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...Before any action is taken the DNR will try to hear from as many hunters as possible, said Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader, who estimates that 85 percent of the state's deer hunters have never attended a public meeting about...
...increase, had moderate temperatures and snow on the ground during opening weekend," said Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader. "Those are ideal conditions for deer hunting and the result was a season that was truly exceptional...
...management committee. After reading it I developed a short survey of my own and ran it past Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader in St. Paul. Is the DNR seriously considering changes in how it manages the deer herd? Merchant: "That's...
Tribal and state biologists have agreed on quotas for the 2002 fishing season on Mille Lacs. The committee met Jan. 16-17 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Center in Minneapolis.
...look at. "When it comes to biology, we don't manage by public opinion poll," said Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader. "We're not going to do anything to negatively affect the deer herd." The wide-ranging survey sought...
...Minnesota. "Comments from hunters and landowners are going to be key to this process," said Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader and former chair of the DNR's deer committee. "We realize these proposals represent a significant change...
...show Minnesota's 2002 firearms deer harvest will be about the same as last year, said Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader. The central region, including the Brainerd area, will have a harvest similar to last year, the southeast...
...increasing fragmentation. "This has significant implications for hunter access," said Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader. "The No. 1 thing we need to recruit new hunters is a place for them to hunt." Brainerd Dispatch...
The recent snow and cold have prompted some people to wonder if deer can cope. Steve Merchant, DNR forest wildlife program leader, says not to worry. "Deer are well adapted to survive our winters," Merchant said. "The animals build...
...expanding at about 6 percent per year and to reduce the overcrowding of hunters, said Steve Merchant, DNR Forest Wildlife Program leader. "Nearly everyone interested in bear hunting agrees that hunter density has reached the upper limit...