September 27, 2002

Aitkin deer shoot continues By Shawn Perich Field Editor St. Paul The Minnesota DNR reported on Tuesday that the first batch of tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild deer culled from the Aitkin area have yielded no positive tests. The DNR received official results Tuesday from 10 deer culled in the 9-square-mile area […]

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Contributing Editor Want to start a fight in grouse camp? Just ask a couple of rabid grouse hunters to name the ideal grouse gun. Most brush-worn uplanders have experimented with several guns over the years, seeking the perfect piece. Some settle on one and use it for decades. Others show up in the popple woods

Officials at the Minnesota Department of Health and DNR emphasize the risk of infection, simply from handling an infected bird, is small. Wearing gloves, they said, is a reasonable precaution. Also thoroughly wash your hands and knifes and equipment after butchering your birds. Further, hunters should continue to guard against mosquito bites by using effective

Staff Writer Ortonville, Minn. As waterfowl hunters head out to their favorite slough or marsh this weekend for the start of the 2002 season, their success likely will hinge on being at the right spot at the right time. Certain regions of the state contain ample numbers of birds, while reports from other areas indicate

Associate Editor St. Paul In some places, they love it; in others, they hate it. So go anglers’ responses to a DNR proposal to implement special northern pike regulations on some Minnesota lakes in order to grow bigger fish. The DNR is wrapping up an extensive series of meetings held across the state to gain

Correspondent Sturgeon Bay, Wis.  Bob Meingast thinks Wisconsin’s ban on deer baiting might have helped him put a tag on what could be one of the largest bucks ever taken with by bow in northeastern Wisconsin. The 61-year-old Sturgeon Bay man arrowed a 19-point, 205-pound (dressed) buck Sept. 16, three evenings into the state’s bow

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