Tim Feekes holds a 14.25 inch tulibee he caught as Rachael Feekes takes his picture to enter into the virtual ice fishing contest Saturday, Jan. 30, on Hole-in-the-Day Bay for the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. Although the event took place all over Minnesota some anglers still chose Hole-in-the-Day Bay as their fishing spot. When a fish was caught two photos needed to be uploaded, a photo of the angler and their fish and a photo of the fish on a measuring board, to the FishDonkey app. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

Northland Outdoors Feb 1st 2021 - 10am

It's a waiting game now after thousands take part in first virtual Brainerd Jaycees fishing event

The annual event, virtual this year because of the pandemic, drew more than 4,700 anglers to ice fishing holes across Minnesota. As of Sunday, Jan. 31, results to determine the prize winners were still pending.

Ero Wallin starts his first John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon on Sunday morning. Wallin is one of 17 racers in the marathon. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Jan 31st 2021 - 5pm

Beargrease sled dog race starts with fewer spectators, same levels of excitement

Skiers enjoy time outdoors Friday, Jan. 8, at Mount Ski Gull. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

Northland Outdoors Jan 31st 2021 - 8am

Outdoor recreation shops enjoy boom amid pandemic

The northern lights and stars over Honeymoon Rock on Lake Superior, part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. (Photo courtesy Jeff Rennicke.)

Northland Outdoors Jan 31st 2021 - 7am

Wisconsin landscape photographer's passion is telling stories with his lens

The split-shot fishing sinkers on the right are made of tin and are shinier than the lead sinkers on the left - and they are also non-toxic to loons and other birds. The lead-free sinkers are also slightly larger than the lead sinkers of comparable weight. A bill has been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to ban the sale and use of lead tackle smaller than one ounce. (News Tribune / file)

Northland Outdoors Jan 30th 2021 - 7am

Minnesota bills would affect lead fishing tackle, walleye limits, deer hunting

Although the Park Rapids community fish house isn't out on the ice this winter, it can serve as a warming shelter at a community event, like this open house.

News Jan 29th 2021 - 11am

Pandemic, lack of ice hampers community fish house

Northland Outdoors Jan 28th 2021 - 10am

Park Rapids area fish house count hits average in 2021

Northland Outdoors Jan 28th 2021 - 10am

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Tracking snow in the region

Minnesota-based Rapala USA is recalling 128,000 of the company’s battery-operated fillet knives after some of them caught fire.
(Photo courtesy Consumer Products Safety Commission.)

Northland Outdoors Jan 26th 2021 - 7am

Rapala fillet knives recalled for fire threat

Hanson covered Angel after her death to keep preditors from taking her away while Angel's mate sat with her on the ice. (Submitted photo)

Northland Outdoors Jan 25th 2021 - 8am

Swan trapped on ice in Otter Tail County dies

Grooming Nordic ski trails at Pickerel Lake. (Submitted photo)

Northland Outdoors Jan 24th 2021 - 10am

Keep the peace outdoors, don't walk on the ski trails

Fat tire bicyclists ride the trails Tuesday afternoon at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in Spicer.

Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune

Northland Outdoors Jan 24th 2021 - 9am

Fat tire bikes a hot item for mild winter

Deer watch a photographer before deciding their next move. The Minnesota DNR is reassessing how it measures winter's impact on deer, focusing on multiple factors and not just the standard winter severity index. ( Steve Kuchera / file / News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors Jan 23rd 2021 - 2pm

Minnesota DNR revising index of severe winter for whitetail deer

Ero Wallin out for a practice run on the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon trail Friday, Jan. 15, in Two Harbors. (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Jan 23rd 2021 - 9am

High school senior's lifelong passion leads into the John Beargrease Marathon

UND junior Cailey Isaacson (left) and UND graduate student Mason Ryckman with a quadcopter drone they used to observe duck behavior as part of a research project in central North Dakota to determine the effectiveness of using drones to survey ducks. Ducks Unlimited also is a partner in the project. (Photo courtesy of Susan Felege, UND)

Northland Outdoors Jan 23rd 2021 - 8am

Duck count studies numbers and behavior with drones flying above them

Mary Manning’s dog team pulls her and fellow conservation officer Tom Wahlstrom across Daniels Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on a tandem sled earlier this month. Manning is the only Minnesota conservation officer who patrols by dog team. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Jan 22nd 2021 - 7pm

DNR conservation officer patrols Boundary Waters on dog sled

Northland Outdoors Jan 21st 2021 - 10am

Northland Outdoors Forecast: A chilly weekend with a chance for snow

John Alexander Kay (left) and John Heino photograph birds at Sax-Zim Bog recently. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Jan 20th 2021 - 7pm

The boreal birds are back at a Minnesota bog, including great gray owls

The lead dogs of John Beargrease racer Erin Schouweiler’s team set the pace early in the Beargrease mid-distance race in January. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Jan 20th 2021 - 2pm

Despite low snow trail conditions, Beargrease board votes to go

The Superior National Forest posted this photo to Facebook on July 20, 2020, as part of a series of photos highlighting what not to do in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It highlights an incident on the BWCAW's West Pike Lake in which a tree was cut down. It is illegal to damage any living plant in the Boundary Waters wilderness area, or to cut live trees for firewood. Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

Northland Outdoors Jan 20th 2021 - 12pm

After increase in litter and damage, Boundary Waters officials step up education efforts

Lula King, 8, of East Grand Forks, gets a hand from her dad, Jeremy, after catching a 40-inch northern pike Saturday, Jan. 16, on Lake of the Woods. Sullivan King (left) and Cole King also shared in the excitement. The big pike was released after a quick photo.

Northland Outdoors Jan 20th 2021 - 10am

Watch 8-year-old Lula King reel in a 40-inch northern pike on Lake of the Woods

Ben Saarion (left) and Jon Kuznia hold up a 50-inch muskie that they teamed up to land through the ice while fishing on Lake Charley near Alexandria, MN in Douglas County. The fish grabbed hold of the transducer on the Vexilar sonar unit they were using to help catch sunfish on the morning of Jan. 16.

Northland Outdoors Jan 19th 2021 - 4pm

Giant muskie pulled through the ice from unexpected Minnesota lake in most unusual of ways

Tamarack Island Wilderness Lodge is located on one of the 14,000 islands on the Ontario portin of Lake of the Woods. (Tamarck Island Lodge photo)

Northland Outdoors Jan 18th 2021 - 7am

Ontario resorts brace for possible second summer without US guests

During the Beltrami Island State Forest Christmas Bird Count, Marshall Howe has seen atypical species that are difficult to find elsewhere, like this great gray owl.

Northland Outdoors Jan 17th 2021 - 4pm

BIRDWISE: A Christmas Bird Count memoir

Nate Nordstrom plans to feature electric-assist bicycles when he opens New Spin Bicycle Ship in Rochester in March. Nordstrom will become one of a growing number of E-bike dealers across the state. (Contributed photo)

Northland Outdoors Jan 17th 2021 - 8am

Popularity of E-bikes spreading across Minnesota

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