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Articles from August 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Wisconsin Outdoor Report - August 24, 2006
By Team JustNorth :: 536 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
While there is still officially nearly a month of summer left, there are increasing signs of the approaching fall. One of the earliest signs is...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Huge Wisconsin chinook caught
By Team JustNorth :: 520 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Near record chinook catch may be sign of trend toward larger fish

KEWAUNEE -- Fisheries biologists hope the massive chinook salmon caught in the port of Kewaunee earlier this month is a sign of things to come: bigger chinooks...

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
66,700 permits issued for fall turkey season
By Team JustNorth :: 555 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – Nearly 66,700 permits for the Wisconsin 2006 fall turkey season that opens Oct. 1 are being issued through the recently completed fall turkey preference drawing, leaving more than 23,600 permits available for over the counter sales beginning Sept. 7...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Local Support Assists DNR Rail-Trail Project Construction
By Team JustNorth :: 1307 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The Michigan DNR will soon complete construction plans and take bids for the 61-mile recreation rail-trail surface improvement project...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Thunder Bay River State Forest Campground Reopens
By Team JustNorth :: 1386 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The 10-site campground is open following repairs to its well system. It is located in Alpena County, nine miles southwest of Alpena via M-32 and Indian Reserve Road...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Public invited to comment on special fishing regulations
By Team JustNorth :: 1557 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Special fishing regulations for walleye, bass, northern pike, crappie and sunfish will be the subject of public meetings being held across the state in the coming weeks by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Wisconsin Outdoor Report - August 17, 2006
By Team JustNorth :: 439 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Fishing success was good in the Northwoods this week with both the weather and the fish cooperating. Seasonal summer temperatures and low humidity made for some pleasant...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Reward Offered in Theft of Bell from the City of Detroit
By Team JustNorth :: 1251 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
A $500 reward is being offered for information in connection with the illegal removal of a ship's bell from a well-known shipwreck in Lake Huron...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
2006-07 CWD zones hunting seasons set
By Team JustNorth :: 522 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
181 deer from 2005-06 hunting season tested positive for CWD

FITCHBURG, Wis. – Either sex harvest for bow and gun hunting, shorter seasons, and a longer break between the seasons highlight changes to deer hunting rules for southern Wisconsin’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) zones this fall...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Recycling Means Business in Wisconsin
By Team JustNorth :: 504 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – Recycling has long been touted as an important component of keeping Wisconsin’s environment “green,” but state environmental officials say that recycling has been increasingly becoming more “green” in another area vital for Wisconsin: the bottom line...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
DNR to hold public meeting on proposed special muskie regulation for Benedict Lake in Hubbard County
By Team JustNorth :: 1578 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public open house to solicit comments on a proposal to implement special fishing regulations on a lake in Hubbard County. The DNR proposes to implement a 48-inch minimum size limit for muskellunge on Benedict Lake and connecting waters to Leech...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Wild rice crop and waterfowl habitat looks good in Aitkin and Crow Wing counties
By Team JustNorth :: 1696 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Area Wildlife Offices in Aitkin and Brainerd report a good to excellent wild rice crop developing on Aitkin and Crow Wing County lakes and rivers...
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Monday, August 21, 2006
JNO Site Changes Announced
By Team JustNorth :: 1581 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: JustNorth Outdoors - Site News, JustNorth Outdoors - Announcements
JustNorth Outdoors will be going through some site changes within the next week...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
DNR to seek public input on plan to stock muskies in Gull Lake
By Team JustNorth :: 1659 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
A proposal to stock muskellunge in Gull Lake near Brainerd will be the subject of a public input meeting in October. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering a proposal to stock 2,800 muskellunge fingerlings per year for four consecutive years starting in 2007. The proposal aims to create a muskellunge fishery in the immediate Brainerd area, a popular angling destination in central Minnesota...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Wisconsin Outdoor Report as of August 10, 2006
By Team JustNorth :: 518 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Most of Wisconsin, with the exception of the far northwest corner, received additional rainfall this week, which has continued to improve water levels on lakes and rivers and kept fire danger levels at low to moderate statewide. Most rivers are now flowing at or near seasonal norms and paddling conditions are good across much of the state, with the exception of the Bois Brule in Douglas County...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
NRC Approves 2006 Waterfowl Regulations
By Team JustNorth :: 1325 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
Among the changes approved by the NRC are an increase to 50 days in the MVP Canada goose zones and 60-day seasons for both northern pintail and canvasbacks...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Conservation easements - as easy as a phone call
By Team JustNorth :: 1586 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Betty permanently preserved 2,700 feet of shoreline and 33 acres of forested habitat for songbirds, grouse, wolves and bears...
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Monday, August 14, 2006
New Video Section on JNO
By Team JustNorth :: 1510 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: JustNorth Outdoors - Site News, JustNorth Outdoors - Announcements
Check out the new video section on JNO! Viral videos, funny commercials, outdoor learning and training videos...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Whooping crane management plan topic of public meetings
By Team JustNorth :: 603 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON – What steps should the State of Wisconsin take to balance a high level of protection for the whooping crane, which is a federally endangered species, with the needs and interests of the public and Wisconsin communities?...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Increased protection sought for shovelnose sturgeon
By Team JustNorth :: 551 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
PRAIRIE Du CHIEN, Wis. – An international ban on the harvest of sturgeon for caviar from the former Soviet Union is shifting interest to other sources of the high-priced delicacy, including the Mississippi River...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Youths charged with 43 gross misdemeanors, 26 misdemeanors for illegally taking wildlife
By Team JustNorth :: 1545 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Six juveniles and a teen-age adult were charged recently with 43 gross misdemeanors and 26 misdemeanors in connection with illegally taking wildlife in southeastern Minnesota...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Glendalough State Park hosts butterfly-tagging demonstrations
By Team JustNorth :: 1582 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Almost every year, large numbers of monarch butterflies make a stopover at Glendalough State Park in west-central Minnesota during their migration to Mexico...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Minnesota maintains conservative duck limit; Additional Canada goose hunting opportunities available
By Team JustNorth :: 1597 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Like last year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck hunting bag limit that is more conservative than the regulatory structure allowed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Nuisance bear activity on the rise
By Team JustNorth :: 1497 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Home and cabin owners, campers, canoeists and other vacationers in Northeast Minnesota may likely encounter hungry bears as the hot, dry summer has produced little natural bear food in the forest...
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Fishing in the Parks
By Team JustNorth :: 1392 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
Catch some fishing fun with friends and family this summer at a Michigan State Parks, Recreation Area or State Harbor, that are hosting a weekly Fishing in the Parks program...
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Wisconsin Outdoor Report as of August 3, 2006
By Team JustNorth :: 535 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Rainfall amounts ranging from 5 to 8 inches in the north and 1 to 3 inches in the south in the last week have greatly moderated fire danger levels across the entire state. As of Thursday, were low to moderate across the entire state and all burning restrictions had been lifted statewide and burning permits are once again being issued...
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Comments sought on outdoor recreation plan
By Team JustNorth :: 444 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News