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Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – April 13, 2018
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked ATV riders and anglers on Lake of the Woods. Training was attended at Camp Ripley. CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked angling, aquatic invasive species, and
Delta Waterfowl celebrates hunter recruitment
In effort to bolster waterfowl hunter numbers, Delta Waterfowl is launching the Mentor Recognition Program.
Wisconsin’s 60-day duck season will open Sept. 29 in north, south zones; long-standing Horicon Marsh goose zone eliminated
Wisconsin waterfowl hunters will see some major changes in the 2018 seasons. The Natural Resources Board approved the seasons that include: A uniform statewide opening of the duck hunting season on Saturday, Sept. 29. Elimination
Duck opening dates, Canada geese bag limits/zones highlight changes in Wisconsin migratory bird hunting regs
North duck zone will open one week later than in previous years, resulting in a single statewide opener for the North, South and Mississippi zones on Sept. 29; daily Canada goose bag limit increased to
State deer plan: Public meetings start April 16; see draft plan here
Only three meetings are currently scheduled in the metro, but more reportedly in the works; plan establishes an annual statewide harvest target of 200,000 deer.
A pattern and plan for early-season wild turkey hunting
Weather, food, and calling vocalizations will play huge roles in bagging a gobbler during April.
Social media feuding among outdoorsmen only fueling decline of our sports
Seems like every post draws criticism, in-fighting among us. So please mind your manners – our future may depend on it.
Nominate an ethical Wisconsin hunter for the 2018 annual award
A four-member committee just finished selecting the winner of the 2017 Wisconsin DNR Ethical Hunter Award. Next month, the presentation will be made at the new Vortex Optics Headquarters in Barneveld, where the company moved
Optimism surrounds 50th anniversary of spring gobbler hunt
Turkeys are coming through a relatively mild winter, and they again had a tremendous acorn crop last fall to help them with winter survival. And a light fall harvest sparked by greater supplies of fall
