The suspect allegedly told authorities that he arrived at the campsite northeast of Big Sky, Montana, on Oct. 10 intending to stay the night but found it occupied by 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem. His campsite – in the Moose Creek area at the base of the Gallatin Mountains – was not in an established campground.
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Federal officials in Minnesota set a record in 2023 with 248 wolves trapped on or near farms, with the first wolf trapped in May. Wolf trapping was off to a quick start early in 2024, but tapered off after problem wolves were removed from farms.
That update came from Duane Sahr, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, as he spoke about the wolf/livestock conflict program in Minnesota during the Timber Wolf Alliance’s Great Lakes Wolf Symposium, Oct. 15-17, in Ashland, Wis.
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The Minnesota DNR is pressing felony charges against Blake Buschman of Babbitt, for the recent illegal harvest of more than 5,000 spruce top trees on private and county property, according to the St. Louis County criminal complaint.
Babbitt Conservation Officer Anthony Bermel said this isn’t the first time he has caught Buschman harvesting batches of spruce tops, when he seized about 1,300 tops in late October. He also caught him last October when he was in possession of more than 1,500 spruce tops.
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The Wisconsin DNR and Department of Transportation have partnered to
WI Daily Update: Acres added to Turtle Valley Wildlife Area Read More »
The Minnesota DNR last month chose winners of the Minnesota pheasant and turkey stamp contests.
Vernon Center artist Al Steinberg won the Minnesota pheasant stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a hen and rooster pheasant near a wetland. The winner was selected Oct. 3 from nine eligible submissions. Second place was Stephen Hamrick, of Lakeville, and third place was Dean Kegler, of Alborn. The winning artwork will be featured on the 2025 pheasant stamp.
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Minnesota’s 2024 gun deer hunting opener is Nov. 9. The
MN Daily Update: Things to know heading into the Nov. 9 deer hunting opener Read More »
On Oct. 17, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center predicted that the weak La Nina that has developed in the northern Pacific could produce above average precipitation and cooler temperatures in Washington and Oregon, where its influence is closest.
But, in the Great Lakes, NOAA expects higher precipitation and higher than normal temperatures – not a good recipe for ice fishing and other outdoor winter recreation.
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The most popular attraction at Kinzua Bridge State Park is about to undergo a three-year rehabilitation project.
The Kinzua Bridge Skywalk will close to pedestrian traffic on Nov. 19. It is scheduled to remain closed for most of the next three years except during the autumn foliage seasons. The park’s 339-acres are centered around what was once the tallest and longest railroad bridge in the world. The land and bridge were purchased by the state in 1963. The park opened in 1970.
Popular skywalk at Pennsylvania’s Kinzua Bridge State Park to close soon Read More »
Lake Erie walleye anglers this year enjoyed the second-highest catch rates since 1996, according to the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Catch rates from May through September averaged 1.71 walleyes per hour, which is more than double the 20-year average since 2004 of 0.7 per hour, according to Mike Hosack, a fisheries biologist with the commission’s Lake Erie Unit.
Walleye fishery booming in Pennsylvania reaches of Lake Erie Read More »
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