MN Daily Update: Vexilar sold
Robert A. Jablonski and Valiant Wealth Management announced on Monday,
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October 31, 2023
Northern Iowa shallow lakes getting a reboot, and raising walleye fry to fingerlings
Recently during my weekly outdoor radio show on KILR-95.9 FM in Estherville, Iowa, I had the opportunity to have Mike Hawkins, Iowa DNR Fisheries Management Biologist in the Spirit Lake District, on as my special guest.
Hawkins and his team manage public fishing waters in Clay, Emmet, Dickinson, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth and Sioux counties. Our discussion included looking at the shallow water lake management program and the DNR’s special walleye fingerling netting and subsequent release into lakes that the spring’s walleye fry release didn’t do as well in.
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The debate rages on among Illinois hunters: get the lead out, or not?
A front page article in the Oct. 20 issue of Illinois Outdoor News shared a finding that surprised many hunters around the state and perplexed at least a few biologists who have helped manage the state’s wildlife.
The result: my email box runneth over. If you missed it, the story reported on an Illinois Natural History Survey study regarding dove hunters’ beliefs about lead versus non-lead ammunition. Basically, surveys returned to INHS revealed that 81% of Illinois dove hunters were opposed to a ban on lead shot.
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WI Daily Update: Avoid hanging deer stands on ash trees
For safety reasons, the Wisconsin DNR urges deer hunters to
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