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February 19, 2018

In Illinois, 115-pound black carp caught in Missouri to help Mississippi River research efforts

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Researchers at Southern Illinois University have received what could be one of the largest black carp used for scientific research. Officials at the Carbondale campus say they’ve received a 115-pound specimen of the invasive fish species. Associate zoology professor Gregory Whitledge says the fish was caught this month by commercial fishers in

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Minnesota hunters, biologists seeking answers to lackluster ruffed grouse season

Grand Rapids, Minn. — When the DNR announced last July that spring ruffed grouse drumming counts had increased 57 percent statewide, hunters were understandably giddy at the prospects of what they’d encounter in the woods during the fall. The season began slowly, which isn’t unusual when there are a lot of leaves on the trees.

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Seven fish taken during Michigan’s Black Lake sturgeon season

Onaway, Mich. — The 2018 sturgeon harvest season on Black Lake (in the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula) ended after two-and-a-half hours Saturday, Feb. 3, with seven fish being harvested. The fishing season, which included spearing or hook-and-line fishing, was scheduled to run Feb. 3-7, or until the harvest quota had been reached. The

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