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Spring turkey kill leaps 20 percent
Hunters registered 41,815 turkeys this spring, which stands as a 20-percent increase from the 2013 spring harvest of 37,804 birds.

Grouse survey shows decline in population
Wisconsin ruffed grouse numbers showed another decline this spring as the popular game bird moves through its normal cycle, but this spring’s numbers are off just 1 percent statewide from last year.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars – June 27th, 2014
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Amie Egstad, of Bayfield, and wildlife technician Gary Egstad responded to a small, dead bear along a road in Cornucopia. The bear was last year’s cub. It had apparently

Pope and Young sanctions use of lighted nocks, bow cameras
Bowhunters who go afield with lighted nocks on their arrows or who mount a video camera on their bow may now have their buck, bear, bull, or ram legally entered into the Pope and Young

$15,000 fine in striper spearing
A commercial fishing boat captain has been fined $15,000 in connection with an illegal spearfishing case in which over 900 pounds of striped bass was illegally taken.


Cabela’s coming again: Plans for 2nd N.Y. store
Outdoor retail giant Cabela’s hasn’t yet opened its first New York store but has already announced plans for a second.
New York Cuffs & Collars – June 27th, 2014
A lot wrong (Chenango County) Prior to the opening day of the Southern Zone big game season, ECO Brett Armstrong received a complaint of a baited treestand. He checked the location and verified the bait,
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars – June 27th, 2014
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored angling and boating activity on the Warroad River and Lake of the Woods. A boat with two anglers was found in possession of 17 walleyes