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Deer harvest down across the North Country

Nov 16, 2019 09:05AM ● By Editor

Cold temperatures and windchills likely discouraged hunters. By Marshall Helmberger of The Tower Timber Jay - November 13, 2019

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3M wasn't built on this rock, but despite it

Nov 15, 2019 04:26PM ● By Editor

At more than 1,500-foot elevation, almost a thousand feet above Lake Superior, Carlton Peak is a monolith that is impressive site from afar, also offering spectacular views of its surroundings, including Lake Superior, from atop. By Greg Munson of the Rochester Post-Bulletin - November 15, 2019

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Discovering the gifts of Isle Royale

Nov 14, 2019 05:11AM ● By Editor

Journeys on this small island are spirit renewing. Distractions disappear. Life passes in the present. In the following recollections I again feel the beauty, tranquility and comfort of all that surrounded me on this small island. I call them moments of perfection. They are gifts of Isle Royale. By Barbara Christensen of the Pine City Pioneer - November 14, 2019

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Parasitic sea lamprey numbers remain too high in Lake Superior

Nov 13, 2019 09:31AM ● By Editor

Despite decades of efforts to kill lamprey by poisoning their young in spawning streams, and by blocking the adult lamprey from swimming upstream, lamprey numbers had been growing in Lakes Superior in recent years and hit modern record numbers in 2017. By John Myers from twincities.com - November 13, 2019

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‘You just react’ — Hunter deaths shadow opening of Michigan firearms season

Nov 13, 2019 08:03AM ● By Editor

The combination of high-powered rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and crossbows and the inevitability of human error or just plain stupidity has consequences. By Bob Campbell from The Bridge - November 13, 2019

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Weekly Conservation Officer Reports

Nov 12, 2019 01:19PM ● By Editor

District 6 - Two Harbors Area - From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - November 12, 2019

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Water sample reveals zebra mussel larvae in Lake of the Woods

Nov 12, 2019 07:52AM ● By Editor

From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - November 12, 2019

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Minnesota deer opener: New season, new shack, old friends

Nov 10, 2019 08:31AM ● By Editor

Minnesota 2019 firearms deer hunting opener starts with new snow in the north woods. By John Myers from the Bemidji Pioneer - November 10, 2019

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Hunting shacks underwent changes for the Floyd family

Nov 10, 2019 06:29AM ● By Editor

By Rich Floyd of the Ely Echo - November 10, 2019

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Four decades of Minnesota deer camp memories

Nov 08, 2019 05:32AM ● By Editor

As the author prepares for his 39th trip to hunt with his father and children at a northern Minnesota deer camp, a reflection on goulash, laughs, wolf tracks and that next generation that will preserve the traditions for another four decades and beyond. By Jess Myers of The Grand Forks Herald - November 7, 2019

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