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Outdoors Notebook

07/20/2008 12:00 AM

Outdoors Calendar

07/20/2008 12:00 AM
To get an event in the calendar, contact Brad Dokken at (701) 780-1148, (800) 477-6572 ext. 148; or by e-mail at bdokken@gfherald.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays.

Nice Fish

07/20/2008 12:00 AM
Report your big fish tales to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at 780-1148 or toll-free (800) 477-6572 ext. 148, or mail to Brad Dokken, c/o The Grand Forks Herald, 375 Second Ave. N., Box 6008, Grand Forks ND 58206-6008.
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Crazy about loons

Crazy about loons

07/20/2008 12:00 AM
Loons are faring well in Minnesota. Minnesota's loon population is estimated at about 12,000, the most loons of any state in the Lower 48. The population is stable to slowly increasing, said Carrol Henderson, nongame wildlife program supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Only Alaska has more loons than Minnesota.

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Area fishing report

07/18/2008 12:00 AM
Lake of the woods: A jig and minnow continues to produce walleyes in 32 to 34 feet of water around the Morris Point Gap up toward Long Point. The east and west sides of Garden Island also have provided steady walleye action. High winds this past weekend muddied the water, which has slowed the fishing, at times. The Silver Creek area on the Rainy River is producing walleyes in 14 to 17 feet. At the Northwest Angle, dark-colored jigs and minnows are the ticket for walleyes and northern pike around Oak Island.

Should animals, plants be moved for survival?

07/18/2008 12:00 AM
With climate change increasingly threatening the survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them.

Singing for sex: Even toadfish do it

07/18/2008 12:00 AM
It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates.

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