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    January 8, 2019
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    Snowmobiling, ice fishing activities dominate conservation officer workloads
    Here's the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota for Jan. 7: District 1 - Baudette...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 8, 2019 - 8:04am
    December 2, 2018
    Minnesota conservation officer-in-training Leah Kampa checks a fisher/martin conibear box set recently in the forests north of Duluth as conservation officer Kipp Duncan watches. Kampa is nearing the end of the months-long process of becoming a conservation officer. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Side by side, veteran Minnesota wardens train rookies
    ISLAND LAKE, Minn. — Leah Kampa approached the trap, set for fisher or marten, that was sitting on top of a horizontal fallen tree about 18...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 2, 2018 - 6:00am
    November 30, 2018
    Many snowmobile trails across the northern Minnesota officially open Saturday, Dec. 1, but there's not enough snow yet to make them safe. Officials say about a foot of snow is needed on the ground to properly groom trails, as well as ample cold to freeze swamps, lakes and streams. File / Forum News Service
    Minn. snowmobile trails officially open Saturday, but not enough cold, snow yet for safe riding
    DULUTH — Minnesota's snowmobile trails officially open Saturday, Dec. 1, but as has been common in recent years, state officials and snowmobile...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 30, 2018 - 8:07pm
    November 28, 2018
    A black bear crosses the road on state Highway 11 near Birchdale, Minn., in this file photo. (Photo courtesy of Phil Talmage)
    Authorities report recent collisions with bears in Bemidji area
    BEMIDJI -- Although most drivers are careful to watch for deer on rural roads, several have encountered another large beast to avoid. On Sunday,...
    news/accidentsNovember 28, 2018 - 8:27pm
    Minnesota conservation officer-in-training Leah Kampa and CO Kipp Duncan wrestled with a deer in a basement last week to move it outside the house. Duncan is currently working in plain clothes to watch Kampa interact with people without a second uniformed officer nearby. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Wardens wrestle deer that crashed into Minn. basement
    The call came over their patrol truck radio just before 4 p.m. There was a deer in a house. In a basement, to be exact, and the owners were...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 28, 2018 - 2:31pm
    November 3, 2018
    Zebra mussels have been confirmed in North Star Lake in Itasca County. (Department of Natural Resources photo)
    Our view: Stop mussels with high fines, more harping
    Like stick pins on a giant map, headlines in Forum Communications Co. newspapers mark the steady advance of the zebra mussel in Minnesota over...
    opinion/lettersNovember 3, 2018 - 6:10am
    November 1, 2018
    PolyMet copper mine clears major hurdle with state permits
    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued permits for PolyMet’s contentious copper-nickel mine in the Hoyt Lakes area,...
    business/energy-and-miningNovember 1, 2018 - 6:19pm
    October 21, 2018
    Grouse hunter Jim DePalo of Falls, Penn., looks on as hunting guide Jens Heig works on taking blood and feather samples and the heart from a grouse shot in October 2018 on the Chippewa National Forest. John Myers / Forum News Service
    West Nile testing may bring answers about grouse
    CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST — Jens Heig first checked the tail and rump feathers of the smallish grouse, then checked the edges of the wing...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 21, 2018 - 6:45am
    October 10, 2018
    Kristi Coughlon, organizer of Saturday's Women's Mentored Hunt, is shown here with her hunting dogs, Beckett, left, a wire-haired pointing griffon, and Maddie, a yellow lab. Special to Forum News Service
    Shooting through stereotypes: Women's Mentored Hunt part of governor's pheasant opener
    LUVERNE, Minn. — Katie Hemme hasn't hunted since she was in college, and even then, the only things she tried to shoot were raccoons or...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 10, 2018 - 7:46am
    October 9, 2018
    A pair of adult loons feed their chicks on Burntside Lake near Ely. Minnesota loon conservation efforts would get $7.52 million in part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement under a proposal published Tuesday in the Federal Register. News Tribune file photo.
    Minnesota loons may get $7.2 million from BP oil spill settlement
    WASHINGTON, D.C.—Projects to bolster conservation efforts for Minnesota loons will get a huge boost under a settlement agreement announced...
    news/science-and-natureOctober 9, 2018 - 5:47pm
    October 7, 2018
    Pheasant numbers up, but not like good old days
    DULUTH — The news across the pheasant range is pretty good for 2018 — numbers up in Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa and stable in North Dakota — with seasons underway in coming weeks. Numbers are still down from peak levels a decade ago, but high enough to offer...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 7, 2018 - 8:28am
    October 1, 2018
    Found Al Baert points out an assortment of mounted lures housed in the Minnesota Fishing Museum. These items are all donated, many of them rare or historical items of prominence, as well as sentimental items with their own stories. State Sen. Paul Gazelka and state Rep. Sarah Anderson take in the tour. Gabriel Lagarde / Forum News Service
    Minnesota Fishing Museum seeks state's backing for future plans
    LITTLE FALLS, Minn.—Fishing was the subject—though, this time around, it was about reeling in people, not fish, for the sake of the...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 1, 2018 - 3:54pm
    September 30, 2018
    Carrol Henderson, who will retire Wednesday, Oct. 3, after 41 years as the only director the Minnesota DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program, has worked to bring more children outdoors, including this workshop at Itasca State Park for a program where Henderson used digital cameras to get kids interested in nature. Photo courtesy Carrol Henderson
    Carrol Henderson, Minnesota's wildlife champion, retiring
    You might not recognize the name Carrol Henderson, but if you appreciate wildlife in Minnesota, you will probably want to thank him. Henderson,...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 30, 2018 - 6:00am
    September 26, 2018
    Northeast Minnesota man pleads guilty to trapping charges: Over 600 illegal snares found
    CHISHOLM, Minn. — A Chisholm man with an extensive history of natural resource violations has admitted to his role in what authorities...
    news/crime-and-courtsSeptember 26, 2018 - 8:02pm
    September 24, 2018
    Minnesota’s wolf population numbers remained stable last winter, the state Department of Natural Resources announced Monday. Forum News Service file photo
    DNR: Minnesota wolf population is stable, but survey shows range expanding
    Minnesota's wolf population last winter was down some from the previous winter but statistically unchanged, the state Department of Natural...
    news/science-and-natureSeptember 24, 2018 - 3:08pm
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