Cabin life pulled Minnesotan closer to a loon family, using his camera lens
Mark Ellis brings a keen eye for details to his longtime interest in the lives of the lake's inhabitants.
Plymouth angler's Mille Lacs muskie breaks state record: 'What an incredible fish'
Plymouth angler catches 55-pound, 14-ounce monster and topples a record that has stood for 64 years.
November concludes with an icy makeover
This time of year, reports come in of Minnesota lakes iced-over.
Outdoors
Minnesota deer harvest lags last year; license sales flat
Wisconsin opening weekend kill is down 14%.
Local
Minnesota man dies in apparent hunting accident in Wisconsin
Authorities say a Minnesota man was shot and killed in an apparent hunting accident in northwestern Wisconsin.
Local
Opening deer gun weekend in Wisconsin less productive than last year
Wisconsin deer hunters bagged fewer deer on the opening weekend of the gun season than they did a year ago, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Local
Wisconsin deer gun hunters once again face ammo shortage
Wisconsin kicked off its 170th deer gun season on Saturday and for the second straight year some hunters were feeling ill-equipped.
Business
France vows to keep battling in fishing dispute with UK
France's minister of the sea vowed Sunday to "continue the fight" in the country's dispute with Britain over fishing rights.
Outdoors
Anderson: The art and practice of shooting straight
Proper rifle-shooting technique is necessary to make any shot, particularly those at long range.
Part 1: A rainy start and sore shoulders foreshadowed the adventure to come for a father and son on the lakes near the Minnesota-Canada border.
Local
Are Minnesota's creek restorations working?
Researchers hope to find out by studying restored creeks over several years.
World
Thailand's festival honoring rivers also pollutes them
Thais flocked to rivers and lakes on Friday evening to release small floats adorned with flowers and candles in an annual festival honoring the goddess of water, with thousands of the tiny boats ending up clogging and polluting the country's waterways.
Local
Judge: Wisconsin DNR broke law by not scheduling wolf hunt
A Wisconsin judge says the state Department of Natural Resources violated the law by not immediately scheduling a wolf hunting season after federal protections were removed in February.
Outdoors
Opening weekend save: Lost hunter found, thanks to speedy call for help
Cellphones and GPS have undoubtedly boosted hunter safety during Minnesota's deer seasons, but getting lost in the woods isn't a thing of the past.
Outdoors
Spotlight still follows Minnesota woman months after her winter hiking adventure
Emily Ford will speak Saturday at Midwest Mountaineering's popular fall expo.
Outdoors
Anderson: Outdoorswoman Meadow Kouffeld has new stuff to do — taxidermy
The Minnesota college instructor and onetime DNR employee fashions life-like mounts artistically.
Outdoors
Times are active for birds passing through and those hanging in for winter
Crapabbles are a staple food source for a breadth of wildlife.
Local
Officials cancel trial run of grape-scented bird deterrent outside U.S. Bank Stadium
The conservation group Audubon Minnesota raised objections.
South Metro
Dakota County to speed up creation of greenway trails
The county will spend up to $100 million to complete 77 additional miles of trail.
Local
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal. November 13, 2021.
Nation
Buck takes shelter inside church on hunting season's 1st day
A 10-point buck sought sanctuary inside a southern Michigan church on opening day of the state's firearm deer hunting season.
Outdoors
DNR: Walleye poachers near Baudette were 48 fish over limit
Three Twin Cities area men who went fishing instead of hunting during opening weekend of the deer season were caught poaching from Rainy River and Lake of the Woods, according to charges.
Outdoors
82-year-old Wisconsin woman loves to hunt: 'I want to shoot big deer'
Darla Fisher, a kindhearted 82-year-old great-grandmother in western Wisconsin, would rather hunt than quilt.
Coronavirus
Ironman COVID-19 survivor rewards Minnesota caregivers
Finisher medal is small token of former Minnesotan's gratitude for treatment team that saved his life in spring 2020.
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