January 25, 2024

USFWS adds information on ‘swan’ poaching case in west-central Minnesota

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday provided additional details on a poaching case involving more than a dozen swans found dead in Stevens County in west-central Minnesota last month.
Today, Thursday, Jan. 25, the agency said the swans had been shot and included both trumpeter and tundra swan. Previously, the USFWS would not confirm the species of the birds; the shooting occurred between December 16 and 17, 2023.

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Brainerd Jaycee announces ‘hybrid’ model for 2024 Ice Fishing Extravaganza in Minnesota on Feb. 3

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Thanks to unseasonable high temperatures forecasted for next week, the Brainerd Jaycee Ice Fishing Extravaganza in Minnesota has updated its plans for its 2024 tournament scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3.
The event is transitioning to a hybrid model using Fish Donkey as the platform while maintaining the Feb. 3 date but with extended contest hours on multiple Brainerd-area lakes.

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Elected officials from Minnesota get earful on wolves during gathering that draws hundreds

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The Willow River Area School’s auditorium was packed with people in camouflage and orange as Pete Stauber, U.S. House Representative from Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, hosted a gray wolf legislative listening session on Monday.
Hunters For Hunters, a nonprofit organization, has been promoting meetings highlighting the wolf-deer issue across the wolf-range this winter, and the group had been promoting Monday evening’s session via its social media accounts the past couple of weeks. Between 400 and 500 people attended the gathering, and it was so well-attended that people were outside the auditorium listening from the hallway.

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Michigan DNR launches Deer Management Initiative to tackle challenges in both Upper and Lower Peninsula

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, is initiating a comprehensive Deer Management Initiative aimed at evaluating and responding to present-day deer management challenges.
The initiative seeks to develop recommendations to address these challenges and ensure the sustainable and healthy management of deer populations and their habitats across the state.

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Steve Piatt: This year, I’ll fish more after devoting 2023 to preparing for a mountain goat hunt

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I’m still handling some posthunt details, focused mainly on the mount that will hopefully be coming home later this year for a spot on the wall.

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Nature Smart: How do turtles survive winter?

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Imagine that your body is 10 times the size of your limbs.
Each of your four legs are short, thick, round, and tipped with long, narrow claws. Your spine is fused to the hard, domed-shaped shell structure that you call home. You can withdraw your legs and neck into the shell but that is all, even though some people believe you can crawl out of your shell.

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