Brad Dokken

Constructed in the 1930s, the dam at Lake Bronson had deteriorated to the point where it was considered dangerous and needed to be replaced.

This is a tough time of year for those of us who fish. Most anglers have put away their boats because it’s too cold to sit in a boat, but it’s not cold enough to make good, solid ice.

According to the DNR, hunters statewide registered 122,276 deer through Sunday, Nov. 16, which is 7% above the first nine days in 2024.

The shack is the place where they gather to swap stories, celebrate the tradition of the hunt and pay tribute to family members no longer there to celebrate with them.

Do you have a fishing or hunting photo you’d like to share? Send your photos to bdokken@gfherald.com.

It’s too bad we don't have the Old Guard’s stories on tape because no one told them better than they did.

The survey tallied an average of 15.5 walleyes and 16 saugers per gill net. That’s down slightly from the historic average of 16.6 walleyes per net, but above the historic sauger average of 15.3.

Grand Forks hunter shoots bighorn sheep that is unofficial new North Dakota record ram.

Taylor Leback placed third in her first Minnesota Pheasant Stamp Contest with her graphite pencil entry, ‘Convergence of the Curious.’

There were three units this year – 2E north of Devils Lake, 2G1 in the southeast and 2L around Devils Lake – where no deer gun licenses were available in the general lottery.