Points North

On the North Shore, a calendar month is little more than a series of small squares on the pages. Consider the month of June, which...

Sometimes it is wise to follow the advice of a dog, especially when slippery, spring snow is involved. Several inches of new snow from a...

It’s hard to recall just when it started. I remember Dad picked me up after morning kindergarten on a spring day and we went to...

A couple of groups I follow on Facebook are devoted to native fish, primarily brook trout, but actually native fish of all species. The groups...

Recently, a friend suggested a hunting-oriented podcast he enjoys. I gave a listen, but switched it off when the topic turned to Chronic Wasting Disease,...

Our 2021 rifle deer season came to a short and sweet end when my hunting partner Al Lutkevich killed a buck that was too large...

It appears the Minnesota DNR isn’t doing everything it ought to be in order to maintain and improve fish and wildlife habitat on state lands...

If you felt the ground shake recently, it wasn’t a minor earthquake. It was Minnesota’s deceased waterfowl biologists, lions of the 20th century conservation movement,...