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MN: Weather hampers Season A turkey hunters
St. Paul – There’s nothing you can do about the weather. A-season turkey hunters found that out. While they killed 2,173 birds during the first five-day season – April 13-17 – the total was well
MN: Midwest wolf delisting proposed
Minneapolis – At a time when the matter of gray wolf management has moved from U.S. courtrooms to the floors of Congress, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again announced a proposal to “delist”
MN: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 16
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) worked spring beaver run activity. A wildfire was investigated in Kittson County. CO Larry Milbridge (Warroad) investigated a timber wolf depredation complaint and attended a training
WI: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 8
District 1 – Ashland area Warden Matt Mackenzie, of Ashland, investigated a report of a snowmobile that broke through the ice on Lake Superior. No one was injured; the snowmobile was recovered. Warden Lance Burns,
WI: NRA convention attendees consider future of hunting
Wausau, Wis. – Whether it’s for big game, small game, upland birds, or waterfowl, hunting’s future as a major activity remains uncertain. Although there are many factors that likely will come into play, many knowledgeable
WI: Goodbye to earn-a-buck, October hunt?
Madison – By apparent pure coincidence, on Thursday, April 14, two legislators introduced a deer bill strikingly similar to the DNR’s proposed 2011 deer season framework in that both sides suggest ending earn-a-buck in its
WI: Hunters reject three-zone proposal for ducks
Madison – The 2011 annual DNR and Conservation Congress spring hearings yielded a number of surprises, not the least of which was the rejection of a three-zone waterfowl proposal. Some spring hearing watchers also were
NY: Bear kill down from near-record of ’09
2010 harvest still tops 1,000 bruins Albany – New York bear hunters killed 1,064 bruins last season, a harvest well below 2009’s near-record take and the lowest tally since 2006. DEC officials, however, said the
NY: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 8
Northern District Highlights Customs and Border Patrol Agents Report Violations (Clinton County) Region 5 ECO Les Taylor received information from the Customs and Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine of several carrot piles with
