MN To Update Wolf Management Plan
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is updating the state’s wolf management plan and is looking to the public for input. To that end, the agency is creating a new wolf plan advisory committee to help inform the update to the management plan. Applications are...
Woman Severely Injured In Apparent Deer Attack
A woman was severely injured in an incident when a buck mule deer attacked her while on a farm near Guide Rock on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The woman was doing chores alone when she apparently was attacked by the deer. She was discovered some time later and transported...
5 Over the Counter Canine Osteoarthritis Remedies that Truly Work
My sinewy orange-belton setter raced across the prairie searching for that pungent fragrance of sage and sage-chickens. Her massive pelvic limb muscles quivered and bulged as the shadows lengthened and the orange hues slowly faded to gray. As she rounded the corner...
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Utah Black Bear Incidents Nearly Double
Most of Utah's black bears have begun entering dens to hibernate for the winter, ending a busy summer of wildlife biologists relocating nuisance bears throughout Utah. The total number of black bear incidents reported to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources was 53...
Our Best Friend
Much of my childhood in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, was excruciatingly lonely. Family troubles, devastating shyness and a complete lack of social skills ensured a life of solitude. Hunting was not only my opening into a world of wonder; it was my salvation. From the...
ODWC, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Quail Research Continues
The entire month of October 2019, was spent trapping at Packsaddle WMA, resulting in 18 new quail fitted with transmitters. The unexpectedly low trapping success at Packsaddle suggested comparatively low densities of quail at that location. Ten downed transmitters...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Found In Ruffed Grouse
Three Itasca County, MN, ruffed grouse that appeared sick have tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus called eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), marking the first time the virus has been confirmed to cause illness in a Minnesota wild animal. “Now that we’ve found...
88,843 Deer Harvested During Missouri Firearms Opening Weekend
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 88,843 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season Nov. 16 and 17. Of the 88,843 deer harvested, 51,086 were...
Horses I Have Known: The Paranoid Schizophrenic
This animal is certain that every stick, rock, bent blade of grass, insect or animal scent, poses an immediate threat to its very survival. It responds accordingly by rearing, running, going in reverse or otherwise making a fool out of itself and you. In bear and wolf...