A deer looks up from eating along the road near Gordon, Wisconsin. (2020 file / Superior Telegram)

Northland Outdoors Nov 27th 2020 - 3pm

CDAC meeting focuses on future deer harvests

Members of the public must sign up to speak by Dec. 3.

Lacey Lupien of Lancaster, Minn., shot this trophy bull elk Sunday, Sept. 6, in Kittson County near Lancaster. (Submitted photo)

Northland Outdoors Nov 27th 2020 - 12pm

Bull elk shot is No. 2-scoring typical elk in Minnesota, certified measurer says

A close-up of white clematis seeds with plumes as they appear in autumn. (Photo by Larry Weber)

Northland Outdoors Nov 26th 2020 - 9am

Northland Nature: White clematis produce fluffy seeds

Black-capped chickadees stay warm and active in the winter through a combination of warm down and eating calorie-dense foods. (Photo courtesy of Emily Stone)

Northland Outdoors Nov 25th 2020 - 7am

Natural Connections: Nature's guide to getting outside

Northland Outdoors Nov 24th 2020 - 6pm

Learn how late fall can be the best time to find and catch fish

A hunter drags a 2018 opening-day buck out of the woods in Douglas County. Wisconsin's opening-weekend deer registrations were up statewide but down considerably in northern counties compared to 2019. (File / News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors Nov 24th 2020 - 12pm

Northern Wisconsin deer harvest down, statewide up

Thousands of anglers gathered at Hole-in-the-Day Bay on Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota on Jan. 22, 2011, for the 21st annual Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. (Forum News Service file photo)

Northland Outdoors Nov 24th 2020 - 9am

Minnesota DNR 'in all likelihood' will not issue permits for ice fishing contests of more than 250 people this winter

Chuck Ellingson grew up as a youth hunting geese in the Lac qui Parle area, and now has two sons, ages 5 and 7, who are being introduced to the outdoor life as well. Ellingson developed the Watson Hunting Camp to live his dream of making a living in the outdoors of the Lac qui Parle area. Submitted photo

Northland Outdoors Nov 22nd 2020 - 4pm

As a youth in the Twin Cities, western Minnesota outdoor life became his passion and a business

Photo by Craig Armstrong of Dickinson

Northland Outdoors Nov 22nd 2020 - 7am

10 gifts for the outdoors enthusiast: 2020’s hottest items for under the Christmas tree

A deer mouse as seen in fall. Note the brown back, light undersides, big eyes and tail equal to its body. (Photo by Larry Weber)

Northland Outdoors Nov 20th 2020 - 7pm

Northland Nature: Deer mice seek winter shelter

Older hunters are making up a larger share of the total people afield, and many Baby Boomers are now aging-out of the sport entirely at a time when few younger people are coming in. (News Tribune / file)

Northland Outdoors Nov 20th 2020 - 12pm

After the baby boomers, will younger hunters replace them? The numbers are grim

Paul Sandstrom sits with his great-niece, Kynslee. Sandstrom went missing in Becker County on Nov. 8 and was found deceased by Becker County Sheriff's Office deputies and other regional search and rescue entities, two days later. (submitted photo)

Northland Outdoors Nov 19th 2020 - 9am

Finding peace, family of missing Minnesota hunter celebrates his life

Natinal forests across the Northland offfer $5 permits for cutting wild Christmas trees. The permits are now available onliine at recreation.gov as well as at local ranger stations. (U.S. Forest Service photo)

Northland Outdoors Nov 18th 2020 - 11am

National Forest Christmas tree permits now available online

Deer move in ways we can’t. Notice how the deer’s back legs seem to bend backwards, her hoof is curled up while not on the ground, and her ears are cocked to listen for danger in multiple places. All of these adaptations help her survive. (Photo courtesy of Emily Stone, taken in Acadia National Park, Maine)

Northland Outdoors Nov 18th 2020 - 7am

Natural Connections: Watch for deer

Thanks to cooler weather and snow in some areas, Minnesota deer hunters had much better sucess after a warm, windly and slow opeing weekend. Statewide deer registrations through Nov. 16 are now on par with 2019 after being down 21% after the first two days of the season. (John Myers / jmyers@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Nov 17th 2020 - 7pm

Minnesota deer hunt improves after slow start

William Guthrie was volunteering with his family to comb lakes for aquatic invaders when he discovered a golden clam — an invasive species not previously found in Minnesota lakes. These are two of the clams he found in August. Megan Weber, University of Minnesota Extension

Outdoors Nov 16th 2020 - 10am

12-year-old discovers invasive clams in Minnesota lake

Goldfinches feed in northwest Rochester while a black-capped chickadee flies in to get more food. (Contributed photo by John Weiss)

Northland Outdoors Nov 15th 2020 - 11am

Weiss: If you put out feed, the birds will come

Lowell Anderson collected this 3 pound "maitake" or "hen of the woods" mushroom recently. These mushrooms usually grow at the base of oak trees in autumn.

Northland Outdoors Nov 15th 2020 - 8am

Lessons learned while mushroom foraging

Lonnie St. Arnold (left) of Cloquet and Jeff Tahtinen of Rice Lake stand in the main room of the cabin they hunt out of on Stone Lake near Brimson. (Clint Austin/caustin@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors Nov 14th 2020 - 7pm

Minnesota hunting camp has seen it all in 35 years, just not many deer. And they're not complaining

A spiny tree clubmoss (lycopodium) as seen on a November day on the forest floor. Note the "clubs" above the leafy branches; where the spores (seeds) are formed. (Photo by Larry Weber)

Northland Outdoors Nov 13th 2020 - 5pm

Northland Nature: Clubmosses abound on forest floors

Al Horvath's deer camp circa. 2001. Horvath said he's the shor tone in the back row. (Contributed photo)

Northland Outdoors Nov 13th 2020 - 9am

Superior’s Al Horvath works to keep Wisconsin deer hunting tradition strong

A brown trout from Lake Superior. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold an online public meeting Nov. 18 to discuss Lake Superior fishing issues. (Wisconsin DNR photo)

Northland Outdoors Nov 12th 2020 - 7am

Wisconsin DNR to host meeting about Lake Superior fishing management

Northland Outdoors Nov 11th 2020 - 6pm

In North America, the Prairie Pothole region offers world-class waterfowl hunting

Gray squirrels are our neighbors, whether we like it or not! (Photo courtesy of Emily Stone)

Northland Outdoors Nov 11th 2020 - 7am

Natural Connections: Finding something to like about squirrels

Eric Morken gets his first good look at a buck he shot in North Dakota with his bow during a morning hunt on Nov. 3. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Northland Outdoors Nov 9th 2020 - 7pm

Morken: Patience pays off while bow hunting deer

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