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What's Doing-Dec. 16

...Isle will meet Jan. 12 at noon at the I.R.E.C. in Isle. Coffee and lunch will be served. We will have DNR wildlife biologist Kelly Applegate as guest. He will talk about the Purple Martin birds and their houses. Bring a neighbor or friend...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/whats-doing/2012-12-14/whats-doing-dec-16
What's Doing?
Rattlesnake bites man in SE Minnesota

...Friday after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake in Beaver Creek Valley State Park near Caledonia.Minnesota DNR wildlife biologist Ed Quinn tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/rd0L5k) that the reason for the rattlesnake...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-07-27/rattlesnake-bites-man-se-minnesota
News
DNR study aims to answer questions of deer mortality

...give out permits and to balance the needs of hunters and landowners concerned about damage caused by deer,'' DNR wildlife biologist John Erb said. Said DePerno: ''We want to provide as much hunting opportunity as possible, but we don't...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/021200/out_0212000005.shtml
Outdoors
McGregor man shoots cougar

...DNR officials say they get more than 50 reports each year of cougar sightings. Bill Berg, a recently retired DNR wildlife biologist who has been tracking big cats in Minnesota since 1974, said: "I can't ever remember in any of our files...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/082901/sne_0829010007.shtml
News
Wednesday briefing

...ring-necked pheasants are down 50 percent from last year, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. DNR wildlife biologists blame the drastic drop on last year's harsh winter and a soggy spring. Bad weather also helped reduce rabbit...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/090501/spo_0905010028.shtml
Sports
Minnesota is elevated to "elk state" status, opens way for more funding for projects

...Kittson County near the Manitoba border. "This is great news for the elk of Minnesota," said Joel Huener, DNR wildlife biologist. "This can be a valuable tool for managing elk and the potential to further expand our existing herds." Ralph...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/102001/out_1020010017.shtml
Outdoors
Now that's a big buck! Second Ripley bowhunt produces largest deer taken in reservation in 20 years

...success rate was about the same as last year and two percent better than the long-term average. Beau Liddell, DNR wildlife biologist, said the Ripley hunt is always a roll of the dice. "There will always be some differences from year to year...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110301/out_1103010001.shtml
Outdoors
Outdoor notes

The DNR is selling a parcel of state land in Aitkin County by sealed bid auction on Aug. 29 in St. Paul. The property is six miles from McGregor in Aitkin County and is 3.1 acres with a four-bedroom house.

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/080302/out_0803020004.shtml
Outdoors
DNR considers ways to control bears in Duluth

...held since 1989, hasn't been effective in controlling the number of deer in the city, said Fred Strand, DNR wildlife biologist in Superior. The Alaska Game and Fish Department held an archery moose hunt within the city limits of Anchorage...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/092802/sne_0928020027.shtml
News
He stays busy checking to see if deer hunters measure up

Dave Dickey, a DNR wildlife biologist based in Aitkin, was in Brainerd Tuesday afternoon to handle some business at the DNR office. Photos By the time he was finished...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/122102/out_1221020002.html
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