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Study: Lead spreads more widely in venison than first thought

Study: Lead spreads more widely in venison than first thought

The Minnesota DNR is warning deer hunters that lead fragments can travel farther in the meat than they might expect -- raising more concerns about possible lead contamination in venison.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Venison donation program undergoes changes

Venison donation program undergoes changes

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has new requirements for processors who want to donate venison to Minnesota food shelves, after discovering lead fragments in packages of hunter-donated meat last spring.
by Lorna Benson

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State will issue permits to hunt two elk herds

State will issue permits to hunt two elk herds

Minnesota will issue 23 permits this year for two elk herds in the northwestern part of the state. The DNR expects hundreds of hunters to apply for the permits.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota woman is a champion beaver skinner

Minnesota woman is a champion beaver skinner

A Detroit Lakes woman is among the best at a skill once critical to the Minnesota economy.
by Dan Gunderson

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Wisconsin hunter gets 69 years in prison for killing Hmong man

James Nichols was convicted last month of second-degree intentional homicide in the death of Cha Vang of Green Bay. The slaying rekindled racial tension in northern Wisconsin, where a Hmong deer hunter fatally shot six white hunters three years ago.

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State picks up bill for butchering, if hunters donate their game

State picks up bill for butchering, if hunters donate their game

The gun deer hunting season begins on Nov. 3 in Minnesota. The venison donation program, in which hunters give deer meat to food shelves, has been around for three years. But this year, for the first time, the state is picking up the cost of butchering the animals.
by Perry Finelli

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Dollar-a-deer license surcharge on course in House

A House committee approved the surcharge on a 10-5 vote. The money it would raise each year -- almost $500,000 -- would repay meat processors who turn donated deer into venison for food shelves.

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Group files suit to block Minnesota trapping

Group files suit to block Minnesota trapping

An animal rights group has filed suit to stop Minnesota trappers from catching and often killing endangered species. The California-based Animal Protection Institute says it filed papers in federal court in Minneapolis.
by Bob Kelleher

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Northern Minnesota elk herd flourishing

Northern Minnesota elk herd flourishing

Wild elk once roamed across two-thirds of the Minnesota landscape. Now elk are moving back into the state from Canada.
by Dan Gunderson

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Groups challenge forest certification

Groups challenge forest certification

Does the DNR have enough resources to prevent damage to state forest by OHV users? A group that certified the agency as a sustainable forest manager isn't sure. Two environmental groups say the certification shouldn't go through until the DNR shows it can do better.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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