Brad Dokken

Grand Forks

Outdoor Recreation Editor and Columnist at Grand Forks Herald

The place for recreation, relaxation and adventure news from the @gfherald outdoors section. Tweets by Brad Dokken. Email: [email protected]

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Articles

Game and Fish seeks input on 2025 wildlife conservation plan

1 week ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is taking public comment on the revision of its 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), a process it is required to undertake every 10 years as part of an effort to conserve wildlife and habitats across the state. According to Patrick Isakson, conservation supervisor for Game and Fish in Bismarck, the department developed its first SWAP document in 2005 to shed light on at-risk and potential at-risk species in North Dakota.
Dokken: Memory of getting locked outside during a thunderstorm provides laughter during celebration of life

1 week ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

WINNIPEG – Saying goodbye to a good friend and fishing partner is hard – gut wrenching, actually – but through the sadness, funny stories inevitably emerge to take the edge off. Such was the case last Saturday, May 24, in Winnipeg, when a sizable crowd of us gathered to celebrate the life of Jim Stinson, a passionate outdoorsman, retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and good friend to all who knew him.
Dokken: Morels, like muskies, serve up the thrill of the unexpected in the Great Outdoors

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

Here's what I think about hunting for morel mushrooms in the spring:It’s a lot like muskie fishing. “That’s crazy,” you say? Perhaps, but hear me out. Over my many years of covering the Great Outdoors, I’ve heard numerous stories of anglers hooking into big muskies when they’re not actually fishing for them.
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong brings a hunter’s mindset to the governor’s office

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

When it comes to hunting, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong leaves no doubt about his passion for the pursuit. “My wife would use the word ‘addiction,’ ” Armstrong said. “And my favorite thing to hunt is … ‘What season is next?’ ” A first-term governor who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 until last year, Armstrong stopped by the Grand Forks Herald office Thursday, May 15.
Langdon man charged in connection with bear chasing, shooting incident

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

LANGDON, N.D. – A Langdon man has been charged in Cavalier County after chasing down a bear with a vehicle and shooting it the afternoon of May 9 east of Langdon. Robert Mackall, 50, was charged Tuesday, May 19, in Cavalier County with using a motor vehicle to harass wildlife and illegal possession/taking of a furbearer. Both are Class B misdemeanors.
Lake of the Woods, Rainy River deliver walleyes on Minnesota fishing opener

2 weeks ago | twincities.com | Brad Dokken

BAUDETTE, Minn. – If the walleyes didn’t cooperate on this sunny Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season, it certainly wouldn’t be because of the weather. Morning temps in the border country were in the 60s, with a southeast wind less than 10 mph – just strong enough to put a “walleye chop” on the water. In short, Mother Nature had served up a dandy.
Groundbreaking set for Marshall County coulee restoration project

3 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

MARSHALL COUNTY, Minn. — A groundbreaking event to mark the first phase of a channel restoration project in Marshall County is set for May 21, but additional funding will be needed to carry the project through to completion, a watershed administrator says. According to Morteza Maher, administrator of the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD) in Warren, Minnesota, the roots of the Swift Coulee Restoration Project date back to the early 2000s.
Dokken: Lake of the Woods and Rainy River deliver walleyes - some too big to keep - on ‘the opener’

3 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

BAUDETTE, Minn. – If the walleyes didn’t cooperate on this sunny Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season, it certainly wouldn’t be because of the weather. Morning temps in the border country were in the 60s, with a southeast wind less than 10 mph – just strong enough to put a “walleye chop” on the water. In short, Mother Nature had served up a dandy.
Trophy Room: Grand Forks angler lands 68-inch lake sturgeon on the Rainy River

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Brad Dokken

May 13—The Herald's Trophy Room Gallery is the place for hunting and fishing photos from across the region. Do you have a hunting or fishing photo you'd like to share with Herald readers? Email it to Brad Dokken at [email protected]. Please include information about the hunter or angler, such as where they live and general area where the fish or game was taken.
Minnesota Sea Grant again offers free steelhead identification decal

3 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

DULUTH – As spring fishing ramps up on Lake Superior, anglers are hitting the water in pursuit of steelhead, lake trout, coho and chinook salmon. To help protect wild steelhead, Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) is distributing free identification decals for a second year to help anglers distinguish between steelhead and other salmon species while they’re out on the water. Minnesota fishing regulations require that all wild steelhead must be released.