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Big wind arrives for 2009 duck opener

Bemidji, Minn. – During the opening two days of last fall’s duck season, John Schroers never pulled the trigger. He’ll be in the field Saturday for this year’s opener with high hopes, but he doesn’t

Moose hunt set to begin on Saturday

Grand Rapids, Minn. – It was unfortunate for the moose, struck and killed by a motorist east of Eveleth last week. But for those hunters who hold the 225 moose-hunting permits in the state this

Car hits, kills cougar on south side of Bemidji

Bemidji, Minn. – State wildlife officials haven’t determined if an animal hit and killed by a vehicle in Bemidji last Friday was wild or not, but one thing is clear: It was a mountain lion.

Friends bid farewell to ‘Buckshot’

Prior Lake, Minn. – He was known as a best friend of wildlife, a forger of conservation partnerships, and a fine chef. Following his marriage in 1983, he and his wife were paraded around Benson

Elk herd ‘depopulation’ begins near Rochester

Rochester, Minn. – Depopulation of the state’s largest farmed elk herd began last week, nine months after the discovery of chronic wasting disease in a slaughtered cow elk from what formerly was Elk Country U.S.A.

In first two weeks, bear hunters exceed ’09 tally

Aitkin, Minn. – Hunters have killed more bears during the first two weeks of this season than they did in all of 2008. As of Monday, the harvest was 2,183 bears; the total kill last

Archers get first crack at state’s deer herd

St. Paul – The longest deer season kicks off Saturday, when bowhunters hit the woods. DNR officials expect nearly 100,000 of them to hunt during the season and, if this year is like those in

Cautious optimism heading into grouse season

Grand Rapids, Minn. – Spring drumming counts that were up 117 percent in the northwest, 44 percent in the northeast, and 43 percent across the state, suggested it could be a good fall for grouse

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