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Join the Arbor Day Foundation in February and receive 10 spruce trees

Joining the Arbor Day Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring planting. Anyone from Minnesota who joins the Foundation in February 2013 will receive 10...

news / outdoors Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 11:47am

In a 2011 photo, a bull moose grazes on water lilies in the canoe country north of Ely, Minn.

DNR defends moose hunt despite declining population

DULUTH, Minn. - Darin Fagerman used to see moose near his home north of Grand Marais fairly frequently. Not anymore. "The last moose we saw here was six years ago,"...

news / outdoors Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 10:54am

Wadena Hardware owner Tom Weber assists a customer at the gun counter Wednesday. Weber said gun sales have gone up about 50 percent in the past month due to fears of possible gun control legislation. Photo by Zach Kayser

National gun discussions spark sales in Wadena

The looming topic of gun control in Washington, D.C. has already had dramatic effects in Wadena County.

news / outdoors Sat, Jan 12, 2013 - 12:00am

They're out there. Photo by Sarah Smith, Park Rapids Enterprise

Deer hunters encouraged to buy licenses early

With nearly 500,000 firearms deer hunters in the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging hunters to purchase their licenses early to avoid long lines and potential...

news / outdoors Mon, Oct 22, 2012 - 3:31pm

Kate Waln enjoys a stroll through Wadena's Sunnybrook Park on Wednesday afternoon, as fall colors begin to peek through the trees. Her daughter, Katrina Waln, catches a nap while Kate follows the Leaf River Trail. Journal photo by Cara Newberry

Photo of the Day: A stroll in the park

Kate Waln enjoys a stroll through Wadena's Sunnybrook Park on Wednesday afternoon, as fall colors begin to peek through the trees. Her daughter, Katrina Waln, catches a nap while Kate...

outdoors Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 3:02pm

Blane Klemek column: Wild rice is one of Minnesota’s great gifts

By Blane Klemek Twenty-three years ago I canoed the upper Mississippi River for the first time. It was early October on a glorious blue-sky day with brightly colored fall foliage...

news / outdoors Fri, Sep 07, 2012 - 6:17pm

The foundation for a new Little League field has been started in southwest Wadena this Wednesday morning. Dan Brauch of Aqua Lawn Inc. of Perham works on the installation of the field's sprinkler system. The City of Wadena's new field will mirror the existing one across the street.
Photo by Cara Newberry

Photo of the Day: A field's foundation

The foundation for a new Little League field has been started in southwest Wadena this Wednesday morning. Dan Brauch of Aqua Lawn Inc. of Perham works on the installation of...

outdoors / sports Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 1:20pm

Minnesotans fortunate to have four major biomes

I remember the first time I spent a few days in the beautiful bluff country of southeast Minnesota. It was about nine years ago. I was able to take a...

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 5:53pm

A pair of young blue herons climb branches for a better view of their territory in a small pond north of Bemidji. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Young blue herons spotted near Bemidji

A pair of young blue herons climb branches for a better view of their territory in a small pond north of Bemidji. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 1:56am

Plant, animal invasion bigger than many think

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Rare is the Minnesotan who has not seen videos of fish leaping out of water and hitting boaters. Word has spread across the state in the...

news / outdoors Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 11:50pm

Big Pine, Little Pine walleye regulations review set

Special walleye regulations on northeast Otter Tail County's Big Pine and Little Pine lakes will be discussed from 7-9 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Perham Community Center, 620 3rd...

sports / outdoors Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 5:20pm

No application needed for 2012 fall turkey hunt

Starting this year, Minnesota turkey hunters may purchase a license over the counter to hunt the fall season wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold, the Minnesota Department of Natural...

sports / outdoors / hunting Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 5:20pm

One of those real diversions is fast approaching

There are polite diversions in life, and then there are the real ones. Speaking for those who enjoy hunting, we are closing in on the real ones. The September goose...

sports / outdoors / hunting Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 5:20pm

Black's Grove Mountain Bike Race on tap

The annual Black's Grove Mountain Bike Race will be held Sunday at Black's Grove Park near Wadena. A race for kids will begin at 9:30 a.m. Youth ages 7-12 may...

sports / outdoors Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 5:20pm

Wadena applies for another trail grant

The Wadena City Council is applying for another DNR trail grant, in hopes of finishing improvements on the Leaf River bike trail. The council approved an application during the Aug...

news / outdoors Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 4:05pm

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