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MN: Dayton now assembling key staff
St. Paul – More than a month after the election, Minnesota has a governor. Republican Tom Emmer last week conceded the race to Democrat Mark Dayton. It ends a tumultuous election cycle that saw Republicans
OH: Claiming self defense, man shoots black bear
Massillon, Ohio – A hunter in northeast Ohio shot a 225-pound black bear claiming self defense, the DNR Division of Wildlife reported. The unidentified hunter, reportedly of the Massillon area, shot the state-endangered animal Nov.
OH: Firearms hunt takes a slight dip in harvest
Youth season, deer gun season completed Columbus – Ohio hunters took 104,442 white-tailed deer during the state’s weeklong deer-gun season, which ran Nov. 29 through Dec. 5, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In
MI: DNRE: 2010 deer harvest much like ’09
Lansing – After a 20-percent decline in the firearms deer harvest from 2008 to 2009, hunter success didn’t seem to improve much during the 2010 season. Despite most crops being harvested and moderate weather conditions
MN: ‘Deal’ struck in wolf delisting
Minnesota senator says species should be off ESL by end of 2011 Minneapolis – Three times in the past five years the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed federal protection of wolves in the
104,100 Pounds of Venison Donated in OH During Hunting Season (so far)
Venison donations to be taken though February 6, 2011 COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 104,100 pounds of venison to local food banks so far this deer season, according to Farmers
Obama signs ban on bighead carp importation
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama has signed into law a ban on bringing bighead carp into the U.S. They are among two Asian carp species threatening to infest the Great Lakes. The measure
Anti-Poaching Initiative Shines Light on 137 New York Violators
“Operation Dark Night” Targets “Deer Jacking” Statewide; More than 250 Charges Filed A major operation to crack down on illegal deer poaching from Montauk to Buffalo has led to charges against 137 individuals for more
Idaho F&G Commission Suspends Wolf Species Management Plan
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission, has suspended the state’s 2008-2012 species management plan for wolves. The 2002 Idaho Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, approved by the Idaho Legislature and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
