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Brad Dokken

    January 12, 2019
    Brad Dokken
    Brad Dokken: Time outdoors fuels sense of anticipation
    One of the many attractions of spending time outdoors is the sense of the unknown, the anticipation of what the day might bring. You might not...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 12, 2019 - 3:39pm
    December 23, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Dokken: Panoptix the new wave in fishing technology
    GRAND FORKS -- I was crappie fishing on Cutfoot Sioux Lake in northern Minnesota the first time I ever tried a Vexilar FL-8 flasher.
    sports/outdoorsDecember 23, 2018 - 7:56am
    September 30, 2018
    Commentary: Making the best of cold, cruddy weather
    FORT FRANCES, Ont.—Spend enough time outdoors, and you're going to get bit by bad weather eventually; it's pretty much unavoidable. Such...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 30, 2018 - 9:03am
    August 5, 2018
    Bob Lessard, "The Old Trapper," at the helm of his guide boat in August 2015 on Trout Lake in northwestern Ontario. The former Minnesota state senator is running as a Republican in the Aug. 14 primary election race for Minnesota attorney general. Brad Dokken / Forum News Service
    Lessard spices up race for Minnesota AG
    GRAND FORKS—The Minnesota attorney general's race might not take center stage in the minds of hunters and anglers across the state, but...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 5, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 29, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Column: July blueberry excursion yields tasty rewards
    So I went blueberry picking last weekend—and enjoyed it. The bucket of blueberries now in my freezer definitely made the few hours I spent...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 29, 2018 - 10:17am
    May 20, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Commentary: Safety spout fuels colorful encounter in the boonies
    BAUDETTE, Minn. — This is a rant — about those new-style gas containers equipped with safety features that make it impossible for...
    sports/outdoorsMay 20, 2018 - 6:10am
    April 29, 2018
    This newspaper clipping from May 16, 1996, recalls the Minnesota Walleye Opener Brad Dokken spent ice fishing on the still-frozen Lake of the Woods. File photo.
    The '96 walleye opener was a day to remember
    GRAND FORKS — The email arrived nearly three weeks ago, hinting at the prospect of a Minnesota walleye opener four of us who got together...
    sports/outdoorsApril 29, 2018 - 6:04am
    April 22, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Angler's fish tale presents learning opportunity
    GRAND FORKS — Not that many years ago, it was relatively common practice for anglers fishing sturgeon on Lake of the Woods and Rainy River...
    sports/outdoorsApril 22, 2018 - 7:20am
    March 18, 2018
    With the outline of a wheeled fish house clearly visible in the foreground, five northern pike were dumped and left on the ice in late January on Devils Lake. An angler with an appreciation for pike and a knack for removing the pesky Y-bones salvaged the fish, which hadn't been frozen long. Submitted photo
    Commentary: Killing a pike to 'save' the walleyes is poor logic
    GRAND FORKS — In late January, a friend and his son were leaving the ice of Devils Lake after a day of tip-up fishing when they came across...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 18, 2018 - 6:20am
    March 4, 2018
    BRAD DOKKEN: Embracing ice and snow on Lake of the Woods
    I'm in catch-up mode after a few days out of the office that served up near-perfect weather. Perfect weather by late February and early March...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 4, 2018 - 6:10am
    January 29, 2018
    Jim Brown of Walhalla, N.D. came across these entangled bucks on his trail camera. How the head of the one buck became cleanly severed from its carcass is a mystery. (Cuddyback trail camera photo courtesy of Jim Brown)
    Entangled ND bucks, one with severed head, offer glimpse of nature's cruelty
    Jim Brown had seen the two bucks on his trail camera near Walhalla, N.D., earlier in the fall, but then they stopped showing up. That all changed...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 29, 2018 - 5:34pm
    January 21, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Warmer temps offer more time outdoors
    GRAND FORKS—The reprieve from cold weather came none too soon for my tastes, and a few days of above-zero temperatures have offered all...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 21, 2018 - 9:27am
    January 6, 2018
    Brad Dokken
    Commentary: Fishing isn't always catching
    GRAND FORKS, N.D.—It doesn't happen very often—fortunately—but there are times when an outdoor excursion requires digging deep...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 6, 2018 - 10:25am
    December 9, 2017
    BRAD DOKKEN: Despite no deer, muzzleloader hunt offers more fun than frustration
    He had the buck in his sights—"dead to rights," as he put it later—and everything was lining up for a perfect shot. The deer was...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 9, 2017 - 4:45pm
    November 19, 2017
    Cal Helgeson and daughter Alivia, 12 (left) and son Hayden, 14 (right) of Grand Forks share a moment in the field after a successful October snow goose hunt in Saskatchewan. (Photo courtesy of Cal Helgeson)
    Retaining young hunters presents a challenge, Grand Forks parent says
    GRAND FORKS — As a parent with a passion for sharing the outdoors with his kids, Cal Helgeson is frustrated. Given the potential challenges...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 19, 2017 - 6:00am
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