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Brad Dokken

A native of Roseau, Minnesota, Brad Dokken graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in Mass Communications in 1984. He 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 1988. Besides his role as an outdoors writer, Dokken has an extensive background in northwest Minnesota and Canadian border issues and provides occasional coverage on those topics. Reach him at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at (701) 780-1148 or on X (formerly Twitter) at @gfhoutdoor.

DNR staff will survey the Kittson County and Grygla elk herds and the border elk herd in both Minnesota and Manitoba.
Most ice anglers, of course, don’t go hog wild and buy everything at once but instead amass a collection of gear over time.
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The current management goal for Lake of the Woods calls for maintaining a fall survey catch of more than 14 walleyes and 15 saugers per net on a three-year moving average.
Registration is required by Dec. 13, and space is limited to 250 participants. For more information or to register, check out the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov/habitat-hunting-access-summit.
Lake of the Woods County Board approves park Master Plan; work to secure grant funding is the next order of business.
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Bemidji angler Steve Young among a group of hardcore fly fishing enthusiasts who target fall pike (and muskies) with great success – even during deer season.
It was almost like we were watching every bite – and every fish – through a window; the ice was that clear.
Minnesota's cumulative harvest after 16 days, which includes archery, firearm, early antlerless, youth and special hunts, was 153,390 deer, up 3% from 2023, the DNR said.
A bright yellow moon was rising above the horizon, reflecting off the water, when we released our 30th pike of the afternoon and decided to call it a couple of hours well-spent.
The RABC program is not suspended, but a timeline for resuming the processing of RABC permit applications is not yet available, a Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson said.