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Illinois Cuffs and Collars – November 15th, 2013
Region I A District 7 sergeant recovered two bald eagles. The first was recovered near Dickson Mounds Museum. After a short trip to Wildlife Prairie Park, it was determined that the eagle was emaciated for

New DNR program has the eye of fishing community
A plan that will guide DNR’s recently formed Illinois Coastal Management Program is nearing its final draft stages. At this point, the program’s ultimate goals only indirectly touch on issues concerning anglers and fisheries.

SHC can’t agree whether $200K is still in budget for mentoring
The Sporting Heritage Council (SHC) is trying to get back on the mentoring track after the nightmare of the $500,000 grant that was awarded to the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin Foundation (USWF).

Not included in DNR proposals: statewide baiting, feeding ban
A statewide ban on baiting and feeding deer is not part of the DNR’s proposed changes for Wisconsin’s 2014 deer hunting seasons.

Washington County man survives attack by 700-pound black bear
Patrick Finger had never hunted bears before, but the last thing he expected was to have one clawing at him before the killing bullet hit pay dirt and toppled the 700-pound bear off Finger.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars – November 15th, 2013
District 12 — Green Bay area and Northeast Operations Marine Unit Warden Chris Kratcha, of Sturgeon Bay, observed a grandfather operating an ATV on a southern Door County roadway with two grandchildren as passengers. A

CWD regs tightened; focus on live imports
Concerns remain disease could resurface in N.Y.
New York Cuffs and Collars – November 15th, 2013
Unnecessary bear kill (Steuben County) ECO Steve Farrand received a call from central dispatch reporting a man on Watson Creek Road in the town of Tuscarora had shot a bear. Responding to the scene, the

DEC may ban hog hunting in wild
Legislation signed prohibiting import, sale, possession effective Sept. 2015