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New York Outdoor News Fishing and Hunting Report – Dec. 14, 2018
Western New York Muskie season is now closed, with the exception of the lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario, where the season closes Dec. 15. The upper Niagara River produced a few nice late-season fish
Minnesota Outdoor News Calendar – Dec. 14, 2018
Banquets/Fundraisers Dec. 16: Buffalo DU Banquet, Huikko’s Entertainment Center. For more info call Dale Lusti, 763-682-3468. Jan. 5, 2019: Southern Minnesota WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Austin Conference Center. For more info call Chris
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Dec. 14, 2018
District 1 – Baudette area CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked angling, ATVing, snowmobiling, and small-game enforcement. Time also was spent checking anglers and spearers on Lake of the Woods. CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls)
Deer kill still lagging as ‘bonus’ gun season approaches
Hunters will have opportunity to make up ground this weekend.
Hundreds of tested deer reveal no new cases of CWD in U.P.
More than 750 deer heads were examined in a core surveillance area around Dickinson County. Hundreds more were checked in an area that extended into Marquette County.
Wyoming man fined more than $25K for shooting grizzly
Man who was elk hunting told authorities he shot the bear after it approached his hunting camp three different times. However, investigators found only one set of bear tracks outside the camp and determined that
Muzzleloader harvest up slightly in 2018
Hunters harvested 3,863 deer during the 2018 muzzleloader-only season, which took place this past weekend. The harvest tally was up slightly from the 3,765 taken in 2017. According to the Illinois DNR, harvest sex ratios
What to do with deer roadkill? Make compost, grow turf
This year, compost made from deer carcasses extended to growing turf in medians and beside roads by Maryland State Highway Administration.
Another gun deer hunting season in the books, with mixed results
Deer numbers appear solid, but with once-vibrant deer camps aging, and fewer youths joining the mix, harvest numbers suffer.
