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Articles from October 2005
Thursday, October 27, 2005
With mulching, homeowners can leave leaves in the yard
By Team JustNorth :: 789 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – Each fall, homeowners need to deal with the leaves that accumulate in their yards. Raking and bagging them can be hard and time consuming work and the bags of leaves still have to be disposed of. Raking and burning them is also hard and time consuming work, pollutes the air, creates a fire hazard, and is not allowed in many communities. Composting is an excellent alternative, but sometimes the volume of leaves is too large for home composting containers to conveniently handle...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
DNR Officials Confirm Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Deer From Ionia County
By Team JustNorth :: 1699 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
These two cases bring the total number of EEE-positive deer to seven statewide. All of the deer have come from a 25 mile-wide area in Kent, southwest Montcalm and northwest Ionia counties...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
Check rules before putting up deer stands or clearing shooting lanes
By Team JustNorth :: 1024 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Rules vary on where and what type of deer stands hunters can put up and whether they can clear shooting lanes depending on where a person is hunting. Rules on state land are different than those on federal land, and some counties have ordinances that regulate the use of deer stands and the clearing of shooting lanes...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
New laws affect off-highway vehicle operators
By Team JustNorth :: 915 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
A number of changes enacted by the 2005 Minnesota Legislature regulating off-highway vehicles (including all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles and 4x4 trucks) will affect those who own or operate them in Minnesota. It is important that riders take a moment to review these changes before heading out, according to the Department of Natural Resources officials, because many of these new provisions went into effect July 1, 2005...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
Couples fined nearly $3,500 for overlimit of perch
By Team JustNorth :: 914 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Two couples face fines of nearly $3,500 for overlimit of perch on Lake Mille Lacs...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
Reporting system will allow hunters to track deer harvest by DMU
By Team JustNorth :: 904 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – Results from a new data recording system that tracks information on white-tailed deer that hunters register in Wisconsin are beginning to come in and are revealing some very interesting trends, according to state wildlife managers...
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Hunters Reminded Not to Move Firewood
By Team JustNorth :: 1432 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
Moving firewood is the single most important factor in the long distance spread of EAB and puts Michigan's 700 million ash trees at risk...
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Hunters Reminded of Rules for Bringing Deer or Elk into Michigan
By Team JustNorth :: 1614 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
Hunters who may be bringing deer or elk into Michigan from other states and Canada are reminded that strict rules apply to the transport of this type of game across state and international boundaries, according to officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Zebra mussel discovery in Rice Lake in Brainerd raises alarms for Mississippi River
By Team JustNorth :: 1294 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
The alertness of a boy on Rice Lake in Brainerd has led Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologists to the latest unwelcome discovery of zebra mussels...
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Feral pig numbers increasing in Wisconsin
By Team JustNorth :: 885 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – With the population of feral pigs increasing across Wisconsin, state wildlife officials are urging the public to report sightings of the animals and are asking hunters to help eliminate them from the landscape by shooting them if they encounter them in the field while pursuing other game...
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Baiting and feeding deer still illegal in 26 Wisconsin counties
By Team JustNorth :: 909 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – Hunters and wildlife watchers are reminded that it is illegal to feed deer for hunting or non-hunting purposes in 26 Wisconsin counties and that these practices are restricted in the amount of food and placement allowed in all other counties. State laws do allow for feeding of birds and small mammals in the restricted counties as long as the food is not accessible by deer. Information sources on Wisconsin’s Deer Baiting and Feeding laws...
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Friday, October 21, 2005
National Geographic Partners with JustNorth Outdoors
By Team JustNorth :: 890 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: JustNorth Outdoors - Site News
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Thursday, October 20, 2005
State officials warn motorists about danger of deer-vehicle crashes
By Team JustNorth :: 789 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
State officials urge motorists to take precautions to avoid deer-vehicle collisions, especially during the fall months when most crashes occur. The peak time for deer herd movement - and the danger of crashes - occurs in early to mid-November...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
No firearms safety certificate, no hunting license for those under 25; Hunters encouraged to complete training NOW
By Team JustNorth :: 1404 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Completion of a Hunter Education/Firearms Safety course is a must to purchase a hunting license for anyone born on or after Dec. 31, 1979...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Duck Hunting and Selective Recall
By Team JustNorth :: 875 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Benjamin Franklin, apparently, did not have duck hunters in mind when he penned this statement. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed....
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Friday, October 14, 2005
DNR Seeks Public's Help on Eagle Poaching Case
By Team JustNorth :: 1490 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The DNR is offering a $1,000 award for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in the shooting of a bald eagle in Antrim County...
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Friday, October 14, 2005
Early antlerless youth deer season opens Oct. 22-23 in northwestern Minnesota
By Team JustNorth :: 935 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Any hunter, age 12 to 14, who has their firearms safety certificate and a Minnesota Firearms Deer License, is eligible to participate in the northwestern Minnesota special youth antlerless deer season Oct. 22 and 23. The hunt will be held in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and Roseau counties...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Congratulations to Minnesota Artist - Scot Storm
By Team JustNorth :: 762 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: JustNorth Outdoors - Site News
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Fall gun deer seasons to begin Oct. 27 in Zone T and CWD zones
By Team JustNorth :: 777 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – The first of the 2005 gun deer hunting seasons is set to open on Oct. 27 with antlerless deer only hunts in deer management units that are designated as Zone T and in southern Wisconsin’s Chronic Wasting Disease zones. An annual youth deer hunt will take place on Oct. 29...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Oct. 31 deadline to purchase sturgeon spearing licenses
By Team JustNorth :: 729 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- People who want to participate in the Lake Winnebago lake sturgeon spearing season in 2006 must buy their license by Oct. 31, 2005, unless they are military personnel home on leave or will be turning 14 years old between Nov. 1 and the last day of the 2006 spearing season...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Hunters harvest 20 deer during Camp Ripley youth hunt
By Team JustNorth :: 924 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Cool, clear weather greeted archery hunters participating in the fourth annual youth deer hunt Oct. 8-9 at the Camp Ripley Military Reservation. The weather conditions paid off in a record harvest, according to Beau Liddell, DNR area wildlife manager at Little Falls...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Lac qui Parle Refuge closed to small game hunting, fall fishing Oct. 15 through Nov. 28
By Team JustNorth :: 941 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the Lac qui Parle (LQP) Game Refuge will be closed to small game hunting and fishing from the pheasant opener on Saturday, Oct. 15 through Monday, Nov. 28...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Special deer hunts to be held in 26 Minnesota state parks
By Team JustNorth :: 854 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Deer hunts will take place this fall in 26 state parks for those persons who have received special deer hunt permits. Most of the parks holding a special hunt will remain open to the public. However Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials strongly suggest visitors wear blaze orange while they are in a park and take care to remain within the designated no hunting areas...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Fort Snelling deer poachers fined $15,000
By Team JustNorth :: 832 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
A federal judge in St. Paul recently fined three men $15,000 and placed them on four years probation for poaching deer at Fort Snelling National Cemetery...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Wolf Awareness Week Set for October 16-22
By Team JustNorth :: 1462 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The wolf recovery in Michigan represents a remarkable success for wildlife conservation, according to DNR wildlife officials.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
New 2006 Fishing Regulations Approved
By Team JustNorth :: 2437 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The new regulations will be in effect for two complete fishing seasons -- April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2008...
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Monday, October 10, 2005
Pheasant stocking to increase in 2005
By Team JustNorth :: 613 Views ::