OUTDOORS
Minnesota DNR says deer poaching on rise
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Thousands of Minnesota deer hunters will go into the woods for the season opener this weekend, but many people don’t wait for the season to shoot a deer.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Crops could produce problems for area hunters
First, the good news for hunters hitting the fields this weekend for the deer openers in North Dakota and Minnesota: There is no shortage of deer.
Now, the bad news: There is no shortage of corn either.
By Kevin Schnepf , November 06, 2009
Minnesota club sets record for longest ATV parade
SILVER BAY, Minn. – The All-Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota has found itself in an ATV parade war since breaking a world record in Silver Bay in June.By Mike Creger, Forum Communications Co. , November 03, 2009
Cass County backs west-side diversion
Commission vote follows action by joint water boardThe Cass County Commission unanimously approved a resolution on Monday supporting a flood diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River, echoing a move recently taken by the county’s joint watershed board.
By Dave Olson , November 03, 2009
Good work done on park elk issue
As a hunter, I’d love to help cull the elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.By Rep. Lyle Hanson , November 02, 2009
Deer head samples sought from North Dakota hunters
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department once again will be collecting deer head samples for its chronic wasting disease surveillance program.By Associated Press , November 01, 2009
Deer head samples sought in North Dakota 
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Game and Fish Department once again will be collecting deer head samples for its chronic wasting disease surveillance program.
October 31, 2009
Leier: Venison donation for the poor program to return
Good news for North Dakota deer hunters this year is that the “Sportsmen Against Hunger” venison donation program is back in full operation.
By Doug Leier , October 29, 2009
Standing crops hurt pheasant hunting
State Game, Fish and Parks officials say two weeks of precipitation before the opening weekend of South Dakota’s pheasant season helped limit the places where hunters could chase their wily prey.
By Associated Press , October 25, 2009
Fewer targets for deer hunters
State wildlife experts say many deer hunters will have fewer targets this season in Minnesota and North Dakota because overall deer population has declined.
By Associated Press , October 25, 2009
Girl, 12, is youngest Minnesotan to kill moose
NICOLLET, Minn. - A Minnesota wildlife official confirms that a 12-year-old girl is the youngest Minnesotan to kill a moose in the modern era.
By Associated Press , October 23, 2009
Report sheds light on toxins in North Dakota’s waterways
North Dakota ranks 42nd in the nation for the most number of toxins released into the state’s waterways in 2007, according to a report released today by an environmental advocacy group.
By Kristen Daum , October 22, 2009
Leier: Deer hunting Q&A for primer
A word of advice this week: Go find your deer license and when you do, put it in a place where you won’t lose track of it until it’s on the deer or the season is over.
By Doug Leier , October 22, 2009
DNR: Minnesota forests can sustain more logging
DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota’s forests can sustain logging 5.5 million cords of wood each year, about double the current level, according to an analysis for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released this week.
By John Myers, Duluth News Tribune , October 21, 2009
Wolf hunt: Hunting temporarily suspended near Yellowstone National Park after 9 wolves were killed along park’s northern border
Billings, Mont. - Montana wildlife commissioners shut down gray wolf hunting last week in backcountry adjacent to Yellowstone National Park after nine of the predators were killed there in recent weeks.
By Matthew Brown , October 18, 2009
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OUR VOICES Bob's cabin
On Saturday night as I wiggled into the big, overstuffed bed, I kicked the blankets around a bit to warm them up and sank back into the pile of fluffy pillows that give you the feeling that you were sinking into a bank of clouds. Just to the left and over my shoulder I could faintly
Posted by: Devlyn Brooks on Sep 28, 2009 at 1:24 PM | Stop Looking At Your Brother ...Casey the Angler
Casey Wonnenberg, the real star of the media fishing tournament last Friday. The only female in the contest, Casey out-fished the "fishermen,"
Deja vu
One of my co-workers asked me yesterday if my husband, Brian, and I planned to go out to dinner after we got home from work. She knew that our three children were at camp so we had some free time on our hands in the evening. I told her "no," that instead of dinner we pro
Posted by: annbailey on Aug 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM | Plain CountrySummer camp
Being a parent is filled with "firsts" and yesterday marked another one. For the first time, our children went to camp. We dropped them off at Kamp K.A.C.E. , (Kids Against Cancer Everywhere) near Detroit Lakes, Minn., where they will stay for five days. The camp i
Posted by: annbailey on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:33 PM | Plain CountryJoke contest
Take a look at Sun Reporter/Blogger Keith Norman's picture here of some cattle that got out of their pasture. Look closely at the cow in the foreground, and count its legs. Now who can come up with the best joke to explain this phenomenon? The winner gets a Jamestown Sun hat, which must be claimed
Posted by: Logan C. Adams on Jul 30, 2009 at 1:03 PM | It's Good To Be In N.D.OUR VOICES Outdoors funding meetings set
A committee that recommends how to spend sales tax money on outdoors projects plans a series of meetings to hear from conservation professionals and the general public. The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council must annually recommend how to spend millions of dollars raised from a sales tax increas
Posted by: Don Davis on Jul 29, 2009 at 3:37 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Green, green, it's green they say
Mike Kilgore
Mike Kilgore says the green Minnesotans pay in a higher tax beginning Wednesday will mean a greener Minnesota in a year.
Minnesota forests will stay green, prairies wil
Parking it
During this past weekend our family went to Turtle River State Park, near Arvilla, N.D. It's one of our favorite spots to visit and this weekend was the annual Turtle Fest. We weren't the only ones enjoying the park on a lovely June day. Not only were there many families at
Posted by: annbailey on Jun 22, 2009 at 10:32 AM | Plain Country
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