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Staff Writer Grand Rapids, Minn. Fewer bear hunters this fall compared to last year correlated to a slight decline in the number of animals killed. The DNR called it an “average” harvest. Preliminary figures show

To be included in the lottery, applications submitted by mail or fax must be received by 5 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2005. Applications submitted online at www.bwcaw.org must be received by 5 p.m. on Jan.

Brenda Tauferner aimed her scoped 12-gauge Remington shotgun at what she thought was at least a nice 8-point buck. It was Day Two of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunt, just 15 minutes before sunrise, and

Staff Writer Lake Lillian, Minn. When Brad Karl of Hutchinson saw a 23-point buck coming his way, he wasn’t completely surprised. “We talked to a farmer last year and he showed us half of the

Jan. 21: Awards Committee of the Conservation Congress will meet at the Comfort Suites Foxfire, 205 Foxfire Drive, Waupaca, 7 p.m. Contact AnnMarie Kutzke, 608-266-2952.

The number of fingerlings increased because the average size and weight of fingerlings decreased. This year’s fingerlings averaged 4 to 6 inches, or about 21 fingerlings per pound. Last year’s fingerlings were 6 to 8

About 1,700 deer heads had been collected during the first of Iowa’s two regular shotgun deer seasons, said Willie Suchy, a DNR wildlife biologist. The second season runs Dec. 11-19. Thomas Holm, president of the

One of the fringe benefits of having been a full-time freelance outdoor writer for the past 20 years, is that companies are only too glad to let me use their products when I go on

Associated Press Hayward, Wis. (AP) A Hmong immigrant fatally shot six deer hunters who managed to shoot back once maybe twice after a confrontation about trespassing in the woods of northern Wisconsin, a criminal complaint