Former DNR regional chief Dowling-Hanson preparing to sue over her dismissal
Job protections as a DNR political appointee are next to nil, but Lori Dowling-Hanson believes her ouster was fallout from trying to protect a child — something supporters say she was mandated to do.
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Finding a groove, becoming a 'real' backpacker on the Superior Hiking Trail
Finding other hikers is easy. Meet BlueBerry and Green Tortuga as the writer tries to find a groove during her thru-hike on the Superior Hiking Trail.
Outdoors celebrity Steven Rinella embraces the wild within and without
Popular MeatEater podcast is on the road and making a stop in Minnesota.
Outdoors
Counties strategize to dispose of deer carcasses, but work remains
Dumpsters alone can't ensure CWD containment.
Outdoors
BWCA permit reservation opens soon
Permit reservations for spring and summer trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area go up for grabs next Wednesday.
Duluth
Dogs unleash pent-up energy at start of Beargrease
Beargrease mushers say they admire the sport, love the dogs
Outdoors
Anderson: Lake Minnetonka ice fishing village a hot destination for Iowa regulars
An Iowa family now regulars at a well-outfitted Lake Minnetonka ice house cluster, bunked in a sleeper fish house for three nights — hooking, reeling and smiling, 24/7.
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Part 1: A rainy start and sore shoulders foreshadowed the adventure to come for a father and son on the lakes near the Minnesota-Canada border.
Outdoors
Beargrease mushers know their teams – and what makes them go
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, beginning Sunday in Duluth, demands a lot from its human and canine participants.
Outdoors
Even if the festival is off this year, it's the eelpout's time
Nature Notes: They are most active in winter, their spawning period.
Outdoors
Sled dog essentials: From harnessing to feeding, what it takes to run them
Beargrease champion mushers Blake Freking and Ryan Anderson go behind the scenes.
Outdoors
Anderson: DNR event misses chance to take up critical issues of the day
Having hoped the roundtable this year, finally, would offer weightier matters for discussion, many in attendance will shrug, albeit politely.
Outdoors
Resurrected cabin once helped bootleggers on the run
Cabin Country: Hearing rich history maybe saved North Shore place from teardown.
Outdoors
Korkki ski trails near Two Harbors are proudly old-school
Landowner shaped 10 kilometers of trails himself in the 1950s.
Outdoors
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Fire, light, snow and stars: Parks programs say, 'winter'
Snow science, hikes on candlelit trails, ski races and more this weekend.
Local
Wis. sheriff wants charges against men who damaged snowmobile trail signs
The vandals damaged about 70 signs near Rock Creek and Spring Brook townships in Dunn County.
National
DNR board to gauge reaction to deer hunt changes
Wisconsin wildlife officials agreed Wednesday to ask gun deer hunters this spring whether they would support wholesale changes to the sport, including tacking another 10 days onto the state's traditional nine-day season in November.
Outdoors
Minnesota boating's time to shine rolls around with four-day Boat Show
The four-day event has 700+ boats, 230 exhibitors and draws 38,000 to Convention Center
Outdoors
Minneapolis Boat Show schedule
The event kicks off at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Variety
DNR: Total 2019 Wisconsin deer kill down 14%
Hunters in Wisconsin killed nearly 50,000 fewer deer last year than in 2018, according to a report state Department of Natural Resources officials planned to submit to their board Tuesday.
Outdoors
Anderson: Hunting and fishing TV shows are still changing
As many Minnesotans settle in for a long winter of more "watching" than "doing," they'll see changes among hunting and fishing shows.
Outdoors
DNR roundtable to cut broad swath on outdoors
Impacts of climate change will be among the topics.
Home & Garden
Bull-noser: Camera records moose trapping Alaska man in shed
An Alaska man carrying garbage to his shed had to take cover inside when a curious bull moose decided to join him.
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