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Battle brews over control of deer herd
Columbus – Legislation introduced in the Ohio General Assembly to transfer authority for deer farms and deer preserves to the Ohio Department of Agriculture is opposed by both the Ohio Departments of Natural Resources and
Sportsmen scrutinize bonding bill
St. Paul – By this time next week, a bonding bill could have been passed out of the House and Senate, and be on Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s desk, awaiting his signature and, perhaps, his veto
PGC may cut doe seasons in 4 units
Harrisburg – Responding to years of hunter anger over low deer numbers in the northern tier and worries about fawn predation by coyotes, Pennsylvania game commissioners took a big step toward reducing antlerless deer seasons
North Dakota spring turkey licenses down
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The number of spring turkey licenses is down 7 percent in North Dakota this year, to 6,640. The state Game and Fish Department cites poor turkey production in the badlands units
Mille Lacs ‘safe harvest’ up; state quota takes dip
Aitkin, Minn. – State anglers harvested just over one-fourth of last year’s allocation of Mille Lacs walleyes, and they’ll have a similar allocation – and likely similar regulations – this year, according to the DNR.
DEC taking another survey step
Albany – DEC’s wildlife biologists will develop a five-year deer management plan this year that will blend the state’s management needs with public priorities. The goal, according to DEC officials in a Web site posting
Pennsylvania woman seeks thrill of the hunt…for antlers
Lancaster, Pa. (AP) – Bethe Gettle lies awake at night straining to figure out where buck deer might have “dropped” their antlers. “I’m not even kidding. I think about sheds every single day,” she says.
FWP authorizes killing wolves near Wisdom
Butte, Mont. (AP) – State wildlife officials have authorized the killing of the remaining one or two members of a wolf pack in the Big Hole Valley after repeated attacks on cattle west of Wisdom.
Letter from senator stirs NRB deer discussion
Madison – A letter to the Natural Resources Board from Sen. Russ Decker threw board members into a fervent discussion about the need for more deer research and the possibility of using federal money to
