltrami forest study aims to shed light on spruce grouse
Spruce grouse are hunted in Minnesota, but biologists don’t have a good handle on their abundance or specific habitat needs.
By Brad Dokken , May 15, 2011
Helicopter crew wrangles up 16 deer for northwest Minnesota study
Attaching GPS collars to wild deer might seem tricky, but last weekend’s roundup near Grygla, Minn. went smoothly.
By Brad Dokken , January 23, 2011
Deer in N.D. radio-collar study show high survival rates
A helicopter crew last February captured 50 whitetail does in south-central North Dakota and fitted them with the radio-collars as part of a study to learn more about deer survival, deer mortality and harvest rates.
By Brad Dokken , January 09, 2011
Minnesota DNR plans northwest deer study
As part of the study, a helicopter crew will capture 18 deer — 12 does and six bucks — from the air and transport them to a nearby handling site where the animals will be fitted with radiocollars. The collars, which cost about $2,500 each, will record the animals’ locations every 90 minutes and relay the data by satellite to the research team each week.
By Brad Dokken , January 02, 2011
Fishers establish population in northeastern N.D., study concludes
For the first time in a century, it appears fishers have established a population west of the Red River, researchers say.
By Brad Dokken , April 18, 2010
MANAGING NATURE: Research for a cause
From bears with GPS collars to walleyes with colored tags, several studies are under way across the region Sometimes — much of the time, actually — the work is fodder for student research that eventually will become a master’s or doctoral thesis. Other times, it’s just an effort to learn more about why fish and wildlife respond to the natural world the way they do.
By Brad Dokken , February 06, 2010
N.D. Game and Fish to radio-collar 50 whitetail does
According to Bill Jensen, big game biologist for the Game and Fish Department in Bismarck, the telemetry study will focus on the Wing-Tuttle, N.D., areas in hunting unit 2J1.
By Brad Dokken , January 24, 2010
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