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Monthly Archives: October 2010
On the road
Just a note to say I’m headed west to hunt pheasants for a few days, so I probably won’t be posting a lot. I’ll get back up to speed upon my return. Hope you’re having a great fall.
Top 10 Minnesota hunting violations
Here are the top 10 violations among Minnesota hunters, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Top 10 Hunter Violations 1)   License not in possession 2)   Transporting an uncased/loaded firearm 3)   No license 4)   Hunting over bait 5)   Unplugged … Continue reading
Tagged deer, hunting, outdoors
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Minnesota deer hunting, by the numbers
Here are some facts about deer and deer hunting in Minnesota from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Adult female white-tailed deer weigh about 145 pounds, males about 170 pounds. The biggest white-tailed deer ever recorded was a 500-pound Minnesota … Continue reading
Kids with disabilities can try archery on Saturday
Members of Proctor High School’s DECA program will hold an event for kids with disabilities from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Chalstrom’s Bait and Tackle, 5087 Rice Lake Road. Kids of all ages with disabilities may come … Continue reading
Tagged archery, outdoors
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Trail camera records mountain lion near Two Harbors
In case you missed it elsewhere on our website or in the printed version of the News Tribune, here’s the story about the mountain lion image captured on a trail camera near Two Harbors: Few people now dispute the occasional … Continue reading
Tagged cougar, mountain lion, outdoors, Two Harbors, wildlife
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Hunters take 404 deer in early antlerless hunt
Minnesota deer hunters in the areas surrounding Duluth and up the North Shore to near Silver Bay took 404 deer last Saturday and Sunday in an early antlerless-only deer season. The early antlerless hunts are held in a few areas … Continue reading
Tagged deer, hunting, North Shore, outdoors
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Moose harvest similar to recent years
As the chart above shows, Minnesota hunters took 113 moose this year in the season that ran from Oct. 2-17. A total of 213 licenses were issued, putting the success rate at 53 percent, right on par withe the past … Continue reading
Tagged hunting, moose, outdoors, wildlife
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Nett Lake duck hunt on a not-so-ducky day
I joined Bill and Glenn Merrick of Duluth for a duck hunt last Friday on Nett Lake near Orr. We were accompanied by guide Gene Boshey, a Nett Lake guide and member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. Hunters … Continue reading
Swans on the Nett Lake River
I happened onto these two swans a-swimming in the Nett Lake River after a duck hunt last Friday. I’m calling them trumpeter swans. Tundra swans are similar but usually have a small yellow patch just behind their bills. The swans … Continue reading
Tagged birds, outdoors, swans
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Duluth bow hunters on hot pace this fall
Bow hunters in Duluth’s city deer hunt have taken a total of 210 deer so far this fall, well ahead of the pace of the past two years, said Brian Borkholder, who keeps statistics for the Duluth Bowhunters Alliance. The … Continue reading
Tagged bow hunting, deer hunting, Duluth, hunting, outdoors
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