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CWD detected in buck shot near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota surveillance zone

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced on Nov. 27 that a deer harvested during the opening weekend of firearms season near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
The hunter harvested adult buck was taken in deer permit area (DPA) 342, within the southeastern Minnesota CWD surveillance zone where hunters were required to have their deer tested for CWD during the opening weekend of firearms season.

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Noll’s Dairy Farm earns Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award

Noll’s Dairy Farm, of Alma, is the 2023 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award recipient.
The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working land. Noll’s Dairy Farm was revealed as the award recipient at the Nov. 16 meeting of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in Madison. Mark, Curtis, and Scott Noll and their families receive $10,000 and a crystal award for being selected.

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Striped bass management meetings coming up in New York, public comments welcome through Dec. 22

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold two public hearings in New York as it seeks public input on striped bass management. 
The New York hearings are among several being held in the Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia to gather public input on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which considers management measures designed to support stock rebuilding by reducing fishing mortality to the target in 2024.

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Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo debuts Dec. 8-10 in Oshkosh

The all new Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo will open its doors to the Wisconsin ice fishing public for the first time Dec. 8-10 at the Sunnyview Exposition Center in Oshkosh.
This new show will come out of the gates as the state’s largest dedicated ice fishing expo. The sold-out show will feature nearly every major ice fishing brand in the industry, as well as unique ice fishing brands fishermen won’t find in big box stores.

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