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Federal judge rules Chippewa tribes can’t hunt deer at night

By Issues
Chippewa tribes to use lights to hunt deer at night on ceded territories of northern Wisconsin. The tribes had planned to embark on night hunting last fall, but the DNR objected and said a 1989 federal court ruling had established the agency's authority to control the practice of shining deer on non-tribal lands in northern Wisconsin, where Chippewa Indians have special rights to gather, hunt and fish. In a brief statement, DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said the agency will review...
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Minnesota $109M Outdoor Heritage plan with no wolf hunting

By Wolves
Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, tinkered with the council's recommendations. Schara said, "Would we say that some nonprofit could prohibit hunting because they have a cultural opposition to it? At least $27 million is destined for prairie-centered projects, including acquisition, enhancement and restoration of virgin prairies, restored grasslands and prairie wetlands. The emphasis wasn't coincidence.
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Pennsylvania explores coyotes bounty program

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...harvest coyotes all year, as long as they have a general hunting license, Lau said. The Game Commission limits coyote hunting during the rifle deer hunting season, Lau said. Although it permits hunters to hunt coyote, they must also have a deer-hunting license, he said. "We do it as a way to keep people from deer hunting without a license," Lau said. Today (Saturday) marks the final day of rifle deer hunting season, he added. The Game Commission regulates coyote...
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Cold Weather Prompting Utah Mule Deer Concerns

By Outdoor Heritage
Saturday, 12 December 2013 Winter is the toughest time of the year for Utah's mule deer Snow and cold temperatures have blanketed the places mule deer live in Utah. And that's brought Division of Wildlife Resources biologists out in force. Feeding deer can actually hurt the animals more than it helps them. As they do every winter, biologists will monitor the state's deer herds closely until winter ends. If conditions get too severe, the biologists are ready to feed deer specially designed pellets that will help them get through the winter. To help the deer, biologists encourage you not to feed deer on your own. Justin Shannon, big game coordinator for the DWR, says feeding deer can actually hurt the…
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Ice Fishing-Testing the frozen waters

By Hunting
The department treated the reservoir with a chemical this fall to rid it of over-abundant yellow perch, black crappie and black bullhead. It won't be replanted until the spring. Fishing was slow at Winchester for Roesner and Hasenoehrl during their inaugural ice fishing trip of the year. By late morning, they had a few isolated nibbles but no solid hits.
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Kansas now more hunter friendly

By Hunting
Fifty years later, the Kansas parks department was established with Kanapolis State Park as the first state park. The state now hase 26 parks. In 1987, then Gov. Mike Hayden signed an executive order merging the State Parks and Resources Authority and the Kansas Fish and Game Commission to form the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
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