A view of the Minnesota State Capitol on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Glen Stubbe / Minneapolis Star Tribune / TNS

Northland Outdoors 5:00 pm, Jul. 24, 2021

Conservation groups and legislators alike mourn John Helland, driver of environment policy

John Helland, who died June 27 at age 76, and others like him in government, are the dutiful — and smart — ones who write the laws and policies that legislators oftentimes can only imagine.

The sun sets over Lake Superior on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, as seen from Grace Island in Isle Royale National Park. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald)

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Jul. 24, 2021

As 'Plan B' fishing trips go, they don't come much bigger than Lake Superior and Isle Royale

Stagnant water sits in the dry Campbell Creek creek bed during a summer drought on July 22, 2021 near County Road 149 in Becker County. The creek feeds into North Floyd Lake. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Jul. 24, 2021

Drought drying up streams in Minnesota's lake country, but lake levels remain within norms

Black bears looking for food are oportunistic and will even raid bird feeders in broad daylight when natural food sources like berries are in short supply. (Shutterstock)

Northland Outdoors 11:06 am, Jul. 23, 2021

Drought drives bears to search for food

A solitary mountain biker headed down one of the myriad bluffs in the Badlands while riding the Maah Daah Hey Trail in the summer of 2019. Travel North Dakota photo.

Northland Outdoors 6:45 pm, Jul. 22, 2021

On the Maah Daah Hey Trail, a humbling and beautiful experience like no other

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Jul. 22, 2021

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Spotty storms Friday. Warm & Breezy Saturday

Morning mist rises off the surface of Hayes Lake, the 180-acre body of water created in 1967 via the damming of the Roseau River. Hayes Lake State Park is a popular destination for hiking, canoeing, fishing and other outdoor activity. Hayes Lake State Park photo.

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Jul. 22, 2021

Minnesota's Backyard: Near the northern border, campers and hikers find quiet recreation at Hayes Lake State Park

Todd Thesenvitz holding a walleye he caught the day before the fishing accident. (Submitted photo)

Northland Outdoors 3:04 pm, Jul. 20, 2021

South Dakota man lucky to be alive after unfathomable fishing accident

Two first-year male purple martins and one tree swallow, at right, using my apartment complex.

Northland Outdoors 3:05 pm, Jul. 18, 2021

BIRDWISE: Battle of the boxes – a matter of timing

Fishing with slip bobbers is a great way to present your bait to the fish for an extended period of time.

Northland Outdoors 2:56 pm, Jul. 18, 2021

FISH SAVVY: Back to basics for summertime walleyes

A sign for the Minnesota Hiking Club members to follow at Lake Carlos State Park. (Thalen Zimmerman / Echo Press)

Northland Outdoors 11:00 am, Jul. 18, 2021

Encouragement to get outside, Minnesota Hiking Club rewards members by miles hiked

This North Dakota 10-pointer was shot on Nov. 3, 2020 after the author used the bank of the Red River to access the tree he set up in in order to stay off a field where deer were feeding in the early-morning hours. Terrain features like rivers, creek bottoms and ravines in hill country are things archers can look at right now on maps while electronic scouting to try to find areas that not only will hold deer but also provide great access opportunities into stand sites. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Northland Outdoors 7:03 am, Jul. 18, 2021

Morken: Dissecting what perfect access looks like in bow hunting for whitetails

Kade Haley walks with a group of hunters through a field Saturday afternoon in Letcher. (Sam Fosness / Republic)

Northland Outdoors 3:00 pm, Jul. 16, 2021

Drought likely to impact South Dakota pheasant hunting, but wildlife experts optimistic on season

Black bears are a hungry lot and often look to human sources for food. David Joles / Minneapolis Star Tribune / TNS

Northland Outdoors 9:31 am, Jul. 16, 2021

Commentary: Minnesota’s intense drought has different impact for different critters

Airtec Sports Roberts general manager Warren Burger says most off-road power equipment needs to be pre-ordered with a months long wait for delivery. “If we had inventory on the floor, it would be gone within a day.” Mark Zdechlik / MPR News

Northland Outdoors 11:44 am, Jul. 15, 2021

Interest in off-roading, boating grows during pandemic

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Jul. 15, 2021

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Warm and mostly sunny weekend

With trails that cross freely from prairie to hardwood ridges to river valleys, Flandrau State Park is a popular southern Minnesota hiking destination, and is adjacent to the many restaurants and festivals in New Ulm. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources photo.

Northland Outdoors 8:30 am, Jul. 15, 2021

Minnesota's Backyard: Just an easy hike from the heart of New Ulm, an oasis of wilderness at Flandrau State Park

Severe drought in May and June caused a poor wild berry crop across much of Northeastern Minnesota last summer, sending bears searching for other food sources. Wildlife experts say to simply lock up any potential bear food - like garbage, pet food, grills and bird seed - and the bruins will move on. (Clint Austin / 2015 file / News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors 2:34 pm, Jul. 13, 2021

'Armed bear' report certainly unusual for responding officers in northern Minnesota

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Jul. 12, 2021

Learn about lead, loons watchers and more

The Atigun River and Gorge in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where an expedition of people of color — including Duluth's Dudley Edmondson — will be touring this month in support of the Gwich'in people. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological Service)

Northland Outdoors 6:00 pm, Jul. 10, 2021

Outdoor activist hikes into Alaska refuge debate

A whitetail doe in summer foliage. The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is calling for the state of Minnesota to buy out existing deer farm herds and then ban deer farming in the state to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease. (Jed Carlson / 2019 file / News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors 7:30 am, Jul. 10, 2021

Minnesota deer hunters group wants to end deer farming

The Minnesota DNR is proposing special regulations that would lower bag limits on bluegills on some lakes in an effort to produce bigger sunfish in many waters around the state. These special regulation proposals currently include five lakes within the Glenwood Area DNR's work area and could include almost two dozen lakes in Otter Tail County. Forum News Service file photo

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Jul. 9, 2021

Popular Minnesota lakes among those proposed for reduced sunfish limits

Aaron Anderson, watercraft inspector for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, checks a jet ski for invasive species on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Cameron Park. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)

Northland Outdoors 6:20 pm, Jul. 9, 2021

In Minnesota's Beltrami County, infested lakes pose environmental problems

Invasive zebra mussels. (Photo/ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

Northland Outdoors 4:56 pm, Jul. 9, 2021

Zebra mussels confirmed in Big Lake in Beltrami County

Northland Outdoors 4:00 pm, Jul. 9, 2021

Man canoes from same Otter Tail lake to both Canada and Gulf of Mexico

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