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Three men plead guilty for hunting violations in Ohio

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Christopher M. Waters, 44, of Loris, South Carolina, recently pleaded guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court to a total of 12 hunting violations for deer and turkey in Knox County, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
A Division of Wildlife investigation revealed that Waters committed wildlife violations from December 2022 to November 2023 while visiting Ohio.

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Minnesota’s preliminary 2024 season report shows higher deer harvest

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Minnesota hunters harvested more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season. The statewide harvest was 3% lower than the five-year average.
“We still have a way to go in parts of northern Minnesota,” said Todd Froberg, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources big game program coordinator. “But it seems like we’re moving in the right direction.”

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Iowa DNR, Pheasants Forever have partnered for decades to expand wildlife habitat

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The farm crisis of the 1980s fundamentally changed the Midwest in multiple ways, as did the large-scale loss of habitat on farm land leading up to it, which was the circumstance that ultimately created Pheasants Forever (PF) in St. Paul, Minn., in 1982.
Iowa is proud to be home to the first chapter outside of Minnesota, the Iowa Pioneer Chapter, and that excitement continues today as Iowa is home to the most chapters in the country with 94 active chapters across the state.

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Missouri and Big Sioux rivers paddlefish fishing season opens Feb. 1 in Iowa

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Iowa’s paddlefish snagging season on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers opens Feb. 1 and goes through April 30, from sunrise to sunset each day.
Anglers fishing for paddlefish must have a valid Iowa fishing license, along with a special paddlefish license and unused transportation tag(s).

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Walleyes and bass lead Clam River Flowage fishery in Wisconsin’s Burnett County

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The local DNR fisheries team has monitored the Clam River Flowage for many years. Fisheries surveys were conducted in 1991, 1997, and 2012. Recent management activities have focused on sport angler regulations and fish surveys. Since 1997, no fish have been stocked into Clam River Flowage.

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Iowa DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

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Three Central Iowa community lakes stocked with rainbow trout on Jan. 16

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released 3,700 rainbow trout on the afternoon of Jan. 16 at Lake Petocka in Bondurant, Triumph Park West and East in Waukee, and Terra Lake in Johnston.
“We decided to stock trout earlier so anglers could take advantage of favorable ice conditions,” said Ben Dodd, Iowa DNR fisheries biologist.

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