HUNTING
Winter roundup: weather most likely to impact pheasant, grouse 
It’s too early to tell exactly what impact this winter’s weather will have on all Minnesota game animals, but Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife biologists suspect that pheasants and grouse likely will be the species most affected.
March 02, 2010
Final 2009 Minnesota deer harvest numbers released
A strategy to achieve deer population goals by allowing hunters to harvest fewer deer succeeded in 2009, according to final deer harvest numbers the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released.
February 17, 2010
New DNR license-buying system goes online Feb. 18
Minnesotans who buy their hunting, fishing and other Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) licenses at retail outlets will soon do so via a new electronic licensing system.
February 16, 2010
Ely bear cubs due any day; check out the bear cam
It’s likely Lily will have cubs in the next few days. Births are typically in mid to late January. 10 (71%) of 14 females like Lily had cubs at age 3 in this study. Lily is heavy for her age, so her odds are even better.
By Lynn Rogers , January 22, 2010
Snow, cold also hard on wildlife
This winter’s growing snowpack and spate of subzero temperatures is not record-setting, but it is putting stress on wildlife populations in the region.
By Tom Cherveny, West Central Tribune , January 12, 2010
Shelled corn available for pheasants
The Stevens County Chapter of Pheasants Forever has shelled corn available for feeding pheasants within the county.
January 07, 2010
Firearms Safety Class offered in Morris
A Firearms Safety Class is being offered for youth and adults in Morris this February.
January 07, 2010
West central region keeps majority of its CRP lands
More than 3.4 million acres across the country was pulled out of the Conservation Reserve Program when the contracts on those lands expired in September.
By Tom Cheverny , January 05, 2010
Spring turkey hunting application deadline is Friday, Jan. 8
Hunters who want to get in the field early for the 2010 spring turkey hunt must apply by Friday, Jan. 8, wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
December 30, 2009
Late goose migration reduces take
A trend towards an ever later geese migration was evident again at the Lac qui Parle refuge, where the 2009 season ended with only 185 birds taken from state blinds.
By Tom Cheverny , December 21, 2009
Spring turkey hunting applications accepted through Jan. 8
Applications for the 2010 spring turkey hunt are being accepted through Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
December 17, 2009
DNR: Firearm killed trophy buck
The trophy buck allegedly poached by a Cannon Falls, Minn., man was shot with firearm during bow season, a Department of Natural Resources official said Monday.
By Mike Longaecker, Rivertowns Group , December 01, 2009
Hunters take fewer deer during firearms season but harvest is on track
Minnesota’s firearms deer harvest is down 11.6 percent from 2008 but on track with expectations, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
November 25, 2009
Roadsides for wildlife kick-off event Dec. 3
Those interested in learning about the value of roadside wildlife habitat are invited to a free public workshop on Dec. 3 near Sauk Centre.
November 18, 2009
Deer harvest on track with DNR expectation
Minnesota deer hunters have harvested about 96,000 deer since the firearms season opened.
November 17, 2009
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Idaho hunter takes 180-pound wolf
COEUR d'ALENE - As the woman walked by the truck with the tailgate down, she glanced at what lay in the bed of the pickup parked outside Fish and Game's Coeur d'Alene headquarters. Then, her eyes opened wide. "Oh my God," she said. It was the head and fur of what had been a massive wolf
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 25, 2010 at 8:15 AM | Northland OutdoorsFlorida fairway gator gives golfers photo-op
We’ve all seen them — alligators lounging on a golf course fairway or sitting idly in a greenside pond — and wondered: Would they ever really strike? And now there is proof that alligators are always on the hunt and unafraid to lash out violently to get a meal of meat whether deep
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 24, 2010 at 8:28 AM | Northland OutdoorsArmy chooses new camo for Afghanistan soldiers
The Army will begin fielding MultiCam, a more effective camouflage pattern for Afghanistan, in August. Soldiers deploying in late summer will be the first to receive the new versions of the Army Combat Uniform; soldiers already in theater will begin getting them in the fall. MultiCam, made by Crye
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 23, 2010 at 8:43 AM | Northland OutdoorsIce angler catches first walleye, bullet in one day
Ryan Byrnes loves fishing so much that he left Phoenix to spend winters at college in Ely, Minn., where walleye are practically a snowball's throw from his classrooms. Wednesday night he got an ice-fishing experience he'll never forget: First, he caught his first walleye ever. Second, he got shot i
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 22, 2010 at 8:22 AM | Northland OutdoorsOK man to pay $33K for poaching penned breeder buck
A judge Wednesday ordered a poacher to pay $33,000 in restitution for killing "Pretty Boy,” a tame white-tailed breeder buck, in a pen. Justin Ray McDaniel, 25, of Newalla, also was put on probation for 10 years and must spend 10 days over weekends at a private lockup facility. McDani
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 19, 2010 at 8:23 AM | Northland OutdoorsDNA helps convict Oregon elk poachers
In a first for Oregon, DNA evidence was used to help win convictions in a crime against wildlife. Oregon State Police Lt. Randy Scorby said Tuesday that DNA from an elk illegally killed in November 2007 matched DNA found on a hatchet and plastic packaging seized from the homes of two suspects. The
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 18, 2010 at 8:18 AM | Northland OutdoorsMinnesota deer harvest down 12.5%
Minnesota hunters took fewer than 200,000 deer during the 2009 season, state conservation officials reported Tuesday, reflecting the mission of regulators to bring down the number from the previous season. Compared with 2008's total of nearly 222,000, the overall take declined by about 12.5 percent
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 17, 2010 at 8:28 AM | Northland OutdoorsCouples wed, renew vows at Savannah Bass Pro Shops
Country 106.9 hosted "Reid, Will You Marry Me?" wedding ceremonies today at Bass Pro Shops in the Savannah Mall. Reid Thrush, the radio station's morning host, was the wedding officiator. The couples that wed included Melissa and Brandon Davis, the contest's grand prize winners, along sid
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on Feb 16, 2010 at 8:26 AM | Northland Outdoors
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