OUTDOORS
Leier: Limiting buck licenses assures future big bucks
More than 30 years ago, when the North Dakota Game and Fish Department began managing deer in smaller units and issuing a specific number of buck or doe licenses – for example, 38,000 total licenses in 1980 – some “want-to-be” potential deer hunters actually had to stay home.By Doug Leier , November 19, 2009
Emerald ash borer spreads in MN
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Emerald ash borers have spread to a second Minnesota city since the tree pest was discovered in the state last spring.By Associated Press , November 18, 2009
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November 15, 2009
Minnesota hunter who shot trophy buck faces poaching charges 
ST. PAUL – Troy Reinke may have killed a record-setting buck last month in southeastern Minnesota, but Goodhue County prosecutors on Thursday said that his actions amounted to poaching.
By Mike Longaecker, Forum Communications Co. , November 13, 2009
Leier: Even without buck tag, at least you can hunt
Last week’s discussion revolved around changing hunter attitudes for deer hunting in North Dakota, where many hunters now live in urban areas, and along with a healthy deer herd are now afforded what’s almost a sure thing for drawing a license.
By Doug Leier , November 12, 2009
DNR: Deer baiting has hit new high
Dozens of firearms seized over opener
ST. PAUL – An “unprecedented” number of firearms were seized from Minnesota hunters last weekend as illegal deer baiting reached new high levels, say Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials.
By Chris Niskanen, St. Paul Pioneer Press , November 12, 2009
Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting
DEER RIVER, Minn. – A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota’s deer opener weekend.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2009
Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting
DEER RIVER, Minn. (AP) - A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota's deer opener weekend.
By Associated Press , November 08, 2009
Outdoors Calendar
November 08, 2009
Hyde new president of Lund Boat Co.
Brunswick Corp. has named a new president of Lund Boat Co., in New York Mills, Minn.
By Craig McEwen , November 07, 2009
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
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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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