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Maryland’s Only Known Breeding Northern Goshawk And Chicks Found Dead
Sportsmen Foundation offers reward for perpetrator of incomprehensible crime against nature The remains of a female Northern Goshawk were found on June 17 by a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Biologist in the Savage River
Public can comment on plans for hunter-access grant initiative
OLYMPIA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept public comments through July 21 on a $1.5 million federal grant designed to encourage more private landowners in Washington to open their lands to hunting
MN: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 25
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) attended training at Camp Ripley. CO Huener also investigated wolf depredation and dealt with a sick elk. CO Larry Milbridge (Warroad) attended computer training at Camp
MN: Dakotas very wet; numbers of ducks good, too
Bismarck, N.D. – Breeding duck surveys in May in North Dakota produced two bits of good news: the amount of water on the ground is exceptional, and duck numbers are pretty good. According to the
MN: State adds to CRP acreage during sign-up, but losses loom in 2012
Washington – U.S. acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program made a modest surge upward during a recent general sign-up period. But upcoming contract expirations in September, along with factors including a new, updated federal

Wildfire Update: Dry Marsh in Texas Burning
It’s a summer of wild wildfires, and here is the latest from the hot front lines… Fire has consumed 3,500 acres of parched coastal marsh in Texas, including parts of Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge

Al Capone’s handgun sells for $110,000 at auction
LONDON (AP) – A handgun once owned by gangster Al Capone sold for nearly $110,000 Wednesday at an auction in London. The Colt .38 revolver was manufactured in 1929, the year of the St. Valentine’s
MI: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 13
DISTRICT 1 CO Brian Bacon and Sgt. Marc Pomroy contacted a group of anglers fishing on Gene’s Pond in Dickinson County. A check of the daily catch on one of the boats found a bass

MI: State commercial forest land rules vary greatly
Editor’s note: This is the third and final story in a series examining the management issues on land enrolled under the Commercial Forest Act. Marquette, Mich. – As the Commercial Forest Act rules come into