REGIONAL— Deer registrations are up over last year in 12 of the 13 deer permit areas in northeastern Minnesota, but DNR wildlife managers are cautioning that hunters shouldn’t read too …

COOK- For ten-year-old Brex McCormick of Cook, shooting his first big buck two weekends ago was the easy part of the hunt. The hard part? Waiting. “It really was hard because you have to be …

REGIONAL— Last week’s rainfall wasn’t enough to lessen the drought status across northern St. Louis and Lake counties, although areas to the south did see some improvement thanks to …

REGIONAL—If you overdid it on Thanksgiving, consider working off some of those extra calories at a state park near you. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving entrance fees to …

REGIONAL— Minnesota’s record mild winter last year undoubtedly improved deer survival here in the North Country, but it appears to have made an even bigger difference than wildlife …

I’ve been walking with friends in a season of gray. That period between the falling of the leaves and the coming of the snow has become longer than it used to be and we’ve been making the …

REGIONAL— A new Minnesota nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history of wilderness trails in the Boundary Waters is now accepting charter membership. It’s called Boundary …

REGIONAL— Hunters have registered a few more bucks over the opening weekend here in the North Country, at least as compared to the previous two years— and that’s a sign that deer …

I’ve received considerable comment over the past few weeks in response to my two-part series looking at the causes of the decline in the deer population in our region. I was surprised that it …

REGIONAL- Drew Rouse of Babbitt, age 27, never imagined he could learn to ski. Rouse survived a traumatic brain injury when he was 18 months old and its aftermath left him with permanent physical …

REGIONAL—Deer season is a time of tradition, family and fun. It’s also a time for great outdoors stories and we’d like to hear yours— so we can share the best with our …

REGIONAL— Preseason scouting and time in the stand are the best ways for hunters to improve their odds when the 2024 regular firearms deer season opens here in the North Country on Saturday. …

REGIONAL— Another exceptionally mild fall in the North Country continued unabated in October as most reporting stations saw temperatures well above average and a continuation of the dry pattern …

ISABELLA— Early last spring, Gary Olson, a Superior National Forest volunteer, discovered a Canada lynx carcass lying along a forest road near Isabella. Little remained of the carcass except …

A trek to Pose Lake along the Powwow Trail two weekends ago was a reunion of sorts for a small group of friends. For me, it was a return to the site of the Pagami Creek Fire, which I first visited …

REGIONAL— Snow lovers here in the North Country have reason for optimism, at least according to a recent analysis posted on climate.gov. (see https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso). …

COOK- Some might call 15-year-old Merilee Scofield the envy of many a deer hunter in the North Country, as she’s never failed to fill a deer tag since she started hunting at the age of ten. …

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series on the deer population. Last week’s installment focused on the impact of declining habitat quality. This week, we look at the impact …

REGIONAL— The North Country is in the midst of one of the warmest and driest autumns on record, but will that trend continue as we head into winter? Probably not, at least according to the …

REGIONAL—As 400,000 hunters prepare for the firearms deer hunting seasons, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters about some ways to be safe and successful. …

With the deer season right around the corner, it’s no surprise that the subject of our deer population and its struggles are a focus of more than a few conversations over a beer in our area. …

REGIONAL— Last weekend’s much-needed rain helped reduce fire danger in the region, but it did nothing to reverse the drop in water levels on area lakes and streams stemming from two …

“It looks like it’s about five miles.” It turns out I would regret those words, at least a little. I’ve long had a difficult time convincing people to accompany me on my …

REGIONAL— Bear hunters are reporting one of their best seasons in years as a poor natural food crop has brought bears into baits like hunters haven’t experienced since at least 2021. As …

REGIONAL— Given weeks of little or no rain, river levels across northeastern Minnesota have dropped sharply, with most regional watersheds now considered critically low. The Vermilion River, …