deer
Dachshunds prove they’re not just housepets
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Dachshunds help hunters find wounded deer.
Echo
Iconic sport hangs on in Michigan
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The traditional sport of foxhunting lives on in Michigan, where the thrill is in the chase and the quarry lives to run another day.
Green Gavel
Minnesota court rules police needed search warrant to track poaching suspect
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Conservation officers had seized deer and elk antlers from the suspects home.
Recreation
Indiana to vote on making hunting and fishing a constitutional right
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Pro-hunting groups say a constitutional amendment is needed to protect cherished traditions, while opponents say it’s unnecessary and could have harmful consequences.
deer
Killing deer helps protect rest of herd from wasting disease
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Easing back on disease control efforts risks even more deaths from a disease that turns deer into neurological zombies, wildlife officials say.
Recreation
Poached Canadian bear, wolf get Wisconsin hunters in hot water
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Boasts on Facebook lead to conviction.
Green Gavel
Wildlife traffickers sentenced in Illinois
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Each are ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution for transporting six trophy mounts out of state.
Recreation
Debate continues in Michigan on how to get the lead out – of ammo
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Leftover lead from fragmented ammo is putting bald eagles at risk.
Wildlife
Trophy buck costs Ohio resident almost $28,000 in restitution
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Arlie Risner owes the state almost $28,000 in restitution after illegally killing a 20-point white-tailed buck.
Recreation
Grants boost hunter access in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
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An expanded Michigan land-access initiative will open more private land to hunters in the northern Lower Peninsula.