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Pheasant numbers climb 25 percent

Editor Madison Wisconsin hunters should find a few more pheasants than last year when opening day rolls around on Saturday, Oct. 18 at noon. The spring crowing survey showed an increase from 2002 of about

The search is on for an exotic snakehead

Correspondent Janesville, Wis. It’s a fish biologist’s worst nightmare: A giant exotic predator fish, known for its voracious appetite and its uncanny ability to breathe humid air and wriggle across land. The northern snakehead first

A pike spearing ban for Vermilion?

Associate Editor St. Paul A potential reduction in the number of Minnesota muskie lakes with northern pike spearing bans has prompted some muskie enthusiasts to push for a couple of new additions. In a letter

Taxidermists feeling effects of CWD rule

COs monitoring incoming deer, elk By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Brownsville, Minn. Southeastern Minnesota, as well as the surrounding areas in northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin, are appropriately noted for their big bucks. That’s part

Waterfowlers report above-average success on opener

Staff Writer Ortonville, Minn. Waterfowl hunting reports varied greatly from the opening weekend of the 2003 season. Limits of ducks were the exception, but there were a few regions of the state that provided some

Ruling allows state COs to search boats

Associated Press St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that state conservation officers can search boats without the consent of the owner or probable cause to suspect illegal activity. The court put

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