BEARS
STAFF BLOG OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOK Look who came to dinner, or possibly several dinners
My colleague Lisa Baumann made the photo above after this well-nourished black bear spent some time dining on her garbage in the Observation Hill neighborhood on Saturday. She said the big ol' bruin...
Posted on 9/15/10 at 4:49 PM
STAFF BLOG NORTHLAND OUTDOORS Why do we fear bears?
Attacks are rare and excessive warnings about them create unnecessary fear. Balanced and factual information about bears is hard to find. Providing that information is the main goal of the North Ameri...
Posted on 8/9/10 at 3:33 AM
STAFF BLOG WILDWINGS A Golden encounter
My 16-year old son had a hankering for snowboarding last week so I took he and his buddy to Bear's Den Mountain near Ft. Ransom, ND for the afternoon. On the way there a large raptor was perched along...
Posted on 1/6/10 at 6:04 AM
WILDLIFE RESEARCH: Study continues to track northwest bears
Researchers plan to monitor bears with GPS collars as long as funding allows
By Brad Dokken , April 14, 2013
DNR cuts Ely bear researcher's permits
Ely bear researcher Lynn Rogers and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have locked horns again.
By Sam Cook , January 23, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: ‘Dad, I shot a bear!’
Morgan Knable stumbled on more excitement than he bargained for Nov. 11, the last day of deer season in the area he hunts southwest of Bagley, Minn. A 350-pound black bear rousted from its den tends to have that effect.
By Brad Dokken , November 18, 2012
Outdoors notebook: Bear sign in southwest N.D., Muskie bites fisherman's foot etc.
Scat found in the Limber Pine area of the Little Missouri National Grasslands in southwest North Dakota appears to be from a black bear, wildlife experts have concluded.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , August 19, 2012
Here a bear, there a bear, everywhere a black bear
A couple unexpected guests visited Jan Pederson in Brandon on Memorial Day. Two black bears strolled up into her yard in the early evening.
By Crystal Dey , June 19, 2012
Areavoices: Bear cub then … and now
I’ve often wondered how the cubs fared since I encountered them in March 2010. Turns out one of them, at least, is doing just fine.
By Areavoices , April 23, 2012
Northwest Minnesota bear study digs into details
It’s too early to draw conclusions, but preliminary evidence suggests bears could establish populations farther south and west in Minnesota than researchers initially thought.
By Brad Dokken , April 22, 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
One of the new Ely bear cubs is a screamer
If you’re wondering whether that Ely research bear Jewel had two cubs or three, the answer seems to be two.
January 25, 2012
Tune in live online via den cam for cub’s birth in Ely area
The cub watch is on again.
January 16, 2012
Latest shooting of research bear dredges up old debate
Ely bear researcher Lynn Rogers says he is considering pushing for a state law that would ban shooting of radio-collared bears.
By Sam Cook , September 09, 2010
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