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Outdoors

Two Morris Area teams advance to State Envirothon

05/03/2008 12:00 AM
Four teams from Morris Area, along with two teams from Hancock, competed at the recent Area II Envirothon held April 23 at the Luther Crest Bible Camp and Retreat Center, Alexandria. Two of the Morris teams will be advancing to the State Envirothon on May 14, at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls.
Matthew Suek of Fergus Falls, Minn., left, and Rick Bleichner who lives near Otter Tail Lake untangle their lines while night fishing Saturday on the west side of Otter Tail Lake. David Samson / The Forum

Night fishing

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As the clock strikes midnight, some anglers open the Minnesota fishing season long before the sun rises
Otter Tail Lake, Minn. - Fishermen of all kinds were in the dark before the sun rose Saturday.

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Wood duck
Sean Hall of Cloquet, Minn., photographed this wood duck on the morning of April 26 near Floodwood, Minn. Hall said he photographed the duck with a homemade 6mp trail camera.
Master guide

Keep it simple for Minnesota opener

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Less is better. That’s the advice professional fishing guide Ross Hagemeister (pictured right) offers for the novice or occasional anglers who plan to cast a line during Saturday’s Minnesota fishing opener.

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Rick Bohn of Woodworth, N.D., photographed this pintail duck April 20 while he took a break taking pictures of shaptail grouse from his blind southeast of Woodworth. “I go a few hundred feet to another blind set up at a wetland edge and take duck photos,” Bohn wrote. “Believe it or nor, this was taken with a fixed zoom lens point-and-shoot camera.”
Rick Bohn

Photo of the week

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Rick Bohn of Woodworth, N.D., photographed this pintail duck April 20 while he took a break taking pictures of shaptail grouse from his blind southeast of Woodworth.
People in northwest Minnesota should be on the lookout for increased number of deer ticks. Associated Press
Deer ticks

Tick-borne ailments up in Minn.

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Deer ticks that cause Lyme disease and other ailments are moving north and west in Minnesota, and health officials say people should be on the lookout for the tiny critters now that spring is here.
Effective camouflage clothing makes it imperative that hunters identify their target before shooting. Associated Press
Camouflage

Boy’s death reminder for hunter safety

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Being a sportsman himself, Tom Conroy understands the excitement and pounding pulse hunters feel when they finally find the prey they’re pursuing within the sights of their guns.
A record-low number of male sage grouse in North Dakota has prompted state biologists to call for no hunting season for the first time in 45 years. Associated Press
Male sage grouse

Sage grouse numbers at record low in N.D.

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A record-low number of male sage grouse counted on strutting grounds in North Dakota this spring has prompted state biologists to call for no hunting season for the first time in 45 years.

New fishing regulations for area Minnesota lakes

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With the Minnesota fishing season opening Saturday, anglers should be aware of some new fishing regulations on area lakes.

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