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September 20, 2006 4:32 PM

Group files suit to block Minnesota trapping

An animal rights group has filed suit to stop Minnesota trappers from catching and often killing endangered species. The California-based Animal Protection Institute says it filed papers in federal court in Minneapolis.

by Bob Kelleher

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September 19, 2006 4:00 PM

Northern Minnesota elk herd flourishing

Wild elk once roamed across two-thirds of the Minnesota landscape. Now elk are moving back into the state from Canada.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 8, 2006 12:00 AM

Groups challenge forest certification

Does the DNR have enough resources to prevent damage to state forest by OHV users? A group that certified the agency as a sustainable forest manager isn't sure. Two environmental groups say the certification shouldn't go through until the DNR shows it can do better.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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January 17, 2006 12:01 AM

Plotting a future course for the Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge

Over the next few weeks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will gather comments on its comprehensive conservation plan for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The refuge cuts through four states and spans more than 300,000 acres. The proposed changes have some users groups bristling.

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December 14, 2005 4:02 PM

Draining Swan Lake for the ducks

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is draining Swan Lake in south central Minnesota. Carp have invaded the lake and the DNR says if they're not stopped they'll destroy the lake's duck habitat.

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November 8, 2005 12:05 AM

Reaching out to Hmong hunters

There's been a big jump in the number of Hmong hunters in Wisconsin's hunter education classes. This a year after a fatal confrontation between a Hmong hunter and a non-Hmong hunting party that left six people dead. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin DNR is looking to recruit Hmong help reach the state's 10,000 Hmong hunters.

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November 7, 2005 12:01 AM

Preparing for the deer hunt in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is planning for a safe deer hunt, one year after the shooting incident in northwestern Wisconsin that left six hunters dead.

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October 26, 2005 12:01 AM

That's no bear -- that's a pig!

Wisconsin has declared war on wild pigs. Few believed pigs could survive in the wilds of northern Wisconsin. But a herd of pigs is thriving in the woods and wilds near Lake Superior, and that worries the people living in the area.

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September 28, 2005 4:20 PM

Group wants to stop mountain lion hunt

Mountain Lion season is scheduled to start October 1 in South Dakota. A group with a mission to protect the cat population is taking the issue to a judge.

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November 22, 2004 5:20 PM

Hunter kills six, wounds two after tree-stand dispute

A police official says it's "absolutely nuts" that a dispute over a hunting location apparently led to the shooting deaths of six people in Wisconsin. Tim Zeigle says a confrontation took place between the suspect and other deer hunters after a dispute about a tree stand. The suspect is a 36-year-old man from St. Paul.

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