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    November 15, 2018
    Angle Inlet looking out from Angle Outpost Resort on the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods was ice covered early this week. (Photo/ Lake of the Woods Tourism)
    OUTDOOR REPORT: Cold snap puts an end to open water fishing, Waterfowl hunting all but done in the Lake Region
    Lake of the Woods Open water fishing is pretty much done for the season after the recent blast of cold, wintry weather. Fishing was good until...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 15, 2018 - 11:41am
    November 8, 2018
    OUTDOOR REPORT: Good fishing continues on Lake of the Woods and Rainy River
    Lake of the Woods Open water fishing soon will wind down if cold temperatures persist, but for anglers who fished Lake of the Woods during last weekend's Minnesota deer season opener, walleye action was good. According to the weekly report from Lake of the Woods Tourism, mixed schools...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 8, 2018 - 4:06pm
    November 1, 2018
    OUTDOOR REPORT: Anglers are enjoying some of the best fall fishing in years on the Rainy River
    Lake of the Woods Anglers are catching walleyes by anchoring and jigging with frozen shiners in 14 to 28 feet of water in various places along the south shore, Lake of the Woods Tourism reported in its weekly update. Fishing is good with the recent improvement in water clarity. Gold...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 1, 2018 - 3:53pm
    October 25, 2018
    Fall fishing is good on the Rainy River, where anglers also are catching some larger walleyes, Lake of the Woods Tourism reports. (Photo courtesy of Lake of the Woods Tourism)
    Outdoors Report: Fall fishing is good on Lake of the Woods and Rainy River
    Lake of the Woods Good reports continue to come from the lake, where anglers are finding mixed schools of fish in 14 to 28 feet of water along...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 25, 2018 - 2:07pm
    October 11, 2018
    OUTDOORS REPORT: Winter's early arrival sets back fall activities
    Lake of the Woods Good fall walleye fishing continues, but stormy weather this week, including strong north winds, likely will stir up the water along the south shore for a few days. As of early this week, walleyes and shiners were staging in 20 to 29 feet of water near Lighthouse...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 11, 2018 - 3:37pm
    October 4, 2018
    Fall walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods. (Photo/ Ballard's Resort via Lake of the Woods Tourism)
    OUTDOOR REPORT: Fall fishing heats up near mouth of the Rainy River; Hunters in Lake Region report mixed success during nonresident waterfowl opener; fall colors approach peak
    Lake of the Woods Fall fishing patterns are emerging as walleyes stack up north of Pine Island and the adjacent Morris Point and Lighthouse gap...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 4, 2018 - 10:09am
    September 16, 2018
    North Dakota's spring duck brood index was up 37 percent from last year, and the fall flight is expected to be up 12 percent, the Game and Fish Department reported. Duck season opens Saturday, Sept. 22, in Minnesota and in North Dakota for resident hunters. Nonresident hunters can hunt waterfowl in North Dakota beginning Saturday, Sept. 29. (Photo/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department)
    Waterfowl preview: Duck numbers look good in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota despite dry conditions
    With the regular waterfowl season on the horizon in North Dakota and Minnesota, hunters could be excused for worrying about the impact of this...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 16, 2018 - 6:30am
    September 11, 2018
    Doug Leier: Waterfowl openers next up on North Dakota's fall hunting agenda
    September may seem like a month to focus on early upland game seasons such as grouse and partridge, but we actually have three weekends in a row with waterfowl openers of one type or another lining up in the near future. North Dakota's youth waterfowl weekend is Sept. 14-15, the resident...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 11, 2018 - 11:10am
    August 29, 2018
    Banding ducks is a "hands-on" activity that can get messy, so anyone planning to handle ducks should wear old clothes or rain gear. Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge's annual duck-banding night is set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. (Photo courtesy of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge)
    Annual duck banding night set for Saturday, Sept. 8 at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
    The annual duck banding night at Agassiz National Wildlife refuge is set for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8. The event is open to people of all ages who’d...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 29, 2018 - 9:51am
    August 21, 2018
    The number of mallards and most other ducks across North America are down this year from 2017 but remain above long-term averages. Forum News Service file photo
    North American duck numbers down, but above average
    DULUTH—The number of ducks across North America dropped 13 percent this year from last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 21, 2018 - 6:01pm
    August 20, 2018
    Continental duck populations declined 13 percent from last year to 41.2 million, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday in its 2018 "Trends in Duck Breeding Populations" report. Mallard numbers, at an estimated 9.3 million, were down 12 percent from 2017 but 17 percent above the long term average. Overall, duck populations remain 17 percent above the long-term average. (Photo/ Craig Bihrle, North Dakota Game and Fish Department)
    Breeding duck populations decline across North America, survey shows
    Continental breeding duck populations are down 13 percent from last year, but most species remain above long-term averages, according to the...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 20, 2018 - 4:16pm
    August 6, 2018
    North Dakota's duck brood index is up 37 percent from last year, based on results from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual mid-July waterfowl production survey. (N.D. Game and Fish Department photo)
    North Dakota's duck production up from last year, mid-July survey shows
    North Dakota's fall duck flight is expected to be up 12 percent from last year, based on observations from the annual mid-July waterfowl production...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 6, 2018 - 10:25am
    July 1, 2018
    The 2018-19 Federal Duck Stamp featuring this pair of mallards in flight by winning artist Bob Hautman of Delano, Minn., went on sale Friday, June 29. (Photo/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
    OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK
    N.D. spring pheasant count declines North Dakota's spring pheasant population index is down 30 percent from last year, the state Game and Fish...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 1, 2018 - 8:02am
    June 18, 2018
    Spring breeding duck numbers were down 5 percent from last year in North Dakota but remain 16 percent higher than the long-term average from 1948 through 2017, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reported Monday. (Photo/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department)
    Spring breeding duck numbers decline in North Dakota, Game and Fish Department survey shows
    The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 71st annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of 2.8 million birds,...
    sports/outdoorsJune 18, 2018 - 9:45am
    February 21, 2018
    (North Dakota Game and Fish Department photo)
    Doug Leier: Midwinter waterfowl surveys provide important, big-picture info on ducks and geese
    A few weeks ago, I did my little part of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's midwinter waterfowl survey, as I've done years in the past,...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 21, 2018 - 11:05am
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