Outdoor News Archive

More and more homeowners are becoming alarmed over the “worms” that are devouring the needles of their pine trees, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

In an effort to manage increasing elk populations, more elk hunting permits will be available in 2008 in the traditional primary elk zone near Grygla and new permits will be offered in Kittson County, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Ruffed grouse spring drumming counts are slightly higher than last year despite the concern of some hunters that last fall’s harvest didn’t meet their expectations...

Starting July 1, the horse trail pass that is required on horse trails within Minnesota state parks, state forests, state trails, and state recreation areas no longer needs to be displayed while riding. The pass is still required, however, to be in the immediate possession of each rider and available for inspection by enforcement officers...

Preliminary catch, harvest, and pressure estimates obtained during spring creel surveys indicate that fishing is, and should continue to be, very good to exceptional throughout many of the state’s major fishing waters, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Women who want to experience archery, fishing and other outdoor activities are invited to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Becoming An Outdoors Woman (BOW) fall workshop Sept. 12-14, at Gunflint Lodge near Grand Marias...

Bow hunters can apply to participate in the 2008 regular archery deer hunt at Camp Ripley near Little Falls beginning July 1...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making major changes to simplify deer seasons and licensing for this fall, according to Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator...

Minnesota’ s breeding mallard and blue-winged teal numbers are higher than last year and the total duck population estimate increased, according to the annual May breeding waterfowl survey results released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

The largest member of the rodent family, the beaver is an active woodcutter and dam builder. But when beaver populations get too high, they cause problems by cutting down valuable trees and flooding roads and property with their dams...

A Minnesota man recently convicted of wildfire arson faces a fine, restitution, court costs of $6,000, 30 days in jail and five years probation for setting fires in Morrison County in 2006 and 2007. Alan L. Gotvald, 30, of Hillman, was convicted of starting fires on April 6, 2006, and March 26, 2007, that destroyed more than 400 acres in Morrill Township...

Some 102 students from Warroad Elementary School spent their last day of first grade in an outdoor classroom learning about the environment at Red Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Each took part in five separate learning sessions throughout the day, thanks to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Section...

Over there, an older man, whiling away the afternoon weeding his garden. He’s retired, now, and has time on his hands. He thinks he might go fishing this evening...

While checking a group of four fishermen on Lake of the Woods, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) Robert Gorecki (Baudette) noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the fish house. When questioned about this, two of the men produced marijuana and marijuana pipes...

The public access at McQuade Road to Lake Superior is not open to the public yet because construction is not complete, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive species already found in some Minnesota lakes, was discovered Monday in Upper Mission Lake, located 15 miles north of Brainerd...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Lake Finder, the Web site that provides information about specific lakes, now includes newly revised fish consumption data that encourages people to eat more fish...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be surveying several lakes and streams in the Grand Marais area (Cook County) during the next few months. Survey results are used to evaluate fisheries management efforts and to determine whether additional efforts are needed. Results are also used to update individual lake management plans...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments until June 13 on lake vegetation management plans for Caribou and Nichols lakes, which are located near Duluth in St. Louis County...

Agricultural encroachment into roadsides is becoming an increasing problem in many areas of Minnesota. The Minnesota departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Transportation (Mn/DOT) reminds landowners with real estate adjacent to rural roads that fencing, plowing, planting row crops, or dumping rocks and other debris in the right-of-ways is prohibited by Minnesota law...

This is the time of year when young animals are scampering about lawns, roadsides and just about everywhere in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting public comments through June 18 on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the proposed restoration of Pelican Lake, a 4,000-acre designated wildlife management lake in Wright County near Albertville and St. Michael...

Mitchel Monforton of Mound finished as the national champion male archer in the elementary division and Chantelle Skarda of White Bear Lake finished fourth in the female high school division at the National Archery In The Schools (NASP) National Tournament May 10 in Louisville, Ky...

Tamarack trees are reeling from Eastern larch beetle attacks, and the evidence is everywhere, says the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...

Two bridges in the Beltrami Island State Forest are currently closed and being replaced. Both bridges are on the Pitt Grade Forest Road: the Schuh Bridge at the south end, just north of the Rapid River Forest Road, and the Lundeen Bridge just north of the Bankton Trail...

A report that recommends how to conserve Minnesota’s working forestland is now available, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).,,

The sharpshooting effort to remove deer in the bovine tuberculosis (TB) area of northwestern Minnesota, which began in February 2008, concluded on May 9. Sharpshooters, hunters and landowners