A Heartland 200 racer rounds the last corner of a lap on Fish Hook Lake in January 2018, the last time the event was held on the ice. (Enterprise file photo)

News Feb 18th 2021 - 3pm

Heartland 200 will be raced on ice this year

The 19 classes of racing include Juniors, Pro, Open and Vintage with many classes racing on both days of the event.

Mike Frisch with a mid-winter basin crappie caught using the tips presented in this column. (Contributed photo)

Northland Outdoors Feb 12th 2021 - 2pm

Frisch: Get on good crappie bites in February

Northland Outdoors Feb 14th 2021 - 10am

New conservation officer assigned to Lake George

Tube feeders suspended on hooks or trees are used most often by chickadees, finches and other small birds. They also keep seeds from being scattered on the ground. Having feeders enhances winter bird watching. Enterprise file photo.

Outdoors Dec 30th 2019 - 3pm

Tips for feeding winter birds

An ice fishing house remains near the shoreline on Detroit Lake as the March 1 deadline to remove the huts from the thawing ice arrives. Temperatures in the area are expected to be in the 40s for a large portion of the next week. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)

Northland Outdoors Mar 1st 2021 - 6pm

Deadline for moving fishing houses off area lakes arrives and brought the warm weather with it

The Minnesota DNR collected 800 spleens from across the state during the 2019 hunting season and 61% of samples indicated exposure to neonicotinoids. Eric Morken / Forum News Service

Northland Outdoors Mar 1st 2021 - 2pm

Preliminary study shows neonicotinoid exposure in Minnesota white-tailed deer

Minnesota's walleye fishing opener draws thousands of anglers to places like Otter Tail Lake, shown in this July 12, 2019, file photo. Mike McFeely / The Forum

Northland Outdoors Mar 1st 2021 - 6am

Otter Tail County to host 2021 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener

A fair amount of snow means snowmobilers would be out riding frequently this winter. That's not the case this season. From North Dakota to Minnesota, this season's arrangement of snowfall has made for poor trail conditions in most areas. Forum News Service file photo

Northland Outdoors Feb 28th 2021 - 7am

Snowmobilers have had it rough this season

Todd Roggenkamp of Breezy Point with a day's catch of mink. Roggenkamp has trapped for more than 40 years and is dedicated to being an advocate for trapping as the Minnesota Trappers Association president. (Contributed photo)

Northland Outdoors Feb 27th 2021 - 8pm

Minnesota trappers fight public perception, dwindling participation

A typical foot-long Island Lake walleye. The Minnesota DNR has officially approved new regulations aimed at increasing the average size of walleyes in the reservoir north of Duluth, including a 10-fish daily limit and a protected slot between 15 and 20 inches, to start May 15. (File / News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors Feb 27th 2021 - 7pm

10-walleye limit for northeast Minnesota's Island Lake approved

Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald

Northland Outdoors Feb 27th 2021 - 10am

Brad Dokken column: It's time to lift the cloud of uncertainty on the U.S.-Canada border

Dozens of people dip nets to catch smelt in Lake Superior at the mouth of the Lester River in Duluth on an early May night. New this year, health experts are advising people to eat only one meal per month of Lake Superior smelt due to high concentrations of PFAS, the family of "forever chemicals'' known to cause cancer and other health issues. (Bob King / News Tribune / 2018)

Northland Outdoors Feb 27th 2021 - 9am

Wisconsin, Minnesota share advisory on eating Lake Superior smelt

Sarah Strommen, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (Photo/ Minnesota DNR)

Northland Outdoors Feb 26th 2021 - 7am

Task force suggests Minnesota needs a new outdoors office

Opportunities are available for landowners, local governments and other partners interested in restoring wetlands to generate wetland credits and for current wetland bank account holders interested in selling deposited credits. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)

Northland Outdoors Feb 25th 2021 - 6pm

Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources seeks applications for wetland mitigation sites

Northland Outdoors Feb 25th 2021 - 10am

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Variable temperatures for the region

One of the complaints against non-toxic jigs in the past was that they looked and fished differently than tradtional leadhead jigs. But this Clam Pro Tackle Drop Tg Tungsten Jig looks and fishes exactly like lead, is available in the same weights and colors, only is slighlty smaller in body size. It's available in sizes popular for walleyes, bass and panfish. (Photo courtesy Clam Pro Tackle)

Northland Outdoors Feb 23rd 2021 - 7pm

From tungsten to tin, unleaded fishing tackle becoming more mainstream

The Straight River is shown here from Highway 71 south of Park Rapids. (Kevin Cederstrom/Enterprise)

Northland Outdoors Feb 23rd 2021 - 3pm

Straight River Groundwater Management Area virtual meeting Feb. 24

This Bowtech Revolt X ended up fitting the author best heading into the 2020 season when it came to executing proper form and shooting with the exact anchor point that felt comfortable. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Northland Outdoors Feb 21st 2021 - 7pm

Getting past target panic: Does your bow fit?

North Dakota Game and Fish Department personnel collect tissue samples from deer heads to test for chronic wasting disease in 2018. Like wildlife agencies across the country, the department had to scale back its CWD testing efforts in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department)

Northland Outdoors Feb 21st 2021 - 7am

Wildlife managers pinpoint a numbers problem with chronic wasting disease testing

Hudson Cermak, 24, has been spearfishing for many years and ice fishing since he was a child. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)

Northland Outdoors Feb 20th 2021 - 7pm

Darkhouse spearfishing is 'God's television set' on a Minnesota lake

With walleyes growing faster in North Dakota's new prairie waters, anglers have opportunities to catch good-sized fish a few years after the lake is stocked. (Photo/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department)

Northland Outdoors Feb 20th 2021 - 6pm

In North Dakota, small lakes becoming a powerhouse for walleyes

Member of the Thief River Falls Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association prep deer hides in December 2019 for the Hides for Habitat program. Despite the pandemic, the MDHA program and the Thief River Falls chapter in 2020 collected more hides and raised more funds than they did in 2019. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)

Northland Outdoors Feb 20th 2021 - 12pm

Dokken: Minnesota-based Hides for Habitat program surpasses 2019 despite the pandemic

Gunnar Johnson at the Iditarod finish line in 2017 with his lead dogs Delta and Queen, along with the dogs' owner, Jim Lanier, in Alaska. Jeff Schultz / SchultzPhoto.com

Northland Outdoors Feb 20th 2021 - 11am

Iditarod musher to carry list of lives lost to suicide

Kabetogama Lake guide Tim Snyder with a big fall walleye. (Contributed photo from Mike Frisch)

Northland Outdoors Feb 19th 2021 - 2pm

Frisch: Three can’t-miss bites while looking forward to open water

This image of what is believed to be a wolf that was spotted Tuesday in Renville County has been shared on social media. Department of Natural Resources officers agree it has the characteristics of a wolf, but say DNA analysis would be the only way to confirm 100 percent that is the protected species.
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Northland Outdoors Feb 18th 2021 - 6pm

VIDEO: Surprise visitor to southwest Minnesota farmer's fields believed to be wolf

Northland Outdoors Feb 18th 2021 - 11am

Northern Waters Land Trust surveys area lake associations

Northland Outdoors Feb 18th 2021 - 10am

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Much warmer temperatures this weekend

Northland Outdoors Feb 18th 2021 - 9am

Minnesota DNR adjusts how married anglers, hunters buy combination licenses

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