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Hunter-harvested submissions for CWD testing [videos]
Hunting season is here and the Animal Health Diagnostic Center is accepting hunter-harvested submissions for CWD testing for $65 per sample (deer head). What do I submit? We need the deer head for testing. Remove

Thanksgiving goose? Most waterfowl opportunities dwindling, but Canada goose field hunting still worthwhile
Canada goose numbers remain good in many areas and should provide some opportunity for goose hunters over the next week, especially in central and southern Minnesota.

Deer kill remains steady as rut winds down
Total harvest just below same period from last year.

Time for Wisconsin to support a ruffed grouse conservation stamp
Many wildlife species depend on young forests, and work in that direction could be funded through such a stamp.
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Nov. 16, 2018
Northwest Zone – Captain Laura Petreikis An Andover man, who used his wife’s landowner deer permits to fulfill the deer he killed, appeared in court and pled guilty to the unlawful taking of a deer.
New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Nov. 16, 2018
(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
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Nov. 16, 2018
Northern Region Antigo team Warden Curt Butler, of Merrill, with assistance from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, investigated an illegal deer complaint in the early morning hours of Sept. 27. The investigation revealed that three
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Nov. 16, 2018
District 1 – Baudette area CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls) continued to monitor area firearms deer-hunting activity. After-hours shooting complaints appeared to be more frequent than usual this season. Enforcement action was taken for

Vermont grapples with too many deer in suburban areas
Overcrowding impacting deer health, damaging forests and causing property owners to complain about the animals chomping down their landscaping.