WILDLIFE
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN Hunting, wildlife groups weigh in against universal background checks
The National Rifle Association and 30 other hunting, wildlife and conservation groups sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate this week opposing background checks and other restrictions they say a...
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:45 AM
FARGO-MOORHEAD CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU Catfishing in Fargo-Moorhead
Last summer I had the privilege of going on a catfishing exhibition with Jason Mitchel for his show Jason Mitchell Outdoors. Although the filming took place last summer the show will be aired this Sun...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 5:00 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Awe Candy
Sometimes we come across sights that get us to stop and appreciate what we are looking at. We call these eye candy. Then there are views that stop our movement, yet take us someplace new. Alan Taylor...
Posted on 12/4/12 at 8:32 AM
CLOUDBURST: A BLOG BY STUDENTS OF ATSC 315 BROADCAST METEOROLOGY AT UND Hibernation weather?
Unless you live in a cave, you're likely well aware that, although it's only early autumn, Old Man Winter has already reared his ugly head for the first time here in the Red River Valley. If the ...
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:15 PM
HEALTHBEAT When worlds collide: human, critter and virus
Two of the more intriguing health stories this past summer didn't involve rogue sharks, swine flu or any of the other usual suspects. The stars of this particular show were the hantavirus and the West...
Posted on 9/26/12 at 9:47 AM
Winter takes toll on Minnesota wildlife 
Deer seem to have most struggle as snow piles up, temps drop
White-tailed deer have retreated to the conifers. Mangy wolves near Grand Marais are stealing suet balls put out for birds in residential neighborhoods. Snow is piling up thigh-deep in some parts of the Northland. It’s a real northern Minnesota winter.
By Sam Cook, Forum Communications Co. , January 31, 2011
ND wildlife official will release 6,720 turkey licenses available
By Associated Press , January 29, 2011
North Dakota lawmakers want a $100 bounty on coyotes
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers say the state's coyote population is growing, and they're proposing that hunters get a $100 bounty for shooting one.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2011
Minnesota finds 1st probable case of chronic wasting disease in wild deer
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota wildlife officials have found the
state's first probable case of chronic wasting disease in a wild
deer, which was shot near the southeastern town of Pine Island, the
Department of Natural Resources announced.
By Associated Press , January 22, 2011
Feds propose protecting 2 million acres of native prairie in the Dakotas, Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The federal government wants to keep nearly 2 million acres of prime migratory bird habitat across the Dakotas and northeastern Montana from turning into farmland.
By Associated Press , December 09, 2010
Minnesota to get over $8.8M in conservation grants
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is getting over $8.8 million dollars in federal grants for conservation projects in the Mississippi River Basin.
By Associated Press , November 30, 2010
Wounded Wisconsin swan lives to love again
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — This swan doesn't have a name, but you wouldn't be wrong calling him "Lucky."
By Associated Press , November 26, 2010
North Dakota Game and Fish advisory meetings set
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has scheduled advisory board meetings across the state.
By Associated Press , November 21, 2010
Moose shooting in North Dakota's Traill County prompts request for public's help
GALESBURG, N.D. - The illegal shooting of a moose in North Dakota’s Traill County is prompting state Game and Fish officials to seek help from the public.
By Forum staff reports , November 18, 2010
Flying deer batters Minnesota family
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A New Ulm couple and their teenage daughter are battered and bruised, but grateful to have survived an extraordinary encounter with a deer.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2010
Detroit Lake access plan spurs controversy
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hoping to expand the south public access on Detroit Lake — and not everybody is happy about it.
By By Pippi Mayfield, Forum Communications Co. , November 09, 2010
WF Commission to address Minn-Kota PAAWS request again tonight
WEST FARGO - Commissioners here plan to discuss again tonight a contract request from Minn-Kota PAAWS dealing with the city’s stray cat population.
By Forum staff reports , October 18, 2010
Wayward moose wanders into neighborhood near Moorhead
MOORHEAD - A wayward moose has been wandering through neighborhoods north of here.
By Forum staff reports , September 28, 2010
Another research bear killed in Minn.
MCGREGOR, Minn. — The death of a second research bear in northeastern Wisconsin has drawn hundreds of posts on a Facebook page dedicated to the bear's sister.
By Associated Press , September 22, 2010
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