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    July 10, 2017
    A timber rattlesnake made its way to the front steps of a Red Wing home June 22. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Brittany Hauser surmised that the snake was likely brought in to the city by a harvest truck or something similar. Photo by Brittany Hauser
    Timber rattlesnake finds its way to Red Wing resident's front steps
    Walking down your front steps is an uneventful activity, but when a rattlesnake impedes the path, that quickly changes. That was the case for...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 10, 2017 - 4:42pm
    June 27, 2017
    Friends of the Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks, Inc., will offer a four-session kayaking class opportunity beginning in July. Photo courtesy of Rita Thofern
    Grab a buddy and learn to kayak
    The Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks, Inc. is offering beginner, family- friendly kayak lessons. Kayaking is a great way...
    sports/outdoorsJune 27, 2017 - 7:00pm
    June 13, 2017
    St. Croix Riverway book sketches modern history
    Getting a jump on next year's 50th anniversary of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway's upper portion, writer Buz Swerkstrom has collected...
    sports/outdoorsJune 13, 2017 - 9:11am
    June 9, 2017
    Tips for boating safety during the early fishing season
    With low water temperatures statewide, boating safety officials are encouraging anglers to take special precautions to make sure they stay safe on their early season fishing trips, recreation safety officials say. Water temperatures are still cold even though the air temperatures...
    sports/outdoorsJune 9, 2017 - 9:55am
    June 8, 2017
    A bluebird nesting box. BRAW volunteers have worked to restore the population of Eastern bluebirds. Photo submitted by Jean-Pierre Lafouge
    Restoring bluebirds in Wisconsin for over 30 years
    The Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin is celebrating its 31st year of success in restoring the populations of the Eastern bluebird...
    sports/outdoorsJune 8, 2017 - 9:26am
    May 26, 2017
    Belwin Conservancy in Afton, Minn., held a bison release Saturday, May 20. Festivities began at 11 a.m. with the first truck releasing bison around noon. Jake Pfeifer / RiverTown Multimedia
    Where the buffalo roam
    A herd of bison stampeded onto the prairie during Belwin Conservancy's bison release Saturday, May 20. The annual event is in its ninth year...
    sports/outdoorsMay 26, 2017 - 10:17am
    April 14, 2017
    Left to right, Trace Krattley, Leo Paquette and Liam McDonald (Leader's Jersey), Hudson Middle School. Rochester, Minn., Race No. 3. Submitted photo
    Registration opens for St. Croix Composite and Hudson mountain bike teams
    The Hudson and St. Croix mountain bike teams are recruiting riders for the 2017 fall season. Registration is now open online at www.stcroixcomposite.com....
    sports/outdoorsApril 14, 2017 - 10:28am
    April 11, 2017
    A good-sized yellow perch from Polk County, Wisconsin caught last summer. Dan Wilcox photo.
    Wild Side column: Early spring fishing takes optimism
    A month after returning from sunny Florida in early March, I was suffering an open-water fishing deficit. I couldn't resist when my brother-in-law...
    sports/outdoorsApril 11, 2017 - 6:20am
    April 5, 2017
    Free shrubs, seed for wildlife habitat
    BALDWIN — Property owners interested in making their land wildlife-friendly are invited to attend the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources annual "Habitat Handout Day" and receive free spruce trees, shrubs and seed for wildlife food plots. Distribution will begin at noon...
    sports/outdoorsApril 5, 2017 - 4:00pm
    March 29, 2017
    A male hooded merganser. We saw many of these exquisite small ducks on the Gulf Coast of Florida. They will migrate north to nest in trees near rivers around here soon. (Ducks Unlimited photo)
    Wild side: How do snowbirds find their way home
    Before heading north from Florida last month we considered our choices of routes to take back to snow country. Poring over our big Rand McNally...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 29, 2017 - 3:21pm
    November 18, 2016
    The new Trimbelle River Conservation Area sign and some of the partners who made it happen. From left are Randy Urich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Rick Remingtion and Andrew Norman, West Wisconsin Land Trust; Mary and Brian Hopp, Kinnickinnic Chapter of Pheasants Forever; and Ryan Haffele, Wisconsin DNR. (Dan Wilcox photo)
    Dan Wilcox Wild Side: Trimbelle River Conservation Area expands with partners
    On Oct. 10, the West Wisconsin Land Trust and the Wisconsin DNR erected a sign along County Road W to celebrate the many partners who have worked...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 18, 2016 - 2:11pm
    November 7, 2016
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    NORTHLAND OUTDOORS TV: Embrace winter’s majesty on this sled dog trek into Minnesota’s backcountry
    BRAINERD, Minn. — For many in the Northland there is no better way to enjoy the beauty of winter than spending the day behind a team of working...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 7, 2016 - 1:49pm
    November 1, 2016
    Ryan Luedtke, 10, of River Falls shot his first buck during this year's Wisconsin Youth Hunt Oct. 8-9 while hunting with his dad, Kit, in Trempealeau County.
    First buck
    Ryan Luedtke, 10, of River Falls shot his first buck during this year's Wisconsin Youth Hunt Oct. 8-9 while hunting with his dad, Kit, in Trempealeau...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 1, 2016 - 4:59pm
    October 31, 2016
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    NORTHLAND OUTDOORS: Midwest hunters are playing an integral role in the management of the excessive snow geese population
    BRAINERD, Minn.—In this week's "Northland Outdoors TV" episode, travel with our crew as they head to the prairies and farmlands of North...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 31, 2016 - 11:29am
    October 24, 2016
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    NORTHLAND OUTDOORS: Meet a central Minnesota family whose made its living off wild rice for four generations
    BRAINERD, Minn.—Wild rice is as synonymous with Minnesota cuisine as lakes are to the state's reputation. Wild rice has been used as a...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 24, 2016 - 12:15pm
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