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Dick Herfindahl: Mother is the reason for love of the outdoors

On one of our nicer days this past week, I was driving home from my grandson, Grant’s tennis ...

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Dick Herfindahl: The Governor’s Fishing Opener is less than one week away now

I once again have been invited to participate in the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener. This is an event ...

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Dick Herfindahl: Politics make acquiring land for public use harder

This past week, when I received my latest issue of Outdoor News, an article by Bob Lessard caught ...

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Dick Herfindahl: Fishing for crappies is fun and can make for some mighty fine eating

This past Wednesday evening, my wife, Jean, and I sat down to a meal of freshly caught crappie ...

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Dick Herfindahl: Chirping spring birds and neighborhood cats really do not mix well

I know it is really spring when I wake up each morning to the sound of birds chirping ...

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Dick Herfindahl: Nature made sure my first cabin visit of the season was memorable

This past week, I had decided to take a risk and head north to the cabin for a ...

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A sign of spring — blackbirds have returned

The birds that have frequented my feeders in past years have been returning — this also includes blackbirds, ...

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The 1st visit to the cabin is always a mystery

For the past week or so I have had an urge to take a drive to our cabin ...

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Heading east may be good if you itch to fish

It seems like I have started my last few columns with the weather. Let’s face it — we ...

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Anticipating the season helps relieve cabin fever

It’s kind of funny how our Minnesota weather can change from the almost balmy temperatures in the 60s ...

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Dick Herfindahl: Chronic wasting disease, Shell Rock River Watershed and fishing

From the looks of the number of fishermen using the bridge on Front Street the earlier part of ...

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Dick Herfindahl: An appreciation of nature starts at an early age

This past week, we have experienced some very pleasant spring-like weather but, alas, there was always the threat ...

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I enjoy the sound of pucks banging the boards

A couple of weeks ago, as I arrived home after coaching a hockey practice at City Arena, I ...

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Ice fishing on area lakes is still heating up

Unless you are totally unaware of your surroundings, you will have noticed the abundance of fish houses on ...

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The outdoors can have a lasting effect on youth

Just the other day, I was thinking back to the time when the grandsons were little kids and ...

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