Brad Dokken

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Ice safety is important any time, but especially right after freeze-up

By: Brad Dokken

Anglers have put away their boats because it’s too cold, but it’s not cold enough to make good, solid ice.

Prairie Business magazine

Hunters take 5 deer during special East Grand Forks city archery hunt

By: Brad-Dokken

While 40 people applied for the 10 permits available in 2024, only 12 people applied for the 12 permits offered this year. All 12 of the applicants passed the required proficiency test.

Prairie Business magazine

Minnesota 2025 firearms deer harvest tops 2024 and 5-year average

By: Brad-Dokken

Hunters statewide registered 131,623 during this year's firearms season, up 9% from last year and 5% higher than the five-year average of 125,624, the DNR said.

Prairie Business magazine

Lake Bronson Dam replacement project on schedule as construction approaches halfway mark

By: Delaney Otto, Brad Dokken

Constructed in the 1930s, the dam at Lake Bronson had deteriorated to the point where it was considered dangerous and needed to be replaced.

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Slight decline in Lake of the Woods walleye catches no cause for concern, DNR says

By: Brad Dokken

Survey tallied an average of 15.5 walleyes and 16 saugers per gill net. That's down slightly from the historic average of 16.6 walleyes per net, but above the historic sauger average of 15.3.

The Dickinson Press

North Dakota Game and Fish to stock adult yellow perch into Devils Lake next spring

By: Brad Dokken

‘Trap-and-transport’ effort aims to supplement natural perch reproduction in the big lake.

BLUE JAY JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL INC

Devils Lake’s reputation as a perch fishing hotbed dates back to the early 1980s

By: Brad Dokken

Devils Lake was much lower in those days, but pike and walleye populations were much lower, too. The lake also had “unbelievable groceries” – especially freshwater shrimp.

St. Paul Pioneer Press

One last cast: Brad Dokken reflects on nearly 30 years of covering the outdoors

By: Brad Dokken

Forum News Service outdoors editor since 1998 announces his retirement This is my final column as outdoors editor of the Grand Forks Herald, a position I've held since February 1998.

Prairie Business magazine

IF YOU GO: PLUMMER'S GREAT SLAVE LAKE LODGE

By: Brad-Dokken

IF YOU GO: PLUMMER'S GREAT SLAVE LAKE LODGE Plummer's Great Slave Lake Lodge on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake offers four- and eight-day packages, with four-day trips being the most common.

Prairie Business magazine

Way up north to Great Slave Lake

By: Brad Dokken

Fishing trip to the Northwest Territories serves up big lake trout, spectacular food and a lifetime of memories