By Dean Bortz Editor Lac du Flambeau, Wis. — Waterfowl hunters will see another 60-day, six-duck-per-day hunting season, but there are a few changes to the 2006 waterfowl season from last year. Two of those changes are quite noticeable: shooting hours on opening day in each zone will begin at 9 a.m. instead of noon, […]
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By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — State bear hunters getting ready for the Sept. 6 opener have plenty to think about already, but DNR biologists want hunters to remember to collect a rib from their bears this year as part of a two-year aging study. This is the first year of a two-year black bear
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By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – A new commission that will make natural resource-spending recommendations to the Legislature is nearly in place. Eleven of the 17 members of the new Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources have been named. Four members of the Senate and two citizens remain to be named. The LCCMR, passed
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Staff report Lowville, N.Y. – A Lewis County dairy farm has agreed to pay more than $2 million in a settlement with the state for an August 2005 manure spill into the Black River that killed thousands of fish. DEC Commissioner Denise Sheehan announced the settlement – known as a consent order – with Marks
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MCEA says OHV rules cause for certification concerns By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Earlier this year, state forests in Minnesota were dually certified as ‘sustainable,’ in theory making wood products from the forests more marketable, according to state officials. The dual certification covers all 4.8 million acres of Minnesota state forest. Now,
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By Dan Hansen Correspondent Oshkosh, Wis. — For more than six decades, Ducks Unlimited has been leading the way in waterfowl and wetlands conservation across North America. Through fund-raisers and other events conducted by its hundreds of chapters, Ducks Unlimited has helped to conserve nearly 170,000 acres in the past 12 months, surpassing its conservation
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By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany – Teens as young as 14 can legally shoot pistols in a controlled setting under a law enacted in New York earlier this summer. The new statute was hailed as the first new pro-gun law in New York in a decade. Signed by Gov. George Pataki, it will allow
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By Joe Albert Staff Writer Ft. Snelling – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a proposal by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission to allow waterfowl baiting and a 40-duck limit on off-reservation lands in two treaty areas in Minnesota and Wisconsin this fall. The USFWS published its proposed rules in
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Aug. 26: NWTF Wild Turkey Woodland Field Day, Powell Vineyards, Portland (Chautauqua County); 8:30-4 p.m.; for more info call Doug Little, 518-239-4427. Aug. 26: North Boston Fire Company, Gun Raffle. 3-7 p.m., North Boston Fire Hall. For more info call Kevin Steward, 716-523-5642. Aug. 26: Black Bear Forum, White Otter Fish & Game Club, Woodgate
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