Category Archives: Outdoors Live

MN DNR Conservation Officer reports: it was a bear...but...
CO Tony Elwell (Thief River Falls East) worked angling, invasive species and ATV enforcement this past week. Elwell received a call about a dead bear cub found in the caller's backyard. After further ...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 17, 2020 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources logo

South Dakota GFP News: Sign Up for Prairie Dog Control Programs
Sign Up for Prairie Dog Control Programs Enrollment Ends August 15 PIERRE, S.D.-The South Dakota departments of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) and Agriculture (SDDA) want to remind South Dakota landowners...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 17, 2020

Now is a Great Time to Try Birding in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. - With the recommendation to social distance, many people are looking for activities they can do on their own. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) invites you to try birding. "Startin...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 16, 2020

Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest
While contest guidelines for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest have change little from previous years, photographers are reminded to follow the guidelines fo...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 16, 2020

The fish stocking must go on!
This spring the COVID pandemic shut down businesses, shifted working conditions and locations and created new challenges for all. That was certainly evident within the North Dakot...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 16, 2020

Spring Breeding Duck Numbers Tallied
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department completed its 73rd annual spring breeding duck survey in May despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and results showed an index of nearly 4 million birds, up 18% from...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 15, 2020

Practice Patience at Boat Ramps
Boaters are reminded to exercise patience, practice physical distancing and plan accordingly when heading to a lake or river this summer. The state Game and Fish Department receives a number of...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 15, 2020

Minimize conflicts with bears this summer
Is your yard or campsite attractive to bears? Bears rely on small, scattered patches of natural foods: specific types of young green vegetation in spring, certain species of ants and ant pupae in June...
Syndicated Author Jun 15, 2020

Explore Minnesota Weekly Fishing Update - June 11, 2020
Many walleye anglers are having success using jigs and live bait rigs tipped with leeches, crawlers or minnows at the deep weed edges and mid-lake structure. Trolling crank baits during evening hours ...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 12, 2020

South Dakota Anglers, Boaters Can Expect to See Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Stations This Year
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department (GFP) will begin operating mobile watercraft inspection and decontamination stations across the state to help combat the spread of zebra...
Sports/Outdoors Jun 11, 2020
