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MN: A severe winter for deer? Wait and see
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Calls to the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association office about winter and deer began in December, just after deep snow hit the southern part of the state. The calls have not abated.
MN: Report fuels land funding debate
St. Paul – Public land has been a hot topic in recent years, and the conversation often has centered around management of land the DNR already owns, and acquisition of more. It’s a topic that
MI: Long-time staffers opt for early out
Lansing – An early retirement incentive offered by the state prompted more than 10 percent of the employees in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to retire in 2010. In total, about 312 of
MI: Order will make feral hogs invasive species
Lansing – In one of her last orders as director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Rebecca Humphries signed the Invasive Species Order Amendment 1 of 2010, which would classify feral swine as
MI: Testing finds no CWD in state’s deer herd
Lansing – After three years of aggressive testing, state veterinarians have not found any chronic wasting disease in the state’s free-ranging white-tailed deer herd. The majority of deer tested each year – for CWD, bovine
PA: More deer changes coming at PGC meeting
Harrisburg – Searching for that elusive “balance” between whitetail numbers high enough to keep hunters happy and yet not damage the state’s forests, game commissioners are contemplating more changes in their deer-management program. Several commissioners
PA: Eveland, his critical report create buzz
Pittsburgh – Independent wildlife biologist John Eveland likens what he calls the decimation of Pennsylvania’s white-tailed deer herd to the elimination of bison from the Great Plains and elephants from Africa’s Savannah. Described by some
PA: Luce bear camp members uncommonly successful
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania’s black bear season is world-renowned, and with good reason. The state has 16,000 or more bears, according to the most recent Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates, and they do get big, sometimes topping
OH: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 2
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • In mid-December, Pickaway County Wildlife Officer Ken Bebout investigated an off-road violation in which a 4X4 truck was buried to the frame on the mud flats of Deer
