Outdoors

Ocho cosas que pueden arruinar la diversión del verano y cómo evitarlas
A medida que se aleja la primavera para dar paso al verano, hay muchas cosas emocionantes por hacer. Paseos en bicicleta, picnics y paseos a la playa — muchos minnesotanos ya están explorando la naturaleza y disfrutando de los rayos del sol. Pero el verano también tiene su lado oscuro.
Lino Lakes kayaker charged with hunting protected swans
A 25-year-old Lino Lakes man is facing a half dozen illegal hunting charges after shooting a pair of trumpeter swans in northern Anoka County last year.
Fight over wolf hunting in Minnesota is heating up again
As the federal government prepares to cut gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act again, long simmering debates over wolf hunting in Minnesota are emerging anew.
Chronic wasting found in 7 deer on Crow Wing Co. farm
Officials moved to close the Merrifield, Minn., operation earlier this year after a wild doe found about a half-mile from the farm tested positive for CWD, increasing concern that the fatal disease had spread.
Wisconsin management area approved to combat deer disease
A task force of tribal members has approved a Wisconsin tribal management area to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease among wild deer.
Lovely bones: Skull man of Bemidji strips taxidermy to its core
Deer hunting is over across most of Minnesota. But for one Bemidji man, a different kind of season is just getting started. Tony Petrie makes European mounts, and it's not a job for the squeamish.
DNR plans 2 December deer hunts to manage wasting disease
The Department of Natural Resources plans two special deer hunts this month aimed at limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease in wild deer in southeastern Minnesota.