Laurel Beager

Laurel Beager

First harvest

Ada Schafer poses for a photo with her first deer, harvested with help from dad. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Cleansing the world’s waters

More than 10 years ago, scientists treated a remote experimental lake with the synthetic estrogen used in birth control:The hormone all but wiped out the fathead minnows, a major food source for lake trout, the lake’s top predator.

Deer harvest numbers available online

People who are interested in deer harvest data can find current harvest data and past harvest reports on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ deer reports and statistics webpage (mndnr.gov/mammals/deer/management/statistics.html).The page also features an interactive map and graph that visualize the data.In Minnesota, archery deer season began Sept.