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Archive for October, 2007

DEC expands Catskill bear hunting season as numbers rise

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

… is starting two days early this year on Nov. 17. The early start — which coincides with the start of the regular deer season in that area — is aimed at increasing the Catskill-area bear harvest to limit population growth and range expansion, said …

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Food shelves get help from DNR - State program will pay for deer processing to help feed the hungry

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Deer hunters with full-freezers can take an extra deer without being wasteful. Lawmakers last session established a venison donation program that allows hunters to drop off an extra deer at no cost for …

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There’s nothing like the start of deer season

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Throw out election day — and don’t you wish we could? — and no single day in Texas pulls together as many people with a single purpose as the opening day of deer season.

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10/31 - Michigan Wins in Budget Agreement; 14 Conservation Officers Lose

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

… in addition to more cuts planned in the future. The layoffs won’t take effect until December — after the firearms deer season. Lawmakers have until January 15th to enact higher hunting and fishing fees. The D.N.R. director says its doubtful that …

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How To Follow Leave No Trace Guidelines

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

One of the principle concepts for camping in our nation’s great wildernesses that the Boy Scouts teach is called “Leave No Trace.” The name of the concept is pretty self explanatory. The idea is that when you go to camp in a spot, whether it’s a prepared camp site in a park or in the wild, when you leave there should be little or no trace that you were there.

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