Sponsored BySponsored ByAn organization or individual has paid for the creation of this work but did not approve or review it.Subscribers OnlySportsNorthland OutdoorsShareShare this articleNews reportingNews reportingBased on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.The Trust ProjectWhat is this?I hadn’t noticed the band on the eagle’s leg, when Herald photographer Eric Hylden and I joined Lisa Marvin back in August at her most cherished shore lunch spot on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods.These days Marvin, a...…Sponsored BySponsored ByAn organization or individual has paid for the creation of this work but did not approve or review it.Subscribers OnlySportsNorthland OutdoorsShareShare this articleNews reportingNews reportingBased on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.The Trust ProjectWhat is this?I hadn’t noticed the band on the eagle’s leg, when Herald photographer Eric Hylden and I joined Lisa Marvin back in August at her most cherished shore lunch spot on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods.These days Marvin, a...WW…

ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|He's traveled from the Columbia River to the Great Lakes in search of the walleye of a lifetime, and Saturday evening, March 13, Jared Shypkoski found it just a couple of hours from home.Shypkoski, of Dickinson, N.D., was trolling crankbaits in the "Cannonball" area of the Missouri River south of Bismarck about an hour before dark Saturday when he hooked into a walleye that is North Dakota's pending new state record.The behemoth fish measured 33 inches "on the money" and weighed 16.39 pounds on a certified scale."I knew it was big, because I could hardly reel on...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|He's traveled from the Columbia River to the Great Lakes in search of the walleye of a lifetime, and Saturday evening, March 13, Jared Shypkoski found it just a couple of hours from home.Shypkoski, of Dickinson, N.D., was trolling crankbaits in the "Cannonball" area of the Missouri River south of Bismarck about an hour before dark Saturday when he hooked into a walleye that is North Dakota's pending new state record.The behemoth fish measured 33 inches "on the money" and weighed 16.39 pounds on a certified scale."I knew it was big, because I could hardly reel on...WW…

ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|ROSEAU COUNTY, Minn. – A banner year it wasn’t – nor was it expected to be – but the hunting was good enough to put a few birds in the bag during the annual mid-October “Grouse Camp” gathering in northwest Minnesota.As always, the walks in the woods were a highlight, and Mother Nature delivered just enough sun to keep the bite in the air at tolerable levels.Ruffed grouse were plentiful enough to provide the main ingredient for a double batch of Grouse and Wild Rice Casserole, a Saturday night staple throughout the event’s 20-plus-year history.The “Shame Chicken” –...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|ROSEAU COUNTY, Minn. – A banner year it wasn’t – nor was it expected to be – but the hunting was good enough to put a few birds in the bag during the annual mid-October “Grouse Camp” gathering in northwest Minnesota.As always, the walks in the woods were a highlight, and Mother Nature delivered just enough sun to keep the bite in the air at tolerable levels.Ruffed grouse were plentiful enough to provide the main ingredient for a double batch of Grouse and Wild Rice Casserole, a Saturday night staple throughout the event’s 20-plus-year history.The “Shame Chicken” –...WW…

ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|LANCASTER, Minn. – When Lacey Lupien got a letter in early July from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, she thought it was junk mail at first glance.“I actually was going to throw it away,” she said. “I just happened to catch the window that said something about elk hunts so I thought, maybe I should open this.“And sure enough.”Sure enough, in this case, was a letter from the DNR notifying Lupien, of Lancaster, that she’d drawn a Minnesota elk tag for Season B, which began Saturday, Sept. 5, and wrapped up Sept. 13.That was a shocker, Lupien says,...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|LANCASTER, Minn. – When Lacey Lupien got a letter in early July from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, she thought it was junk mail at first glance.“I actually was going to throw it away,” she said. “I just happened to catch the window that said something about elk hunts so I thought, maybe I should open this.“And sure enough.”Sure enough, in this case, was a letter from the DNR notifying Lupien, of Lancaster, that she’d drawn a Minnesota elk tag for Season B, which began Saturday, Sept. 5, and wrapped up Sept. 13.That was a shocker, Lupien says,...WW…