BRAD DOKKEN
BRAD DOKKEN: The tale of the reunited rack
I joined Mitch Haaby of Roseau, Minn., earlier this month for a story about collecting antler sheds. My goal wasn’t to write a “how-to” or “where-to” story about hunting for fallen antlers — enough people are scouring the woods already — but instead to tell a story about Haaby’s passion for deer hunting and how collecting antler sheds helps prepare him for hunting season.
By Brad Dokken , May 19, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: Chorus frogs usher in spring
It’s the little things you notice when spring finally arrives after a long winter.1
By Brad Dokken , May 12, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: N.D. conservation groups dodge bullet
Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever survive push to remove them from Heritage Fund board.
By Brad Dokken , April 28, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: Ice fishing on the opener? It might happen
If all goes according to plan, four of us who spent Minnesota’s 1996 walleye opener ice fishing on Lake of the Woods will repeat the experience this year.
By Brad Dokken , April 20, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: Bovine TB eradication ends painful chapter for hunters, cattlemen
A painful chapter in northwest Minnesota deer hunting and wildlife management came to an end this past week when the Department of Natural Resources declared bovine tuberculosis appears to have been eradicated from the region’s deer herd.
By Brad Dokken , February 17, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: Old snowshoes get a much-needed workout
There was no set agenda last weekend when I headed east to rendezvous with some friends at a deer shack in the woods not far from the Big Fork River in northern Minnesota’s Koochiching County.
By Brad Dokken , February 10, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN COLUMN: Conservation gets little mention in political campaigns
There are several possible reasons why candidates of all parties have chosen to largely conservation in their campaign platforms. Not the least of which is this: There’s really nothing to be gained by advocating for conservation.
By Brad Dokken , October 14, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN: October: The best month on the outdoors calendar
The precipitation was needed, for sure — especially in fire-ravaged areas of northwest Minnesota — but did it have to be snow? Still, October is young and opportunities abound.
By Brad Dokken , October 07, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN COLUMN: From bubblegum to cardboard, fish will hit almost anything
The talk in the fish-cleaning house Monday afternoon at Angle Outpost Resort on the Northwest Angle was that the fishing was so good, the walleyes were even hitting on bubblegum.
By Brad Dokken , July 15, 2012
Private lands conservation at a crossroads as Farm Bill takes shape
The Farm Bill that the U.S. Senate passed Thursday has drawn positive reviews from conservation groups. The big question now is whether the House version of the wide-ranging farm legislation will be as friendly to conservation.
By Brad Dokken , June 24, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN COLUMN: Sometimes, Plan B is better than Plan A
We were booked to fish with a guide on Upper Red the next day, but upon our arrival, we were told in so many words not to bother.
By Brad Dokken , June 17, 2012
Random notes — from CRP to bears in the outhouse
The good, old days for wildlife habitat appear to be in trouble as more wetlands are drained and native prairie converted to cropland. There was good news Friday, though, when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be accepting 3.9 million acres of land into the Conservation Reserve Program.
By Brad Dokken , May 27, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN: Walleye opener is all about tradition
Minnesota’s fishing opener isn’t the big event for me that it is for some anglers. I’ll likely wet a line at some point next weekend, but it will depend on the weather. That’s not to say the Minnesota opener hasn’t produced some great memories. Here are five that stand out:
By Brad Dokken , May 06, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN: Fifteen-year flood anniversary rekindles memories of new boat
A 16-foot Crestliner with a 40-horse Mercury, it’s not a big boat. I wouldn’t want to venture across Lake of the Woods with it or tackle Devils Lake in a big wind, but the old Crestliner has met my needs nicely in the past 15 years.
By Brad Dokken , April 29, 2012
BRAD DOKKEN: Hey ... I think I know that bear
I’ve often wondered how those little cubs fared. Turns out one of them, at least, is doing just fine.
By Brad Dokken , April 22, 2012
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