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Minnesota Announces Deer Season Changes
From the Minnesota DNR
This fall, hunters will have more opportunity than ever before to harvest deer, thanks to regulation changes announced today by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The changes, which include an early antlerless season, zone realignments and the creation of a metro deer-hunting zone, were discussed at 15 […]
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Local hunters respond to new deer hunting regulations ADDISON COUNTY — Local hunters on Thursday voiced support for a proposal by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board to lower the annual deer-hunting limit to two animals from the current three.
The board is scheduled to meet this Wednesday, June 15, to cast a third and […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on June 14th, 2005 Comments Off
Black swan deaths prompt call for duck shooting ban
Animal welfare activists say the death of 30 black swans last week strengthens their calls for a ban on duck shooting in Tasmania.
The carcasses of the protected animals were found near Moulting Lagoon, a popular duck-hunting spot on Tasmania’s east coast and authorities are investigating.
The group, […]
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N.Y. looks for ways to shrink deer herd ALBANY — Sen. William Larkin owns three acres of property in New Windsor, Orange County, that he and his wife like to decorate with flowers.
At A Glance
Number of deer-vehicle collisions reported a year: 10,000 (approximate)
People killed in deer-vehicle accidents in 2004: 150
Top five counties […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on June 14th, 2005 Comments Off
Rifle issue for turkeys needs rule Imagine that you are sitting in a turkey blind when the tranquil silence of the morning suddenly is broken by the sharp crack of a rifle being shot from the opposite side of the pasture. In the same instant a bullet strikes dangerously close.
It’s happened to professional turkey guide […]
Posted in Hunting on June 13th, 2005 Comments Off
Pennsylvania not on Knight’s list of hunting destinations Work took Jeff Knight from Huntingdon County to Nashville, Tenn., but it’s play that’s kept him away. Knight is a lifelong hunter, with archery hunting his real passion. He travels to several states to hunt each fall, but Pennsylvania is not one of them.
With this […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on June 11th, 2005 Comments Off
Maine Hunters Seek Crossbow Acceptance MOUNT VERNON, Maine — During the Middle Ages, a Roman Catholic edict labeled crossbows as “deadly and God-detested.” Even today, bow-and-arrow purists cast a wary eye toward the weapons long associated with medieval knights and castles. But times are changing.
In Maine, a bill allowing crossbow use during deer firearms […]
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New deer hunting season will allow rifles in part of state Iowa’s deer population should be taken down several thousand notches with the approval of two new hunting seasons. The Iowa Natural Resources Commission voted Thursday to add another week of hunting in January and a shorter season in November. Ken Herring is the D-N-R’s […]
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New York Adopts Southern Zone Deer Changes New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan announced the adoption of a number of proposed changes to the southern zone deer hunting season for 2005.
“After several months of evaluating the input received from the public, DEC’s modifications to the deer hunting season […]
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New Deer Regulations Approved Montpelier Vermont Vermont’s Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules has approved some new deer hunting regulations.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife department has decided to let hunters take two deer per calendar year. Both can be bucks, but only one buck can be taken in a season.
Archery hunters may take an antler less […]