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‘Amazing telemetry project’ paints clearer picture of Minnesota River’s fish community

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When you drive across a bridge, do you ever look down at the river and wonder what fish might be passing beneath? There’s at least one DNR fisheries manager who probably does, and he’s using those bridges to better understand the fish community in his charge. Hundreds of Minnesota River fish now have been implanted with acoustic transmitters.

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A 2025 grouse tour? Minnesota has more options than you might realize

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For more than a decade, my brother and I and sometimes others have annually embarked on our “Grouse Tour.” Sometimes we’re on the hunt for ruffed grouse, sometimes not. Most of the time, two or more species are on the menu, and in new-to-us territories.
Because northeastern Minnesota gets plenty of attention, we tend to gravitate to locations elsewhere. Here are a handful of in-state grouse-hunting destinations that might be new to you as well. Any one of them could provide several days of hunting.

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Minnesota’s less heralded rivers are certainly worth exploring

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Picture this: I awaken in the thin blue light of dawn to a chorus of songbirds and break camp while coffee brews. After breakfast, I load my canoe and slip it back into the water for a long day of paddling. I stop along the way for lunch and occasionally cast a line to the spots that look like they might hold fish. When shadows grow long, I settle into a new campsite to rest my head before doing it all over again.
Did you assume this was the blueprint for a day in the Boundary Waters? It sure could be, but it wasn’t.

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Planning a fish fry? How’ bout some native rough fish?

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As days warm and sunsets arrive later, many a Minnesota angler has fried fish on the brain. The bad news is, walleye and northern pike seasons don’t open for another couple of weeks. The good news is, we don’t have to wait that long.
The president of the nonprofit organization Native Fish for Tomorrow, Drew Geving, could talk about native rough fish all day long, especially how sporting they are to catch and how delicious they are to eat.

Planning a fish fry? How’ bout some native rough fish? Read More »

Minnesota high school students get fish curriculum that goes beyond angling 101

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High school teacher Dan Kreft has brought a course to Hinckley-Finlayson High School that should be the envy of students all across Minnesota: angling.
When Kreft read about a school on Minnesota’s Iron Range that had an angling class, he loved the idea. So, he proposed it as a semester-long class, and it’s now been running for a couple years.

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Minnesota’s Urban Ice Anglers sees first-year challenges, rewards in getting kids ice fishing

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Karl Erickson is on a mission. As founder and executive director of Urban Ice Anglers in Minnesota, he’s working furiously to take 10,000 kids ice fishing. In one season.
Along the way, he aims to make them all better stewards of the environment. It’s a lofty goal, and the journey to reach it has so far provided a masterclass in overcoming challenges.

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In Minnesota, ‘community science’ has big impact on conservation efforts

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Here’s a resolution for 2025: more community science. All in favor, raise your hand … or wing, or fin, or whatever.
In case readers are not aware, community science (alternately, “citizen science”) happens when people with non-scientific backgrounds gather data that contributes to scientific understanding. Examples abound across disciplines, especially in the natural sciences. For outdoor enthusiasts, it means opportunities to contribute to the management of natural resources.

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Minnesota Raptor Center celebrates 50 years of bird rehab

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Minnesota’s St. Paul-based Raptor Center – part of the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine – celebrated its 50th anniversary Sept. 28 by releasing four rehabilitated birds at the Carpenter Nature Center near Hastings.
The event marked a highly-successful half century for the nonprofit. To some, four birds may not seem like a lot. But if The Raptor Center has proved anything thus far, it’s that each individual bird is championed by TRC, and that its ultimate goal is healthy and thriving populations of all raptors.

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Interested in hammock camping? Here’s some things to consider

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Have you been camping lately? It seems even a simple night in the woods has been invaded by motorized, technologized bells and whistles. A great many campers have ditched their tents for cushy drivable or towable options.
On the other hand, a growing minority has turned to something much more primitive: hammocks.

Interested in hammock camping? Here’s some things to consider Read More »

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