Before obtaining a hunting license a hunting education must be complete that is offered by the Game and Fish Department. (Josiah C. Cuellar / The Dickinson Press)

Northland Outdoors 12:00 pm, Dec. 4, 2021

What you should know about North Dakota hunter safety courses

Before the hunt can begin, enthusiasts must complete mandatory education requirements.

Ice fishing on Upper Red Lake is off to a good start, as seen here on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Contributed / Brian "Bro" Brosdahl

Northland Outdoors 7:00 am, Dec. 4, 2021

Dokken: Experts weigh in on hot ice fishing destinations

Bob Walker, 80, is "retiring" from his deer hunting career after 66 years. Walker shot is first deer in 1955 at the age of 14 while hunting southeast of Rochester, and ended this last season shooting a deer just a few miles from where he shot his first deer. Walker is photographed at his home in Rochester Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, with a mount of a 10-point buck he shot in the 90s. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin

Northland Outdoors 3:00 pm, Dec. 3, 2021

After six decades, he's turning in his slugs. Why a Minnesota man is retiring from deer hunting

Steve "Zippy" Dahl of the Perch Patrol Guide Service with the kind of jumbo perch for which Devils Lake is famous. The online platform FishingBooker again has ranked Devils Lake among the top eight ice fishing destinations in the country, putting the big lake at No. 3. The Brainerd, Minnesota, area landed honors as the top ice fishing destination. Contributed / Devils Lake Tourism

Northland Outdoors 10:21 am, Dec. 3, 2021

Devils Lake again makes list of top ice fishing destinations in the U.S., while Brainerd ranks No. 1

Fishing guide and ice fishing authority Brian "Bro" Brosdahl (left) of Max, Minnesota, talks fishing with Sam Larsen of Northland Tackle on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in this screen grab from the opening moments of "The Bro Road Show" virtual ice fishing program streamed on Facebook Live. Contributed / Brian Brosdahl Promotions

Northland Outdoors 8:30 am, Dec. 3, 2021

Virtual ice fishing learning sessions on tap over the coming weeks

Ice fishing enthusiasts stream into Scheels Arena in Fargo for one of the previous Fargo Ice Fishing Show events. This year's Fargo Ice Fishing Show, set for Dec. 10-12, 2021, features about 40% more exhibit space and nearly twice as many vendors as the inaugural show in 2018. Contributed / Mike Olson

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Dec. 3, 2021

Growing popularity of ice fishing reflected in growth of Fargo show

Mike Frisch with a couple winter crappies. Crappies are among the fish susceptible to “do nothing” bobber rigs. Contributed photo

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Dec. 2, 2021

Frisch: The do-nothing bobber rig catches fish

Northland Outdoors 2:17 pm, Dec. 2, 2021

DNR to rescind temporary ban on farmed deer movement

Northland Outdoors 10:24 am, Dec. 2, 2021

ND Outdoors: What can ice anglers expect this winter?

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Dec. 2, 2021

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Tracking snow for this weekend

Doug Lodermeier of Edina, Minnesota, author of the recently released "Minnesota Duck Decoys – yesterday's and today's folk artists Volume 2" and "Minnesota Duck Calls – yesterday's and today's folk artists Volume 2," has what he believes to be the largest collection of Minnesota-made game calls in the country. Contributed / Doug Lodermeier

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Nov. 30, 2021

Minnesota decoy and duck call collector turns passion into print

Last year 60% of the spearfishing respondents reported they had taken someone darkhouse spearfishing in North Dakota who had never been spearing before.
Photo North Dakota Game and Fish

Northland Outdoors 10:12 am, Nov. 30, 2021

Doug Leier: Wait for safe ice before beginning spearfishing season

This Minnesota whitetail buck, which appeared perfectly healthy to the eye, later tested positive for chronic wasting disease. This isn't the deer taken southwest of Climax, Minnesota, that tested positive CWD in October 2021, even though the disease had never been found or suspected in the area. Contributed / Minnesota DNR

Northland Outdoors 9:34 am, Nov. 30, 2021

Minnesota to offer late-season deer hunting opportunities in CWD management units

Under this directive, up to two elk, moose and pronghorn licenses, and 10 white-tailed deer licenses, can be issued to organizations to use for fundraising. North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Northland Outdoors 11:22 pm, Nov. 29, 2021

North Dakota special allocation lottery applications for big game due Jan. 1

The Superior National Forest has hired its first full-time tribal liaison. Juan Martinez will help the Forest consult with area Ojibwe bands on projects that impact them within the forest boundaries.
Tom Weber / MPR News 2008

Northland Outdoors 11:30 am, Nov. 29, 2021

Superior National Forest hires first full-time tribal liaison

A bull moose on Isle Royale with extensive hair loss due to winter ticks. A new study found that warmer summer temperatures lead to more ticks the next winter. Contributed / Sarah Hoy

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Nov. 28, 2021

Warm summers spur more winter ticks for moose

Contributed / Minnesota DNR

Northland Outdoors 5:00 pm, Nov. 28, 2021

Dokken: In the rush to be first, don't take chances on early ice

Northland Outdoors 5:00 pm, Nov. 27, 2021

ND Outdoors: Tackling walleye and winterkill issues at fishery

Deer on the South Dakota skyline. (Luke Hagen / Mitchell Republic)

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Nov. 27, 2021

East River deer season up and running in South Dakota

Ally Osborn looks over a watering hole on her elk hunt in late August 2021 in northern Minnesota.
Contributed photo

Northland Outdoors 11:01 am, Nov. 26, 2021

A lost elk is found when strangers join the search

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Nov. 25, 2021

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Generally mild late November weather

Nolan Sprengeler, left, of Plymouth, Minn., and Kevin Kray of Otsego, Minn., hold potential state-record muskie shortly after Sprengeler caught it around 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, on Lake Mille Lacs. The 57.75-inch fish, which died despite attempts to revive it, weighed 55 pounds, 14.8 ounces on a certified scale, and appears likely to unseat the current state record of 54 pounds, set in 1957. Contributed / Nolan Sprengeler

Northland Outdoors 8:36 am, Nov. 25, 2021

Muskie weighed at UPS Store challenging Minnesota record

Northland Outdoors 8:00 pm, Nov. 24, 2021

Minnesota hunter fatally shot in northern Wisconsin

Beryl Novak poses inside the ground blind he has used deer hunting for many years while showing visitors around his property Nov. 1, 2021.
Steve Kuchera / Duluth News Tribune

Northland Outdoors 12:33 pm, Nov. 24, 2021

No buck for Minnesota's reclusive outdoorsman, Beryl Novak

A hunter walks in the woods. Overall deer registrations are down in Minnesota at the end of the regular firearms hunting season and down in Wisconsin after opening weekend.
Derek Montgomery / 2009 file / Duluth News Tribune

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Nov. 23, 2021

Two key reasons for lower Minnesota deer registrations

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