White Bear Press: Ice fisherman can't afford first-prize truck WHITE BEAR LAKE – Dan Goerges caught a five-pound northern to win the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Fishing Contest but the first prize pickup truck slipped off his hook. Goerges, a White Bear resident, said he couldn’t afford the tax payout required to take home [...]
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Doug Smith: What's killing Minnesota's moose? Wildlife researchers estimate that there are 5,500 moose in that region of the state. With a 23 percent margin of error, the estimate is not statistically different from last year's estimate of 7,600, but it supports other evidence that the moose population is declining. via www.startribune.com Okay, here's what [...]
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A new poll finds a majority of adult hunters are mentoring young people FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Adult sportsmen and women reported an impressive level of mentoring to young hunters on a recent HunterSurvey.com study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. More than 77 percent of active hunters and target shooters indicated they had [...]
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Mike Hanback: Felony Convictions: More Deer Bowhunters? I saw the other day where a guy was making this argument: One reason the number of bowhunters is inching up in some areas is because shady characters with felony and/or domestic violence convictions cannot buy, own or use a gun, thus if they want to hunt deer they [...]
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Chris Niskanen: Mail-call mistake only feeds culture war over Outdoor Heritage Fund …The theater became more fascinating with a Dec. 28 letter from Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, who mistakenly sent her missive to a pro-hunting group called the North American Bear Foundation. Kahn, not known for her pro-hunting positions, apologized for her wayward letter in an [...]
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After considerable thought, I decided that 2010 would be the year I join the ranks of being a new boat owner. What better way to stimulate the slumping economy than to commit to a fun purchase like this. Well, you know what they say: The two happiest days in a boat owner's life is #1. [...]
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