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Three Minnesota conservation officers recognized for lifesaving efforts

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division recently recognized three conservation officers for their lifesaving efforts over the last several months.
Park Rapids-area CO Nick Baum, International Falls-area CO Curtis Simonson and Remer-area CO Corey Sura received lifesaving awards.

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DNR confirms first Michigan cases of EHD for 2025

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reporting Michigan’s first detected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in 2025.
The DNR Wildlife Health Section, Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study confirmed the EHD virus in free-ranging white-tailed deer from Eaton, Jackson, Van Buren, and Washtenaw counties. As samples are submitted from additional counties, any further detections will be posted on the DNR’s EHD webpage.

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Iowa fisheries biologist Mark Flammang selected for Hall of Excellence

Iowa fisheries biologist Mark Flammang was recently inducted into the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Management Section Hall of Excellence for his decades of dedicated service, scientific innovation and visionary leadership.
The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources. The AFS Fish Management Hall of Excellence was established in 1992 to recognize fisheries management professionals who have made outstanding and cumulative contributions to the advancement of fisheries management.

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Minnesota pheasant numbers leap 50% in annual roadside survey

Pheasant numbers in the 2025 Minnesota August Roadside Survey were up nearly 50% from 2024 and 21% above the 10-year average, the Minnesota DNR announced Tuesday.
“The increase in pheasant numbers across the state and all regions is great news,” said Steven Woodley, acting upland game research scientist. “Our milder winter likely helped the overwinter survival of hens, and the drier and warmer spring created better conditions for nesting and brood-rearing relative to last year.”

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Survey shows Iowa’s pheasant population at 20 year high, ‘banner’ hunting season expected

Iowa’s statewide pheasant population is at a 20-year high, and state wildlife experts are forecasting a banner year for hunters.
“The mild winter really put us over the top this year,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Our adult hen survival was excellent; our adult rooster survival was excellent. That really drove the population increase.”

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Remade Klum Lake should be on Iowa birders, duck hunters radar this fall

Ringed by trees and away from the busy roads in eastern Louisa County, Iowa’s Klum Lake has undergone a significant makeover over the past decade or so.
The 250-acre natural floodplain lake – historically connected to the Mississippi River by Muscatine Slough – had been filled with eight-foot-tall cattails with only a handful of small open water pockets for limited hunting.

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