COLUMNS
Wild Side: The one that got away
Joe Lewinski drove us through falling snow to the Minneapolis airport early in the morning on Feb. 15. Later that same day we were back again under the coconut palms in Belize with our friends Bill and Sue Smith and Sandy Linehan of River Falls. We enjoyed some cold Belikan beers and met some of our Belizean friends.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , March 11, 2010
DOUG LEIER COLUMN: Sharing information remains root of tech revolution
Is technology steering the future of the outdoors? The obvious answer is yes, but the direction is not always so clear. Using a GPS device to mark a sandbar that might be a safety hazard to boaters is a good direction. Using a computer linked to the Internet linked to a webcam watching over a deer feeder in a distant state, allowing someone to “hunt” a farmed deer from their office, is not a good direction.By Doug Leier , March 05, 2010
DOUG LEIER COLUMN: Sharing information remains root of tech revolution
Is technology steering the future of the outdoors? The obvious answer is yes, but the direction is not always so clear. Using a GPS device to mark a sandbar that might be a safety hazard to boaters is a good direction. Using a computer linked to the Internet linked to a webcam watching over a deer feeder in a distant state, allowing someone to “hunt” a farmed deer from their office, is not a good direction.
By Doug Leier , March 05, 2010
Paul Nelson column for March 5: Focus turns to panfish as gamefish season ends
The gamefish season is over for the inland waters of Minnesota, but that does not mean the ice fishing season is over.March 05, 2010
Book prompts question: Why do we ice fish, anyway?
In my case, at least, catching fish is part of it, but the attraction runs a lot deeper. And it’s not necessarily easy to explain.
February 28, 2010
GF snowmobile route offers easy access to trails out of town
Living in city limits, we weren’t quite sure where we could ride, and we didn’t want to pull the trailer several miles out in the country to drop off the sleds.
February 21, 2010
Leier: Less is more with ice fishing
The “Dog Days” of winter for some begin in December and aren’t officially over until the last drift of snow disappears from the shelterbelt.February 11, 2010
ALWAYS IN SEASON: Birds of open country face winter survival challenge
Last week’s storm made conditions worse for wild birds — not Blizzard Brett, but the ice that came earlier, while Brett was only a winter storm.
Most birds are well adapted to wind and cold. It’s snow that poses the greater threat. Especially snow that doesn’t move around.
January 31, 2010
Good or bad, winter storms are all about perspective
I’ve had my share of whiteout encounters over the years, but one of my most unpleasant occurred during an ice fishing trip on Lake of the Woods. Ironically, another whiteout encounter on Lake of the Woods turned into an enjoyable afternoon.
By Brad Dokken , January 31, 2010
RYAN BAKKEN: Ice fishing even this angler can handle
This is not your grandfather’s ice fishing.
This is not driving onto the ice, chopping a hole in the ice and sitting on a plastic pail with your parka-covered back to the wind.
January 25, 2010
ALWAYS IN SEASON: Snowy owls make their appearance in the area
Nature is a better reporter than prognosticator, and it’s wrong to think of snowy owls as a sign of things to come. But it’s easy to understand how this bit of folklore developed. Snowy owls have been scarce all season — until last week, when I received reports of seven different sightings, all in Grand Forks County. And I saw a snowy owl myself, my first owl of the winter.
January 24, 2010
Challenge lures area biking enthusiasts back to winter marathon
Open to racers on bicycle, foot or skis, the Ultra begins early Feb. 1 near International Falls, Minn., and competitors have until Feb. 3 to reach the end of the course near Tower, Minn.
By Brad Dokken , January 24, 2010
DOUG LEIER COLUMN: Building fish habitats shows mixed results
As you might expect, the practice of using car bodies for fish habitat was short-lived, but the need for creating habitat in some waters did not go away. Eventually, discarded Christmas trees became a more natural and available element for adding to lakes that needed additional spawning and escape structure.
January 22, 2010
TRF elk hunter finds long-elusive success on a cold day in January
Curt Howe never saw an elk drop, but he knew he’d connected with one of the cows when he got down from the stand and spotted blood along the trail where the elk had been running. About 100 yards into the brush, he saw the cow elk laying dead.By Brad Dokken , January 18, 2010
TRF elk hunter finds long-elusive success on a cold day in January
Curt Howe never saw an elk drop, but he knew he’d connected with one of the cows when he got down from the stand and spotted blood along the trail where the elk had been running. About 100 yards into the brush, he saw the cow elk laying dead.
January 17, 2010
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