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...our focus on managing densities while the area is still under CWD surveillance," said Leslie McInenly, DNR big game program coordinator. In east-central Minnesota, 1,092 samples were collected during the opening weekend of the firearm...
...manage for the goal population levels identified in our elk management plan," said Erik Thorson, acting DNR big game program coordinator. "A conservative bulls-only hunt is also being offered for the first time this year in a new area of...
...the adult buck deer walking in tight circles. He reported it to the DNR, which euthanized the animal.DNR big-game program coordinator Lou Cornicelli ((korn-ih-SEHL'-ee) says deer can have several diseases that might lead to the...
...plan there was strong interest in looking at changes for the Zone 3 deer season," said Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. "The public comments were very thoughtfully and respectfully presented. As a result, we've gone back...
...deer tested last year had the disease. This fall the goal is to test 13,000 deer, said Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. To date chronic wasting disease in Minnesota has been found only in a farmed elk in Aitkin County, where...
...record of 4,548 in 2000. "Archery hunters responded very well to the new system," said Lou Conicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. "It's clear they bought and used intensive harvest tags to put venison in the freezer, which is exactly...
...and 9,300 deer, respectively. The record deer harvest, 290,000, was set in 2003. Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator, credits the high harvests in the past two years to high deer populations, abundant hunting opportunities...
...deer-hunting zone. "We hope to increase deer harvest in areas with high deer populations," said Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. "To do this, we're offering hunters more flexibility with deer licenses and more hunting opportunities...
...like to know how many deer people today are willing to accept on the landscape," said Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. "Residential housing, land use, agricultural patterns and habitat have all changed significantly since...
...We're pleased that hunters cooperated and allowed us to obtain sufficient samples," said Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. "There are no plans to collect additional samples for bovine TB testing this year." During the opening...