Browsing Archive: September, 2012

Encampment River Bridge repaired months after devestating floods destoryed it

Posted by Zach Johns on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, In : Hiking 
By Zach Johns
Aug. 20, 2012

TWO HARBORS - On Sept. 8, nearly three months after a devastating flood swept away the Superior Hiking Trail’s Encampment River bridge, a team of nearly 30 volunteers were able to replace the span. The Encampment bridge, which had been rebuilt three times before due to ice jams and floods, was the last bit of major clean-up left after ten inches of rain hit the area on June 20.

The storm that hit the Duluth area made national news.  Of course, most of the co...
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Deer, grouse seasons open Saturday, Sept. 15

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, In : deer hunting 

Sept. 13, 2012

By JESSE WHITE


TOWER - Fall officially arrives on Saturday, Sept. 15.

Come sunrise that day licensed Minnesota hunters will be able to chase small game, grouse and deer (with a bow) for the better part of the rest of the year.

Many hunters will be after the state's favorite game bird - grouse.

And many hunters may find the going a little slow this year as Department of Natural Resources officials say the bird is on the downside of its 10-year population cycle.

The best huntin...
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Local resident Phil Peliska bags bear on opening weekend with a bow

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, In : Bear Hunting 
Sept. 6, 2012




GILBERT – Phil Peliska always wanted to try bear hunting but never thought he would have the time to do it right.

But an opportunity to hunt on a friend’s family land changed that and after finally being drawn for a tag this year the 38-year-old Mountain Iron was able to set up shop in rural Gilbert to hunt during the 2012 season.

That hunt proved to be very successful, as Peliska bagged a nearly 300 pound boar (male) on the first day of the season.

And, he did it with a b...


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DNR proposing no motors on Big Rice Lake; management plan revisions to be discussed at Oct. 3 public meeting in Tower

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, In : Duck hunting 
Sept. 6, 2012
TOWER - Department of Natural Resources officials are considering restricting the use of motors on Big Rice Lake from June 15 to Nov. 25 annually as part of an overall management plan revision.

The change, they say, could improve duck hunting on the very popular waterfowl and wild rice lake in northern Minnesota.
"Around the state people are fishing later and that's chasing ducks away. We're trying to improve duck hunting," said Dawn Plattner, assistant wildlife manager at th...
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Lack of natural foods could lead to high harvest up north

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, In : Bear Hunting 
Aug. 31, 2012

TOWER - When northern Minnesota bear hunters hit the woods Saturday for the start of the 2012 season they could be in for plenty of action.

It's been a poor year for food sources like blueberries, raspberries, choke cherries, pin and burr oak and hazel in the Tower area and traditionally when that happens bears are more apt to target hunter bait piles.

That in turn leads to high harvest numbers, said Tom Rusch, Tower Area Wildlife Manager for the Department of Natural...

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Bear Nuisance complaints 'daily' in 2012

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, In : Bear Hunting 
Aug. 31, 2012
TOWER - Hardly a day has gone by this summer at the Department of Natural Resources offices in Tower without someone calling about bears.

"We're getting a nuisance complaint a day," said Tom Rusch, DNR Wlidlife Manger at Tower. "From all over our work area."

Poor natural food production has lead to a lack of the kind of treats bears prefer - berries and nuts - and the animals have been hitting garbage cans, grills and bird feeders across the Iron Range looking for something t...

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Zebra mussels found in Gilbert's Lake Ore-Be-Gone

Posted by DNR on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, In : DNR 

Aug. 31, 2012

GILBERT - Zebra mussels have been discovered in Gilbert Pit near Gilbert in St. Louis County, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said Wednesday.

Following an initial report by persons recreating in Gilbert Pit (also known locally as Lake Ore-Be-Gone), further inspections were made by a DNR invasive species specialist to confirm the extent of the infestation.

Adult zebra mussels were located in abundance approximately 250 yards south of the pit’s boat acce...
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