By Sarah lideen, Staff Writer. sarah.lideen@ecm-inc.com Steve and Nancy Potter of Long Prairie have always had an interest in weather. Now, the couple has a weather station in their own backyard. Four and a half years ago, Nancy saw that the National Weather Service was looking for cooperative observers in the Long Prairie area. After contacting Read more »
The second annual Granite City Ice Fishing Derby will be held Saturday, Feb. 11 on Pleasant Lake, between St. Cloud and Rockville. Registration starts at 10 a.m., with fishing from noon – 3 p.m. More than $7,500 in prizes will be awarded, including portable fish houses, augers, fish locaters and much more. Last year, the Read more »
The public is invited to come and explore 1.4 miles of easy, candle-lit cross-country ski trails and .6 miles of easy hiking and snowshoe trails at Charles Lindbergh State Park Saturday, Jan. 21, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Afterward, participants can relax with refreshments in a wood-heated 1938 Works Progress Administration shelter building. If Read more »
Firearms Safety Training classes will begin Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Harding Church basement. Participants must be 12 years of age by Dec. 31, to enroll. Anyone born after 12/31/79 must complete this course to be eligible to hunt. Registration will take place the first night of classes. A parent or guardian Read more »
The Lincoln Area Business Association (LABA) will host its annual fishing derby Saturday, Jan. 28, from noon to 3 p.m. on Fish Trap Lake. Tickets are available at several locations in the Lincoln Lakes area, and throughout Morrison County. Three grand prize drawings for Thermal Predator Flip-Over Shelters and the largest fish will receive $1,000 Read more »
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday, that gray wolf populations in the Great Lakes region have recovered and no longer require the protection of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a final rule in the Federal Register removing wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in portions Read more »
The Minnesota Forest Zone Trappers Association (MFZTA) will hold its annual members meeting Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Hibbing Memorial Building (east entrance on Sixth Avenue East) Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner about 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting, then the raffle. Smokey Reds Trapping Supply will have tables set up for trapping gear. Read more »
Local trappers are reminded that the pelt of each bobcat, fisher, pine marten, and otter, the carcass of each bobcat, and the head of each pine marten and fisher taken must be presented, by the person taking it, to a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) registration station before the pelt is sold or removed from Read more »
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR), Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) and Turn In Poachers (TIP) are reminding hunters to share stories of exemplary hunting behavior by nominating hunters for the 19th Annual Minnesota Deer Hunter Ethics Award for the 2011 Deer Hunting Season. The award will honor a deer hunter who has exhibited Read more »
A new hunting statute has been passed in Minnesota that makes parents and guardians legally responsible if they knowingly allow minors to improperly hunt or fish. The statute, 97B.0215, states that “A parent or legal guardian of a minor may not knowingly direct, allow or permit the minor to hunt without the required license, permit, Read more »
Upsala resident Mike Schultz says he enjoys deer hunting as a big family event By EMILIE THIESSEN, Staff Writer emilie.thiessen@mcrecord.com Hunting is much more than just a transient thrill for Upsala native Mike Schultz, who has spent much of the last 30 years hunting anything from pheasant to deer. “Most hunters thoroughly enjoy nature, enjoy the Read more »
Little Falls Community Services is offering a class to teach the basic skills of cutting up one’s own deer. Participants will learn the proper care of the deer – do the actual field dressing, skinning, cleaning of the carcass and more. There are some deer cutting supplies available to buy, which include everything needed to Read more »
The Little Falls Rifle and Pistol Club will hold its annual Sight-in Days at the Little Falls Rifle and Pistol Range, located 4.5 miles east of Little Falls on Highway 27. Dates are Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 22 – 23 and Oct. 29 – 30, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Staff will be on Read more »
The Big Lake Sportsmen Club of Cushing will host its annual deer hunting contest for the firearms season. Tickets are on sale in Randall at Stonehill Bar and Grill, OK Tire and Bait, Randall Lumber Yard, Randall Liquor Store and in Browerville at Konetzko’s, Browerville Liquor Store and the Whoopie Inn. Tickets must be purchased Read more »
The Morrison County Fishing League will host its year-end banquet Wednesday, at the Royalton American Legion. Happy hour runs from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., dinner begins at 6 p.m. The menu includes steak, baked potato, salad, vegetables, bun and beverage. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places, as well as the Read more »
