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Articles from September 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Statewide Deer Hunting Forecast Announced
By Team JustNorth :: 1525 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
State wildlife officials today announced the 2005 deer hunting forecast, an annual review of the deer herd in Michigan's regions to help hunters prepare for the upcoming seasons...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
Emerald Ash Borer Gets Closer to Wisconsin
By Team JustNorth :: 665 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
MADISON, Wis. – Scientists in Michigan working to contain a tiny, green beetle have confirmed that the aptly-named emerald ash borer (EAB) has made the leap from the Lower peninsula of Michigan to the Upper Peninsula. The ash-killing insect was recently found in Brimley State Park near Sault Ste. Marie on the eastern edge of the U.P...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Poacher fined $6,000, jailed
By Team JustNorth :: 867 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
A Detroit Lakes, Minnesota man has plead guilty to poaching charges in Becker County District Court...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Now is the time to complete snowmobile safety training; No DNR Snowmobile Safety Certificate, no snowmobiling
By Team JustNorth :: 881 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
If people wait until cold, snowy weather arrives before taking snowmobile safety training they may be too late to enjoy the season. So says the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...
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Monday, September 26, 2005
Food Pantry Program: DEZ Deer Hunters Can Donate Deer
By Team JustNorth :: 688 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
FITCHBURG – Once again, hunters interested in donating deer harvested in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) western Disease Eradication Zone (DEZ) of southwest Wisconsin to food pantries have that option thanks to many area meat processors...
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Monday, September 26, 2005
DNR Officials Confirm Two Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Kent County Deer
By Team JustNorth :: 1471 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The Department of Natural Resources, collaborating with Michigan State University, today said it has confirmed two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in deer from Kent County and has two additional suspect cases at the DNR's Wildlife Disease Laboratory in Lansing...
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Monday, September 26, 2005
Four charged in taking federally protected birds
By Team JustNorth :: 953 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Law enforcement officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) were involved in four separate poaching incidents of great gray owls in northeastern Minnesota earlier this year. Charged with taking the federally protected birds were Ronald J. Mlaskoch, 54, Willow River; Tyson Y. Warner, 30, Tamarack; and Roy A. Line, 25, and Jacob R. Line, 21, both of Cromwell...
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Monday, September 26, 2005
Local guide, Brian Larson, Catch-n.com, and Segue Stone help promote youth fishing trip
By Team JustNorth :: 2085 Views :: 2 Comments :: Article Rating :: JustNorth Outdoors - Announcements
JustNorth Outdoors would like to thank Brian Larson of Evolution Outdoors and Dave Hoggard, owner of Catch-n.com for sponsoring our recent 2005 Take-a-kid-fishing contest. Contest winner, R. J. Moore recently spent a fun-filled day on the water, with his family, while fishing Mississippi River Pool 2.
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
Fall Turkey Leftover Licenses Available
By Team JustNorth :: 1393 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
More than 30,000 leftover licenses are available for the fall turkey season. These licenses may be purchased over-the-counter by individuals who did not apply for a license in August...
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
Crane Watch Clinic offered at Sandhill - Oct. 22, 2005
By Team JustNorth :: 792 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
BABCOCK, Wis. – People have an opportunity to join wildlife biologists in a unique evening viewing the daily return of thousands of sandhill cranes to the Gallegher Marsh on Sandhill Wildlife Area, following a day of feeding in surrounding agricultural fields. These majestic birds, once nearly extinct in Wisconsin, have rebounded and now number in the tens of thousands...
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
Minnesota's small game hunting, trapping seasons underway
By Team JustNorth :: 990 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Minnesota has an abundance of small game animals including rabbits, hares, squirrels and foxes, as well as grouse and partridge. Migratory birds and waterfowl such as mourning doves, ducks, geese, mergansers, woodcock, snipe, rails, coots and gallinules are also included with this group. These animals, which are important parts of the forest, grassland and wetland ecosystems, are popular among wildlife watchers and are favorites with many hunters and trappers. Last year, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sold more than 292,000 small game hunting and trapping licenses...
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
See Minnesota fall colors on DNR Web site
By Team JustNorth :: 877 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Recent warm, sunny days and cool nighttime temperatures have resulted in the appearance of fall colors across the state. People can follow the progress of the annual autumn color event by visiting the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Web site. Click title to learn more...
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
Wisconsin Outdoor Report
By Team JustNorth :: 793 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Almost all of Wisconsin received some much needed rain in the last week, moderating drought conditions some and reducing wild fire danger levels throughout the northern and central part of the state. However, wild fire danger levels remained at high in the southern part of the state. While the rain raised water levels on some rivers and lakes, in general most water levels remain well below seasonal norms...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Short-cuts to school and hunter trespass
By Team JustNorth :: 839 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
As kids too often trying to beat the morning school bell, we learned early on that sidewalks usually don't provide the shortest distance between two points. Consequently, we discovered shortcuts, some for walking, others for biking...
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Friday, September 16, 2005
New species of dragonfly discovered in Wisconsin
By Team JustNorth :: 819 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Six years after the original specimen was collected along the banks of Wisconsin’s Eau Claire River, the scientific community has officially recognized a new species of dragonfly discovered by a state Department of Natural Resources biologist...
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Friday, September 16, 2005
Give the gift of hunting and fishing
By Team JustNorth :: 850 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Lifetime licenses provide a perfect opportunity for adults to pass family hunting and fishing traditions to youngsters. Buying a youngster a lifetime license also creates an incentive for them to stay involved in the outdoors..
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Friday, September 16, 2005
Hey! Where are the Team JustNorth Hats?
By Team JustNorth :: 1897 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: JustNorth Outdoors - Announcements
UPDATE: We are getting close, we promise. Hats are in stock and will be available for sale at the Walker, MN EelPout Festival on February 10th - 12th. We need to switch the web site to a larger web host provider to accommodate the online store.

Ya Hey! To see some of the new hat designs click here... 

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Friday, September 16, 2005
Informal Open House Planned for Crystal Falls Forest Management Unit
By Team JustNorth :: 1533 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The open house, Oct. 13, in Crystal Falls is an opportunity for the public to comment on proposed forest management treatments for 2007 in the Crystal Falls Management Unit...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
October hearings scheduled for 2006 deer hunting rule changes
By Team JustNorth :: 672 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
People around Wisconsin will have an opportunity to comment on proposed hunting regulations changes for 2006, including an experimental two-year suspension of the October gun deer hunting season known as Zone T, at a series of public hearings around the state in October...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Fall colors arriving early
By Team JustNorth :: 667 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wisconsin Outdoor News
Drought conditions causing some trees to turn earlier than normal. Wisconsin’s fall color show has begun in the Northwoods. State forestry officials report that color change is less than 10 percent in some places while as many as 25 percent of the trees – especially the birch, basswood and red maple – have begun to turn color in other spots across Northern Wisconsin...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Mysterious bird kill near Grand Marais thought to be weather-related
By Team JustNorth :: 967 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently collected 50 dead birds that were floating 200-800 yards from shore in an eight-mile stretch of Lake Superior between Grand Marais and the Brule River mouth...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Commercial fish operation fined nearly $10,000; 16 charges against eight individuals
By Team JustNorth :: 896 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Most fishing violations are simple, common variety types involving an individual - overlimit, no license or angling with extra lines - with a nominal fine. However, conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently discovered a commercial fish farm or "aquaculture" operation that went to extra, illegal lengths to serve its customers. As the investigation unfolded, the officers found the case anything but common or simple. It would cross several state lines; even the officers themselves had to often stop and ponder the complexity of the deceit...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
Guide to Minnesota State Parks now available
By Team JustNorth :: 836 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
Late summer and fall are great times for a visit or overnight stay in Minnesota state parks...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
State Park Camping and Reservation Fee Increases for 2006 Approved
By Team JustNorth :: 1529 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The increases are only a short-term solution while the Citizens Committee for Michigan State Parks works on a long-term financial plan to address the needs of the entire system...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
NRC Approves Order to Allow Deer Hunting at Hoffmaster State Park
By Team JustNorth :: 1545 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Michigan Outdoor News
The order allows for the planning of managed antlerless deer hunts to reduce the existing herd and reduce ongoing environmental damage from the deer...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
DNR proposes special walleye regulations for several lakes in Lake and St. Louis Counties
By Team JustNorth :: 1447 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Minnesota Outdoor News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input on special regulations for walleye on the Farm, Garden, South Farm, and White Iron Chain of Lakes and on Lake Vermilion...
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Friday, September 09, 2005
2005 Deer Season Forecast
By Team JustNorth :: 610 Views ::