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Cicada hatch fuels near-record turkey kill
Harvest third highest on record, thanks likely in large part to a localized condition that happens only once every 17 years.
New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – June 1, 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 – June 1, 2018
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Lynna Gurnoe, of Bayfield, responded to a request for assistance in April from the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department for a bald eagle that had been hit by a car.
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars – June 1, 2018
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) investigated multiple wildfires in Kittson County. He also attended a stakeholder meeting at the Northwest Angle with CO Benjamin and spoke with first-grade students at Norris

Pope & Young Club names record-tying non-typical Coues deer
The Pope & Young Club announced that a Coues deer taken by Wesley Ely of Wilcox, Ariz., in August 2017 in Arizona has tied the non-typical world record for the species. The buck, which was

Ohio hunters see spike in harvest, total 22,571 turkeys
That’s up more than 1,500 birds from last year.

Iowa hunters harvest 11,700 spring turkeys, down 100 from last year
Turkey hunters reported harvesting 11,700 Iowa birds this spring, which is 100 birds fewer than were harvested in 2017. Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with the youth season and ended on May 20.

Fishing the heartland: The cross-generational appeal of big bullheads
Revered in Iowa, the All-American bullhead provides fast summer fishing action and tasty fish-fry fodder in Farm Country USA.

Porcupine encounters become a prickly situation
For dogs’ sake, this writer is keeping porky numbers in check.