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Apply now for the 2010 Minnesota elk hunt
Hunters have until Friday, July 16, to apply for one of 11 elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota DNR. Licenses for the 2010 hunts will be available in the traditional Grygla area and
Residents encouraged to participate in Appalachian bat survey
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists are seeking assistance from residents in a regional monitoring effort to collect bat maternity colony data this summer. This monitoring is especially important due to the mortalities in bat
Breaking News: Asian carp found above electric barrier
The answer has finally been answered: yes, Asian carp have breached the electic barrier in the Chicago Waterway System. Well, at least one has. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announced today that one Bighead
Agenda posted for Game Commission June meeting
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the agenda for the Board of Game Commissioners upcoming June meeting has been posted on the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us). To view a
Study: Power plant costs region $30 million annually in fish
Oregon, Ohio – Sport and commercial anglers, boaters, local residents, and citizen groups released an economic study that calculates the FirstEnergy Bay Shore coal plant costs Ohio $29.7 million every year in economic damage by
Grand Portage State Park closed for weekend due to construction
In the interest of public safety, Grand Portage State Park, near the Canadian border, will be closed this weekend. The closure will allow for the grading and paving of a new entrance road and other
Michigan DNRE to Hold Information Meetings about Deer Hunting Regulations in DMU 487
DNRE Report The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a pair of meetings to provide information regarding recently proposed antler restrictions for deer hunters in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 487. Meetings are scheduled
Mother falcon attacks dog, people
Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) — Her chicks have left the nest, but a peregrine falcon nesting on a Buffalo tower is proving to be an overprotective mother. Antoine Lanier says he saw the falcon recently chase
A quick review of 2010 OWAA conference in Rochester
Spent Friday at the Outdoor Writers Association of America annual conference in Rochester. The four-day event travels every year, and it last visited Minnesota in 1996. (Madison hosted the conference in 2005, but I missed
