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Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars — April 21, 2017
District 1 – Baudette area CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked AIS, boat and water safety, and angling enforcement. Sturgeon fishing has been great, both on the river and in Four Mile Bay. Keep a close
Emperor goose hunting open for first time in 30 years in Alaska
Among the rules are targeting one bird at a time, instead of spraying the flock, and only taking juvenile birds that are not yet breeding.
Record-low bighorn lamb numbers a concern in North Dakota
Game and Fish won’t finalize a 2017 hunting season until after a summer sheep population survey. The state typically doles out only about half a dozen of the highly desired licenses. More than 10,000 hunters
Winter deer losses prompt major cuts to Oregon hunting tags
Pronghorn antelope tags will also be reduced, but tag numbers for elk hunts will not be affected.
Indiana deer harvest, deer-vehicle collisions down in 2016
Hunters last year harvested nearly 119,500 deer — down 4 percent from the 2015 harvest of nearly 124,800 deer — and collisions across Indiana numbered more than 14,000, down nearly 9 percent.
New world-record animals highlight Pope and Young Club’s 30th biennial convention
Pope and Young Club world records were on display at the club’s 30th biennial convention earlier this month in St. Louis, Mo. The three-day celebration, held every two years, is where the club honors the
Survey: Most hunters satisfied with Nebraska turkey hunts
According to the survey, which was open only to 2016 fall turkey hunters, 63 percent were satisfied with their hunting experience. The results are based on 1,114 responses.
New North Dakota law repeals eagle language, but birds still protected under federal regs
In addition to the eagle language, House Bill 1204 reduces the age from 16 to 12 for individuals to qualify for an apprentice hunter validation license, and allows youth who turn age 11 before the
Parts of 5 Michigan counties see bovine tuberculosis risk in deer herds
Four free-ranging whitetail deer tested positive for the disease, in Iosco, Oscoda, Presque Isle and Roscommon counties.
