Category Archives: Species Management

States Initiating Research on Moose Declines; Minnesota Halts Hunt

Posted on February 18, 2013 by admin

Outdoor News Bulletin   February, 2013  Moose are the iconic big game species of the north woods. The largest subspecies is found throughout much of Canada and Alaska, while the lower 48 states have populations of three different subspecies in New … Continue reading →

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Animal welfare groups sue to end Midwest wolf hunt

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

  Posted: Feb 12, 2013 11:50 AM CST Updated: Feb 12, 2013 4:50 PM CST   By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to … Continue reading →

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Bill paves way for wolf hunt in Michigan

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin

2:55 PM, Nov 9, 2012   |     FILE – In this undated photo provided by Jayne Belsky via the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is a gray wolf in a wooded area near Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Federal officials removed Great … Continue reading →

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Minn., Wis. wolf hunts show different approaches to management

Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin

by Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio October 29, 2012 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s first-ever regulated hunting season for wolves opens this weekend. Wisconsin’s wolf hunt has been under way for almost two weeks. When it comes to wolves, Minnesota … Continue reading →

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Asian carp DNA triggers new Chicago River fishing expedition

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

By Dan Egan of the Journal Sentinel Oct. 9, 2012   Even as Michigan lawmakers lambaste the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not moving fast enough to develop a permanent plan to stop Asian carp from swimming up the … Continue reading →

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