REGIONAL— Conditions should be good for grouse hunters who take to the woods this weekend for the season opener, and there’s reason to expect a decent harvest. Both ruffed and spruce … more

REGIONAL—There is now one more reason to visit the Boundary Waters. The 1.1 million-acre federal wilderness area has been designated a Dark Sky Sanctuary, the first such designation within the … more

REGIONAL— Looking for a good place to try grouse hunting? Why not check out one of the many designated hunter walking trails in northern St. Louis County? Try the old Koschak farm, located just … more

ELY – Hundreds of ATV riders from across Minnesota will be ripping through the woods on their ATVs as they venture out on area trails next weekend. A three-day event, the annual convention of … more

I took the new guy ricing recently. “The new guy” is our continuing appellation for David Colburn, who has served admirably as our Cook-Orr editor since we hired him back in February. He … more

REGIONAL— Bear hunters in Minnesota are on a pace to harvest the highest number of bears in more than a decade, helped by dry conditions earlier in the summer that limited wild food production. … more

REGIONAL— Minnesota’s iconic gray wolf is the focus of upcoming public input opportunities sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources. In three virtual meetings and a parallel … more

EMBARRASS- The task confronting horseback riders at the inaugural Danny Theel Memorial Team Penning and Ranch Sorting Event at the Embarrass Region Fairgrounds on Friday seemed relatively … more

REGIONAL— As if you didn’t already have enough to worry about, a new species of earthworm is wreaking havoc in parts of Minnesota and may be headed to the North Country. The Department of … more

Last spring I heard geese coming. The volume of yodeling racheted up until an undulating wedge of four dozen burst over the tree line to the south, robustly flapping and aimed north. They sounded … more