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From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 28, 2008
 EAR NEW TOWN, N.D. — The first sharptail flushed just four minutes after we had begun hunting. One minute later, a covey of Hungarian partridges burst into flight, filling the air with their wingbeats and peeping.
No shots were fired by Duluth’s Tom S. Bell, 38, and his longtime friend Tom Schramm, 37, of Esko. The birds were just out of range.
But those early flushes were a sign of good things to come on this five-day sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge hunt in western North Dakota. Bell soon picked up his first sharptail of the morning in low cover near a dry wetland.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 24, 2008
For Steve Ingram, a hunting trip that was supposed to last a few hours Monday morning turned into a more than 30-hour excursion.
The 56-year-old Silver Bay man got lost in the woods, walked many unexpected miles, slept under a tree with his dog, portaged across a few lakes with a church group and hitched a ride back to civilization early Tuesday evening. In the meantime, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office had launched a search for Ingram with assistance from the Two Harbors, Silver Bay and Finland rescue squads.
Officials began searching for Ingram in the area east of Ely and north of Isabella at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 21, 2008
They ask so little. They give us so much, these dogs who let us take them hunting.
For a lot of hunters, it wouldn’t be a hunt without their devoted canine companions.
With the fall hunt upon us, we asked a few hunters to share their favorite dog stories. We think you’ll enjoy them.
Mark Fouts, Superior
Director of Regional Operations, Ruffed Grouse Society
“I remember my first pointing dog,” Fouts said. “An English setter. I got her from [Duluth dog trainer] Joe DeLoia. She was about 3. We were hunting pheasants — you know, ditch parrots — down in Nebraska.”
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 16, 2008
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer reports for Tuesday, Sept. 16
District 5 – Eveleth area
CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls) spent time on wetland issues within the station. Checked grouse hunters and archery deer hunters, very little activity with the rainy weather. Bear hunting activity starting to slow a bit. Handled an injured eagle complaint, the eagle was captured and later sent on a plane to Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 14, 2008
Minnesota bear harvest down
Minnesota black bear hunters have shot only about half as many bears as at the same time last year, said Dave Garshelis, bear project leader for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. As of Sept. 11, hunters had killed 1,267 bears this fall, compared with 2,452 at the same time last year, Garshelis said.
Minnesota’s bear season opened Sept. 1 and continues through Oct. 14. Garshelis suspects the abundance of natural foods in the woods has kept bears from visiting hunters’ baits as often as in some years.
“There’s a lot of natural food, and a lot of it was delayed all summer,” Garshelis said. “Stuff that shouldn’t be around is around now — berries like cherries.”
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 14, 2008
A number of rules have changed this fall in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here are the highlights.
1. A new deer-hunting season in Minnesota. As announced earlier this fall, the state will hold an antlerless deer season the weekend of Oct. 11-12 in four deer management units around and north of Duluth. The units are 178, 180, 181 and 182. This is a firearms season aimed at bringing down deer populations deemed too high. Your regular firearms deer license will work for this season, but you’ll need to buy special antlerless-only permits specifically for this hunt. They’re $7.50 each, available at license outlets, and they’re good for this hunt only.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 7, 2008
We know the facts: Ruffed grouse drumming counts were up modestly in both Minnesota and Wisconsin this past spring.
Here’s what we don’t know: How did the extended cool, wet weather in early June affect survival of nesting grouse chicks?
Mike Larson, grouse biologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at Grand Rapids, isn’t worried. Yes, he says, weather can be a factor in local areas. But usually not regionwide or statewide.
Ruffed grouse hunting season opens Saturday in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
“I’m not a huge believer in weather having a huge effect on grouse,” Larson said. “They’re hardy birds. They’ve evolved with all this stuff.”  c/o Steve Fiske
From the Duluth News Tribune
published September 7, 2008
Jeff Koehn, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer and OHV specialist, reminds those using four-wheelers for grouse hunting of these regulations:
In “limited” state forests, which are the majority of lands south of U.S. Highway 2, you cannot operate an ATV on a trail unless it’s posted and signed as open to ATV use.
In “managed” state forests — most of those north of U.S. Highway 2 — ATVs may be operated on any state forest ATV trail that is not posted as closed.
In all state forests, cross-country travel is prohibited.
ATVs may not be used on designated and signed hunter walking trails.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published September 7, 2008
Here are some anecdotal reports of ruffed grouse brood sightings this summer from people who spend a lot of time in the woods and on back roads:
Doug Nelson, Virginia, grouse hunter and backwoods angler: “This spring, I heard a lot of drumming. … Last Saturday, I jumped two coveys, one with six and one with eight. The birds were small. I’m thinking [the hens] re-nested, so the birds haven’t had a chance to fully mature. I would say [those numbers] are about average.”
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Sept. 7th, 2008
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials remind off-highway vehicle users of the following regulations:
Hunters placing baits for bears should know that several state forests have a new “limited” classification that restricts travel by OHVs to roads or trails that contain an OHV sign. If there is no sign, the route is closed to motorized vehicles. The Nemadji State Forest in Northeastern Minnesota falls under that classification.
In state forests, OHV travel is not allowed on designated nonmotorized trails or in areas posted and designated as closed to OHV use.
In state forests, OHV use that causes erosion or rutting, or that damages trees, growing crops, roads or natural resources is prohibited.
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EAR NEW TOWN, N.D. — The first sharptail flushed just four minutes after we had begun hunting. One minute later, a covey of Hungarian partridges burst into flight, filling the air with their wingbeats and peeping.
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