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Weekly Conservation Officer Reports

Sep 27, 2021 01:36PM ● By Editor

CO Kylan Hill (Tofte) reports one hunter was cited after they were observed shooting a grouse from their truck window. Had they taken the time to step out of the truck, they wouldn't have received a few-hundred-dollar ticket. District 6 - Two Harbors Area - From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - September 27, 2021

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"We named her Pumpkin." Wisconsin deer gets head stuck in plastic jack-o'-lantern, then gets free

Sep 26, 2021 01:37PM ● By Editor

Fortunately, on Friday, Redifer's son found the green trick-or-treat bucket on a bike trail in the woods. The handle had been pulled out and the inside was lined with deer hair. By Kelli Arseneau of the Wausau Daily Herald - September 25, 2021

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Are bears in trouble in northeast Minnesota?

Sep 26, 2021 07:28AM ● By Editor

After back-to-back poor food years and an exceptionally high harvest of female bears in management zones in the border country, wildlife managers believe it will take time, possibly a long time, for the bear population to bounce back. By Marshall Helmberger of the Tower Timberjay - September 23, 2021

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Video: Shotgun shells in short supply during this hunting season

Sep 24, 2021 06:43AM ● By Editor

Pat Kukull credits a few reasons, including panic buying from last year, higher demand with more new hunters, and a manufacturer being down for about a year. From WDIO-TV - September 23, 2021

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Waterfowl hunting begins this weekend

Sep 23, 2021 11:58AM ● By Editor

From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - September 23, 2021

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Teach a kid to hunt small game during Take a Kid Hunting Weekend

Sep 23, 2021 11:55AM ● By Editor

Getting youth outdoors in pursuit of squirrels, rabbits and other small game is the focus of Take a Kid Hunting Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 25, and Sunday, Sept. 26. From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - September 23, 2021

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Hunters encouraged to submit spruce grouse feathers for genetics study

Sep 21, 2021 02:23PM ● By Editor

Spruce grouse hunters in northern Minnesota’s boreal forests can voluntarily submit samples for the final year of a genetics research project being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in partnership with the University of Minnesota. From the Minnesota DNR - September 20, 2021

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Weekly Conservation Officer Reports

Sep 20, 2021 11:26AM ● By Editor

A pair of juvenile ATV operators drove past CO Manning of Hovland without helmets on, but had them on when stopped a couple minutes later and tried to play it off as if they had them on the whole time. District 6 - Two Harbors Area - From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - September 20, 2021

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Celebrate the end of summer with Monday's harvest moon

Sep 20, 2021 08:06AM ● By Editor

For three days, moonrise will come shortly after sunset, but the harvest moon will reach its peak illumination at 6:54 p.m. on Monday evening. By Dustin Jones from Minnesota Public Radio News - September 20, 2021

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Outlook favorable for grouse hunters

Sep 19, 2021 10:32AM ● By Editor

Warm and dry summer appears to have bolstered ruffed grouse reproduction. By Marshall Helmberger of the Tower Timberjay - September 17, 2021

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