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

TowBoatUS expands to Rocky Point area of Lake of the Woods

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

ROOSEVELT, Minn. – Boaters on the U.S. side of Lake of the Woods now have one more option if they have boat trouble on the big lake. TowBoat US 24/7 just added its second on-the-water towing and assistance service on Lake of the Woods, this one in the Rocky Point area on the west side of the lake. Opened by Capt. Doug and Melanie Nelson of Baudette, Minnesota, TowBoatUS Rocky Point provides professional on-the-water towing, soft ungrounding, battery jump and fuel drop-off services.
Outdoors Notebook: North Dakota high school clay target tourney underway

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

HORACE, ND – The 2025 North Dakota State High School Clay Target League State Tournament got underway Friday, June 13, and is scheduled to continue through June 15 at The Shooting Park in Horace, North Dakota. In a news release, the USA High School Clay Target League said 1,562 students representing 97 high school teams from across North Dakota are scheduled to participate.
Dokken: DNR officer, Kittson County deputies rescue orphaned bear cubs

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

KITTSON COUNTY, Minn. – Authorities had been trying to catch the two orphaned bear cubs for several days after their mother was shot and killed, but the cubs had other ideas, recalls Bobby Stringer, a conservation officer for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Thief River Falls. Joining in the rescue effort at various times were deputies from the Kittson County Sheriff’s Department and personnel from DNR wildlife.
Minnesota DNR to offer 4 elk tags for 2025 hunting season

2 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering four elk licenses this year – down from 10 in 2024 – and the tags will be limited to the Caribou-Vita area of northeast Kittson County, the DNR said Tuesday, June 10. Minnesota hunters have through Thursday, July 3, to apply for one of the four elk licenses, the DNR said.
Al Lindner films ‘Angling Edge’ TV segment on Devils Lake

3 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

DEVILS LAKE – Fishing legend Al Lindner recently reacquainted himself with Devils Lake, getting in on some good fishing action with walleye pro and Devils Lake guide Johnnie Candle. One of the most respected voices in the fishing industry, Lindner visited Devils Lake in May to film an episode of the “Lindner’s Angling Edge” TV show with Candle.
Dokken: Here’s how to get the free trial of onX Fish Midwest with your North Dakota fishing license

3 weeks ago | grandforksherald.com | Brad Dokken

If you’ve already purchased a North Dakota fishing license and just heard that onX Fish has expanded into the state with a free, three-month trial subscription through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGF), fear not. You can still get the three-month trial subscription to onX Fish Midwest, even if you bought your North Dakota fishing license before the partnership between onX and Game and Fish was announced.
Grand Forks Builders and Traders Exchange marks 75-year milestone with annual Canadian fishing trip

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brad Dokken

Jun. 6—NEAR MORSON, Ontario — He hadn't gone fishing in a couple of years, but Toni Troftgruben of Grand Forks found himself the talk ofAmason's Obabikon Bay Campon the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods last Friday, May 30, after catching a 28 1/2 -inch walleye just minutes into the morning. A territory sales manager for Advanced Business Methods, Troftgruben was part of theGrand Forks Builders and TradersExchange's annual Canadian fishing trip.
ONLINE EXTRA: Photo gallery highlights Grand Forks Builders and Traders’ 75th anniversary fishing trip

3 weeks ago | bemidjipioneer.com | Brad Dokken

NEAR MORSON, ONTARIO — The Grand Forks Builders and Traders Exchange marked the 75th anniversary of their Canadian fishing trip tradition with an excursion to Amason’s Obabikon Bay Camp on Lake of the Woods near Morson, Ontario. The May 29-June 1 trip included two days of fishing and memories that will build on the Builders and Traders’ rich fishing trip history. The photos in the gallery below capture just a few of the highlights from the trip to Obabikon, the group’s destination since 1998.
North Dakota free fishing weekend is June 7-8

3 weeks ago | jamestownsun.com | Brad Dokken

BISMARCK – North Dakota residents who want to give fishing a try can fish for free June 7-8, the Game and Fish Department said. That is the state’s free fishing weekend, when all residents 16 and older can fish any North Dakota water without a license. Residents 15 and younger do not need a fishing license at any time of year.
Game and Fish seeks input on 2025 wildlife conservation plan

4 weeks 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.