Spring turkey harvest second-lowest in last 10 years
Preliminary data on the state DNR website shows hunters killed 38,886 wild turkeys, about 4,500 fewer than last year.
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Despite winter exodus, elk pour through Wyoming migration bottleneck
Monitoring elk traveling along the migration route is part of a new Wyoming effort to determine if wapiti are returning to the Gros Ventre River country in summer and fall.
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Fish protection rules not followed at Chicago’s Trump Tower, records show
CHICAGO — The Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago is one of the largest users of water from the Chicago River, but records show it has never followed state rules governing the protection of the river’s fish. State records indicate that the skyscraper siphons nearly 20 million gallons a day for its cooling systems
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PolyMet land swap amendment clears Senate
MINNEAPOLIS — A bill containing a provision from Sen. Tina Smith to complete a land exchange between PolyMet Mining Corp. and the federal government has cleared the Senate. The Minnesota Democrat’s amendment is part of a big defense bill that passed 85-10 Monday. PolyMet needs the land for its planned copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
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Smelt die-off not expected to impact walleyes on North Dakota’s Lake Sakakawea
Extent of the outbreak won’t be known until a summer smelt population survey, but Game and Fish isn’t overly worried.
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Maine deer hunters see big year in ’17 amid herd’s growth
Hunters harvested 27,233 deer last year, an increase of 15 percent from 2016.
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Single grizzly tag up for grabs among Idaho hunters
Idaho residents have until July 15 to apply. The drawing for the hunting tag is planned for early August.
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South Dakota agency: Two-thirds of whitetail fawns survive
Study also helps department determine how many deer tags to allocate for hunting seasons.
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A degree in hunting, fishing? Auburn University adds wildlife enterprise management program
Auburn would become one of only two U.S. universities offering such a program, with Kansas State being the other.
