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November 19, 2025

Government shutdown ends, without staff cuts

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After President Donald Trump signed a funding bill that ended a 43-day federal government shutdown on Nov. 12, hundreds of workers returned to their jobs across Minnesota, including conservation employees who’d been placed on furlough by Pheasants Forever and other groups.
“When the government’s shut down, everything is shut down including program payments and conservation, technical assistance,” said Jared Wiklund, Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever director of communications.

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Maple Lake gets some fishy assistance from a good neighbor in Minnesota’s Douglas County

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Structure-wise, there’s a lot going on within the 831 acres of Maple Lake in Douglas County.
The lake’s lower portion is loaded with submerged and emergent vegetation, which provides ideal spawning and rearing habitat for the its panfish and largemouth bass.

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Vermont wildlife agency considering recreational license to boost revenue

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The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife’s workload has expanded in recent decades, and costs have risen, while a primary source of revenue – the sale of hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses – has declined.
Now, the department is pursuing a financial restructuring and plans to push for a new license that would be required for anyone recreating on Fish and Wildlife land, according to its leaders.

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Lawsuit challenges program that allows killing bears to rebuild caribou herd

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Conservation groups sued Nov. 10 over a state program in Alaska that authorizes killing brown bears and black bears as a way to increase the size of a once-significant caribou herd in the southwest part of the state. The groups allege the program lacks a scientific basis and is unconstitutional.

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