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Blane Klemek Outdoors: The house sparrow is here to stay
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (753+ words) I'm one of those people who notice bird songs and calls in films and shows I watch on television and in movie theaters. Whether the avian vocalizations are actual or the result of imaginative sound editing, bird music doesn't escape…...
Help! What is this creepy worm?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (649+ words) Q: Do you know what these worms are? I get tons of them in the corners of my garage, right by the door opener rails. I cleaned them out, and a week later, I found more. I've tried to spray those…...
Blane Klemek Outdoors: A close encounter with a short-eared owl
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (773+ words) I've enjoyed many close encounters with owls, especially while I'm deer hunting. From barred owls landing on limbs just feet away to owls encountered while on foot, the thrill of observing an owl never gets old. Twice now in my…...
Local moose likely 'looking for love"
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (324+ words) Hubbard County's visiting moose isn't exhibiting obvious signs of brainworm and probably isn't fleeing Canadian wildfires, said Park Rapids Area Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Manager Erik Thorson. Although Minnesota is one of the only states with moose, most…...
Blane Klemek Outdoors: Birds are settling after the devastating June windstorm
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (705+ words) The windstorm on June 21 was devastating, to say the least. In a massive swath across the landscape, trees everywhere were either uprooted and brought to the ground, bent over, or snapped off partway up their trunks. Indeed, Mother Nature set…...
Blane Klemek Outdoors: Red squirrels are chatty, fascinating critters
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (804+ words) Minnesota is home to five unique species of tree squirrels. One species, the red squirrel, is among the smallest, most energetic and noisiest squirrels of them all. Whoa is the predator (human or otherwise) that catches the attention of a…...
Blane Klemek Outdoors: Something special about Minnesota’s wrens
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (632+ words) In total, we have four species of wrens that make their seasonal homes here. Wren songs, especially that of the male house wren, are beautiful and boisterous. Combined with their boldness, these tiny species of birds are energetic and fearless....
Despite initial skepticism by some wildlife managers, wild turkeys today thrive in northwest Minnesota
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1379+ words) Brad Dokken joined the Herald company in November 1985 as a copy editor for Agweek magazine and has been the Grand Forks Herald's outdoors editor since 1998. Besides his role as an outdoors writer, Dokken has an extensive background in northwest Minnesota…...
DNR postpones elk research project in northwest Minnesota
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (215+ words) ST. PAUL " The Department of Natural Resources is postponing the elk research project in northwest Minnesota because of scheduling delays and unfavorable conditions to safely and successfully capture and collar elk, the agency said Monday. Capture efforts were planned for…...
Finding calm through checking cattle on a cold night
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (580+ words) Jenny Schlecht is the director of ag content for Agweek and serves as editor of Agweek, Sugarbeet Grower and BeanGrower. She lives on a farm and ranch near Medina, North Dakota, with her husband and two daughters. You can reach…...