...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 deer...
...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 northeastern...
...The general firearms season opens Nov. 5. The deadline for lottery permit applications is Sept. 8.Big game program coordinator Lou Cornicelli (korn-ih-SEL'-lee) says it should be a good season. He says deer populations are at...
...temperatures, parasites, deer, disease and other factors is suspected.Lou Cornicelli, the agency's big game program coordinator, told the Duluth News Tribune (http://bit.ly/pHapCC ) there appears to be no magic cure. He also said...
...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 symptom...
...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 to...
...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 it...
...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...
...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 and...
...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...
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