Take a kid ice fishing at Lake Carlos State Park
Is cabin fever setting in? Then bundle up the kids and participate in the Take-a-Kid Ice Fishing Clinic at Lake Carlos State Park.
NDGF plans to transplant bighorn sheep
In an effort to avoid devastating disease and future car accidents, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is gearing up to capture and transplant about 10 to 15 bighorn sheep from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit.
Planning underway for Logging Day Festival
Wendell Knutson, left, helps Scott Anderson lead his horses around a trail Thursday morning at Buena Vista Logging Village as they prepare for the 27th annual Logging Day Festival. The Belgian work horses are, in front, Duke and Doc, in back Bert and Bart. They will be among 20 teams helping in logging demonstrations and giving sleigh rides. The popular logging festival will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Buena Vista. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
Winter adventures in TRNP
After a few months of winter weather hibernation, Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit is offering snow revelers a chance to take part in an educational exercise experience.
Group trying to improve Mississippi River quality
A citizen advisory group and the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District are trying to educate the public about the Mississippi River, at least the nearby part of it.
RELATED CONTENTLily gives Bear Center a boost
The North American Bear Center’s Web site had 467,000 page views during 2009 — not bad for a 2-year-old operation based in end-of-the-road Ely.
RELATED CONTENTGame and Fish done with waterfowl survey
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says harsh winter conditions beginning in mid-December pushed most waterfowl out of the state.
RELATED CONTENTLion collar malfunction complicates tracking
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has been having trouble tracking a mountain lion since its satellite collar malfunctioned.
Wanted: Your hunting and fishing photos
If you have a fishing or hunting photo you’d like to share online, send it to Trophy Room, attention Brad Dokken, 375 Second Ave. N., Box 6008, Grand Forks ND 58206-6008 or e-mail jpeg photos to bdokken@gfherald.com.
RELATED CONTENTOUTDOORS CALENDAR: Gun shows, Candlelight ski and snowshoe events etc.
To get an event in the calendar, contact Brad Dokken at (701) 780-1148, (800) 477-6572 ext. 148; or by e-mail at bdokken@gfherald.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays.
ASK THE DNR: Key issues in 2012 farm bill
The Federal Farm Bill is very important to the DNR as it relates to conservation programs that impact fish, wildlife, water, forestry and other natural resource issues.
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Hunter education, Waterfowl survey etc.
Hunterexam.com provides a free online hunter education study guide, complete with narration and interactive flash exercises.
BOVINE TB: Aerial survey shows drop in deer numbers
Deer populations in the bovine TB core area near Skime, Minn., are estimated at 422, down from 664 last year and 807 in 2008, based on an aerial survey conducted in late January.
Do it: Fish without a license
Minnesotans 16 or older can try ice fishing without purchasing an angling license if they take a child younger than 16 fishing during Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend next Saturday through Monday (Feb. 13-15). A Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing clinic will be offered at Bear Head Lake State Park near Ely during that weekend. Register by calling the park at (218) 365-7229.
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