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Son of the landowner involved in viral duck hunting video shares his side of the story
In an email Monday morning, Eddy County State’s Attorney Ashley Lies said she couldn’t comment since the case remains an active investigation. Lies said she anticipates charges will be filed this week, at which time she would provide additional information about the case. → Read More
Mallard mystery has been solved; bird was part of local study
The mallard was tagged Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Grand Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant northeast of the airport. → Read More
Manitoba proposal would implement lottery for unguided U.S. waterfowl hunters
The Waterfowl Hunting Modernization Project would implement a seven-day “foreign resident” waterfowl license, available either through a lottery or through a licensed Manitoba waterfowl outfitter. → Read More
Buoy oh buoy, that's a hike! Minnesota native completes 5,000-mile trek from Key West to Northwest Angle
Richard “Skittles” Larson reached the buoy monument at Young’s Bay on Minnesota’s Northwest Angle about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, ending a hiking trip that began in the wee hours of Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. → Read More
Former Grand Forks woman Madison Eklund completes solo kayak trek to York Factory on Hudson Bay
“Nobody has done it solo that I’m aware of – male or female,” Eklund said. “So I’m the first one. And as far as kayaks go, I don’t think anybody’s done it in a kayak.” → Read More
Dawn of a new waterfowl season: All signs point to a good year for North Dakota duck, goose hunters
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's July brood count survey tallied a 36% increase in duck broods from last year, an estimate 5% higher than the 1965-2021 average. → Read More
Grouse hunting notebook: Favorable northwest Minnesota outlook; A look back at North Dakota opener, etc.
North Dakota’s grouse and partridge seasons have been open a week, and by all accounts, hunting success was mixed on the opening weekend. → Read More
Dokken: USDA misses the mark with last-minute ban on game birds from Canada
The timing of the ban is especially unfortunate because waterfowl seasons in some Canadian provinces opened Sept. 1, and many American hunters had scheduled trips to Canada to hunt ducks, geese and sandhill cranes – migratory birds with no regard for borders. → Read More
Dokken: Pumpkin-paddling record set in October 2016 on the Red River appears to have been broken
According to a story posted Monday, Aug. 29, on the Washington Post website, Nebraska pumpkin paddler Duane Hanson on Saturday, Aug. 27, paddled an 846-pound pumpkin 38 miles down the Missouri River from Bellevue, Nebraska, to Nebraska City. → Read More
Dokken: Personal stories shed light on the power of fishing and time on the water
Two weeks before he died, Scott Olson’s hospice nurse asked him if there was anything he wanted to do before his final days. His wish was to go fishing. → Read More
Minnesota breeding waterfowl count shows numbers at or below long-term averages
Spring mallard numbers were 19% below the 2019 estimate but unchanged from the long-term average. → Read More
Dokken: Morning blueberry-picking excursion offers rewarding time outdoors
It had been a few years since there was a decent blueberry crop where I pick, but this year the stars aligned. → Read More
Dokken: Day on big Lake Winnipeg proves therapeutic for cancer patient
As outdoors activities go, this would be his last kick at the can for the foreseeable future. Chemotherapy was complete, but a stem cell transplant – an equally arduous step on his journey to recovery – awaited. → Read More
How's the summer going? Here's what some people in the outdoors and tourism business have to say
Last summer was the year of extreme drought; this summer has been just the opposite. → Read More
Hot night on the Red Lake River produces good fishing for trio of teen anglers
It wasn’t their first choice for a shore-fishing spot, but someone already was set up near the confluence of the Red and Red Lake rivers where they’d braved the heat to fish the previous evening. → Read More
Brad Dokken: New report sheds light on state, national hunting and fishing trends
In 2021, there were modest declines in license sales for both hunting and fishing after a pandemic-driven surge in 2020. → Read More
Minnesota DNR survey brings fish population swimming in Red River's murky depths into focus
Conducted every five years since 1990, the survey originally was scheduled for the summer of 2020 but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Fishing leagues gain popularity among student anglers
Established in 2019, the Lake Agassiz High School Fishing League is on track to have nearly 200 students from nine different schools participating during the 2022 season. → Read More
Birdwatcher with 'contagious' enthusiasm makes his mark on the birding scene
Since coming to the University of North Dakota in 2019, the birdwatcher and aspiring wildlife photographer has taken his passion to a new level, exploring Grand Forks and the surrounding area with keen ears, keen eyes and a Nikon camera with a very large lens, to observe and photograph birds. → Read More
Dokken: In the rush to be first, don't take chances on early ice
Early ice conditions can be especially dicey during freeze-ups like this year, when brief cold snaps are followed by warm-ups, and calm days are followed by wind, which of course can wreak havoc on early ice. This time of year, ice can be here one day and gone tomorrow. → Read More