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Entries for February 2010
2009 MA preliminary deer season results
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From the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
-- A preliminary total of 10,121 deer were taken in Massachusetts during the 2009 deer hunting seasons. Some check stations results have yet to be compiled, and the total number of deer taken...
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Wisconsin plans deer management unit meetings
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From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
-- Anyone interested in deer in Wisconsin will have a chance to get the most up to date deer management unit information in a series of public information meetings across the state March 8-18.
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Wisconsin holds successful hunting heritage conference
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From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
-- Participants in Wisconsin’s first Hunting Heritage Conference met over the weekend to share ideas about broadening participation in the state’s hunting heritage. The DNR invited repre...
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Mississippi plans youth turkey clinic Feb. 27
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From the Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
-- The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is sponsoring a youth shotgun clinic to sight-in and pattern firearms. It will be held at Turcotte Education and Shooting Faci...
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NY wildlife rehabilitator exam registration due April 2
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From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
-- A written examination for New Yorkers interested in becoming a licensed, volunteer wildlife rehabilitator, will be given Friday April 16, from 10 a.m. to noon at New York State Department...
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Dogs causing problems for Colorado wildlife
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From the Colorado Division of Wildlife
-- Dogs are harassing big game animals in southwest Colorado this winter, and Division of Wildlife officials are reminding pet owners to keep their animals under control.
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That’s a REALLY big bird!
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Could you imagine seeing your younger brother or sister flying through the air? That is what it must look like to someone watching the Great Bustard in flight.
Weighing in at a whopping 35 pounds, the Great Bustard is the heaviest flying bird ...
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Vermont deer management meetings begin March 23
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From the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
-- Residents with an interest in Vermont's white-tailed deer may want to attend one of the five annual public meetings held in March to discuss the deer herd. The meetings begin March 23 in Springfield an...
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What an Adventure!
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-- For 32 years, I had been looking for a white-tailed buck of this caliber.
The day I found him, it was 18 degrees, the morning wind had kicked up, and I was freezing. The usual knobbed bucks and does had left the feeder I was watching. I was think...
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A Dishwasher's Dream Come True
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The 2005 season marked the 10th that Eugene Kurinka, Nick Denecky, Ed Cutler and Peter Swoboda have traveled to Alberta's Slave Lake region in November. Their friends like to tease the retirees about their "senior citizens" hunting club, though young...
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Michigan seeks comments on deer management plan draft
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From the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources & Environment
-- Michigan’s DNRE has invited public participation in the deer management planning process. Throughout February and March, eight public open house meetings will be held to discuss the d...
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Maryland deer hunters repeat record harvest
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From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
-- Maryland deer hunters harvested over 100,000 deer for the second time since modern deer management began in the early 1900s. Surpassing this numerical milestone is consistent with the Department’s...
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Kansas Forest Service offers conservation tree seedlings
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From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- The Kansas Forest Service’s (KFS) Conservation Tree Planting Program offers the public tree and shrub seedlings, as well as other items for use in conservation plantings. Plantings may function as ...
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Tennessee confirms first case of WNS in bats
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From the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
-- Two bats in Tennessee have tested positive for White Nose Syndrome (WNS), a white fungus responsible for the deaths of thousands of bats in the Eastern United States, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources A...
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New KY record bull elk taken on public lands
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From the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
-- Kentucky has a new state record for a bull elk with non-typical antlers. Harrodsburg resident Terrell Royalty’s 7x7 elk scored 372 6/8 in the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system, best...
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