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Links from Minnesota Outdoor News – Issue 34, 2013
Page 47, What’s new at DNR’s State Fair exhibit


Bowhunter survey indicates growing bobcat population in Illinois
A DNR survey of bowhunters in the state reveals that the number of bobcats spotted during archery deer hunts has boomed over the past decade.

There’s more than one squirrel in the forest
The annual hickory nut cutting phase is on a normal schedule this year, having ramped up from a good start to a full-fledged frenzy around August 10

Goal is to keep Asian carp out of the Maumee
The $50 million federal plan released recently for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes did include measures to prevent the fish from jumping the continental divide from the Wabash River system over to

Blue Rock Forest drilling put on hold – for now
A federal agency has halted plans to auction off mineral rights for shale drilling in a state forest in eastern Ohio after state officials complained they weren’t consulted.

Ohioan’s record quest comes too late
Is the 7-pound, 2-ounce bass that Nathan Biggs caught in 2006 actually a spotted bass, meaning it would have been a state record?
Ohio Cuffs and Collars – August 16th, 2013
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • On July 2, state wildlife officer Justus Nethero, assigned to Delaware County, found himself snuggled under some foliage along the Scioto River. Nethero expected to see people fishing,
Michigan Cuffs & Collars – August 16th, 2013
DISTRICT 1 CO Ryan Aho took his patrol boat to Silver Lake Basin to check the lake. Upon arrival, he found a pickup truck with an empty boat trailer parked right at the boat launch