Outdoors

With Minnesota banning imports of live minnows and commercial minnow raising operations few, live bait for the $4 billion fishing industry largely relies on wild harvest.

The Peep Shoot is an annual fundraiser for the Bemidji Area Shooters Association and Northland Sports Park. KAXE's Larissa Donovan participated and shares her experience.

Bemidji State University presents the 2nd Annual Earth Day Disc Golf Tournament at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. BSU’s Sustainability Project Manager Jordan Lutz joins the “KAXE Morning Show” to talk more about it.

One bill would make fishing licenses free for seniors, while the other would reduce the cost from the normal price of $25 to a discounted $15 for those 65 and older.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says preliminary reports suggest 2024 was also the second-most successful archery hunt ever in the state.

The Superior National Forest saw many damaged ski bridges in the June 2024 floods and the new trailhead provides quicker access to the trail system.

Happy Dancing Turtle is a nonprofit organization based in Pine River. Their winter bingo scavenger hunt goes through Jan. 20, 2025, and the 19th annual "Back to Basics" sustainable living event is Feb. 15.

There is still plenty of time to take in Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo's work in a troll journey around Detroit Lakes and nearby Frazee.

Northeast Range middle school teacher Amos Kolodji made his way to work through some form of outdoor recreation once a month for most of the school year.

Brown is on a quest to be the first Black woman recorded to kayak down the entire Mississippi River. We checked in with her at Camp Winnie, home of KAXE volunteer Lisa Arnold.