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February 19, 2025

Des Moines to host Iowa’s 18th annual state archery tournament, beginning Feb. 28

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An estimated 2,200 students from more than 140 schools from across Iowa will be in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center (Bullseye) and the 4H Building (3D) at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines from Feb 28 to March 2, to participate in the 18th Annual National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament.
This is the largest youth archery tournament in Iowa.

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Evidence of river otters found at Ohio’s Mad River for first time during annual survey

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A simple track in the snow and a bit of scat served to delight county wildlife officer Nick Oliver and research technician Doug Wensink on Jan. 8, during the annual river otter survey in Ohio.
The survey looks at 422 sites around the state for evidence of river otters. For the first time, the pair spotted solid evidence that river otters had spread south and west to Champaign County.

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DNR to begin capturing and collaring elk for research project in northwest Minnesota

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Research biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will begin capturing and collaring elk for an in-depth elk research project in northwest Minnesota beginning early March 2025.
The research will allow managers to better understand the state’s elk population. This enhanced understanding is important for efforts to maintain and strengthen the resiliency of the elk population and will inform managers’ consideration of the potential for future growth of the elk herds.

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Minnesota DNR proposes bear permit area boundary revisions; public invited to comment

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is recommending changes to several bear permit area boundaries based on input from wildlife managers and Tribal requests, as well as an effort to align boundaries with consistent landscapes such as the edges between forested and agricultural lands, and reduce agricultural conflicts.

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Backyard and Beyond: Winter favors the hardy – and the lucky

Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin /

When Ray Pruss and his grandson, Archer, built a rugged statue and named it Stoneman, did they know that one day a red fox would stop by? Because a bobcat had been visiting the site, Pruss set up a motion-activated camera, but caught a fox sniffing out a mouse nest up near Stoneman’s shoulder and spending more than a half-hour trying to reach it.

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