Outdoors

Minnesota turkey hunters are getting another shot.
Fetching fun: Teaching dogs to sniff out antlers
In his 30 years of dog training, Tom Dokken has taught retrievers, pointers and setters to find pheasants, ducks and grouse. Now he has another mission: teaching dogs to find shed antlers from deer.
Gun control and gun rights advocates are ready for a clash over a bill that would require a background check on buyers of firearms at Minnesota gun shows.
The lower deer harvest was deliberate, because the DNR issued fewer permits for does.
Two teens have been charged with poaching seven deer in northwestern Minnesota.
Concerns over coyotes have some considering bounties
Growing concerns over Minnesota's coyote population affecting livestock farming, some are considering a law that allows legal bounties on the predator to encourage increased hunting.
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering setting up a special gun deer hunt for Wisconsin military members who missed the regular hunt because they were overseas.
Hunters who want to get in the field early for the 2010 spring turkey hunt must apply by Friday wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
The number of deer killed by hunters has dropped by about 12 percent in Minnesota, as expected by state officials.
Illegal deer baiting hits new levels, DNR says
An "unprecedented" number of firearms were seized from Minnesota hunters last weekend as illegal deer baiting reached new high levels, say Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials.