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    September 4, 2017
    Toby Kvalevog's arsenal of muskie fishing gear includes a variety of bucktails, spinnerbaits and other large lures. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)
    Windy day muskie adventure with former UND goalie Toby Kvalevog
    WALKER, Minn. — The northwest wind was howling; screaming, in fact. On that point there could be no dispute. When you fish big water such...
    sportsSeptember 4, 2017 - 11:48am
    A pheasant hunter works through native grasses on a piece of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in North Dakota. Pheasant hunters tend to have much better seasons in years with high CRP enrollment. Pheasants Forever photo
    Farm Bill's CRP provisions will have impact on pheasants, ducks
    As pheasant and duck hunters prepare for their upcoming seasons, they'll do so knowing that their success depends in part on policies hashed...
    sportsSeptember 4, 2017 - 11:47am
    Reflections of a season to come: Fall
    My wife is slowly replacing summer decorations transitioning to gold and brown. Summer has come to an end in our house it would seem. Warm days and cool nights are the indicator a change is in the air, signaling better fishing days are ahead. Fewer people on the lakes creates an overwhelming...
    outdoorsSeptember 4, 2017 - 12:36am
    August 30, 2017
    Troy Brezden holds up the rod and reel he'd lost in 20 feet of water on Lake Sakakawea, then pulled up while fishing four weeks later. Special to Forum News Service
    ND angler makes the unlikeliest catch: a rod and reel he'd lost a month prior
    MINOT, N.D.—As fishing stories go, Troy Brezden's is a holy cow, would-ya-believe-that, heckuva-doozy of a whopper. When he took the boat...
    sportsAugust 30, 2017 - 7:59am
    July 16, 2017
    Wolf No. 2829, a 73-pound male, looks back at researchers after they released it after fitting it with a GPS collar north of Duluth on Tuesday. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Biologists monitoring wolf movements near Duluth
    DULUTH, Minn. — Christina Maley followed the drag marks across the logging road and peered into a dense tangle of spruce and balsam fir....
    outdoorsJuly 16, 2017 - 7:32pm
    June 21, 2017
    Fishing guide Reed Ylitalo of Grand Rapids holds a nice eating-size walleye caught on Bowstring Lake near Deer River. A strong year class of younger fish bodes well for angling on the lake in coming years, Ylitalo said. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    Relatively speaking, trout angler makes himself at home in the walleye world
    EMBARGOED FOR ONLINE POSTING UNTIL 6 A.M. SUNDAY JUNE 18 DEER RIVER, Minn. — Clearly, this was the place to be. Fourteen fishing boats...
    sportsJune 21, 2017 - 8:29am
    June 9, 2017
    This is the bighead carp taken by a bowfisher in a private gravel pit near Redwood Falls, Minn., on June 4, 2017. It weighed 61.7 pounds and was 47 1/2 inches long. Submitted photo.
    State's largest invasive carp taken near Redwood Falls
    REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. — A bow angler fishing in a private gravel pit near Redwood Falls on Sunday, June 4 caught the largest invasive carp...
    newsJune 9, 2017 - 11:17am
    June 8, 2017
    Boundary Waters mishap offers lessons
    BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, Minn. — The two canoeists knew they were in trouble when they had to start bushwhacking and carrying...
    newsJune 8, 2017 - 9:05am
    May 30, 2017
    Suzanne Keithley-Myers enjoys walking with her husband William Myers near there home in Clover Valley. Keithley-Myers was diagnosed with an allergy is called alpha-gal after a tick bite. People that have alpha-gal allergies are allergic to carbohydrates that are found in red meat. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Mammal malady
    DULUTH, Minn. — It was last June, and Suzanne Keithley-Myers was driving back to her family's Duluth Township home after mushroom hunting...
    newsMay 30, 2017 - 11:52am
    May 19, 2017
    This jawbone thought to be from a sand tiger or mako shark was caught by a Grand Rapids, Minn., fisherman last weekend in the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Something fishy here: Shark jawbone caught in Mississippi River in northern Minnesota
    GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.—Joey Piskel and his dad, Joe, had quite a surprise when they were walleye fishing in the Mississippi River in northern...
    newsMay 19, 2017 - 6:58pm
    May 9, 2017
    Governor Dayton proclaims: Clean. Drain. Dry. Day
    At the stroke of midnight on Saturday, May 13, Governor Mark Dayton will cast his line, proclaim Clean Drain Dry Day, signaling the start to a time honored tradition, the Minnesota Fishing Opener! With over 1.6 million anglers hitting the water, Fishing Opener is the perfect opportunity...
    outdoorsMay 9, 2017 - 2:19pm
    April 29, 2017
    Hot spring crappie action is easy to find, the result of social media. (Gary Korsgaden/For the Enterprise)
    About fishing: Readers fire back; respect the resource
    Rewinding to a column I wrote a few weeks ago, "Spring Crappie: Time to Sow and a Time to Harvest," spurred a lot of comments. Here are just...
    outdoorsApril 29, 2017 - 8:45am
    April 18, 2017
    About Fishing: Time to sow and time to harvest with spring crappie
    The red drop leaf table in the kitchen was the place for my dad to sit us down to discuss what was on his mind, including household conversations on outdoor ethics. Unpleasant at times. Recalling an incident when my older brother and I spent opening day of duck season learning duck...
    outdoorsApril 18, 2017 - 10:28am
    February 28, 2017
    About Fishing: Career charter fishermen share opinions on Minnesota fishing
    Few have the on the water experience that these two gentlemen have, Joe Fellegy, 72, of Baxter, and Ray Nepsund, 87, of Park Rapids. They are...
    outdoorsFebruary 28, 2017 - 2:09pm
    February 12, 2017
    Angie skijoring with her dogs Madison and Sureena at an event in Duluth. (Submitted photo)
    Winter sport of skijoring gains popularity
    Skijoring is a sport gaining popularity in recent years all over the world, including here in Park Rapids, in which a dog assists a cross-country...
    newsFebruary 12, 2017 - 8:10am
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