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DNR: Total 2019 Wisconsin deer kill down 14 percent
Total license sales also dipped, from 806,442 to 794,712. More hunters turned in their deer for sampling for chronic wasting disease, though; the DNR collected 17,828 samples statewide compared to 17,200 in 2018.

Some lawmakers favor a moose hunt at Isle Royale
There could be more than 2,000 moose on Isle Royale. Wolves are the main predator, but the wolf population is struggling.

For first time, CWD crops up in wild deer in Marathon County
Also, the DNR confirms that a wild deer tested positive in Buffalo Township in Marquette County – the second wild deer that tested positive for CWD in the county. The first detection was during the

Eight potential deer hunting rule changes OK’d for public vote
Natural Resources Board members looking for shorter crossbow season, adding 10 days to gun season, statewide deer baiting ban and more.
New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
(Editor’s note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to

At long last, a longbeard appears on the homestead
Blogger has been patiently waiting for gobbler at his Sandusky County place.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
NORTHEAST REGION Green Bay Team/December Warden Chris Kratcha, of Sturgeon Bay, assisted with a December investigation of a Door County resident suspected to have illegally harvested and fed deer in a non-baiting and feeding county.
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods. The lake is seeing a lot of traffic from anglers in wheelhouses who would normally be fishing other places

DNR extensive sampling of wild deer in ’19: CWD remains biggest concern in S.E. Minnesota
But CWD was not detected in wild deer in central and north-central Minnesota.