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New bobcat season opens

December 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Option for East River hunters and trappers is first of its kind.
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Hunter’s dog caught in wolf trap

October 23, 2012 in DL-Online

Fred Strand and his 1½-year-old golden retriever, Hank, were walking a trail near Brule last week when Hank stopped to check out a scent. Continue Reading

Minnesota releases wolf hunting, trapping plans

May 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota is releasing details about its plans for the state’s first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season. The wolf season will start Nov. 3 when the firearms deer season opens. Continue Reading

Lawmaker warns of court challenge over Minnesota wolf season

April 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota House members approved wolf hunting and trapping seasons on Tuesday despite warnings that the American Indian community may challenge it in court. Continue Reading

Trapping is a family tradition

February 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

My son and daughters have seen urban trapping first hand in a backyard live-trap. Continue Reading

Humane groups lobby at Capitol in St. Paul

February 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Groups calling for the humane treatment of animals support a bill that protects unclaimed pets and oppose one to forbid videotaping of alleged inhumane animal treatment on farms. Continue Reading

MUSKRAT FACTS

January 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Muskrats are prolific, and an adult female can have two or three litters of up to 11 young each summer. Baby muskrats weigh only about half an ounce at birth, but they grow rapidly and can live on their own after a month. Continue Reading

RECENT FUR PRICES AT AUCTION

January 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Here is a look at the prices various furbearers fetched Jan. 7 during an auction by Fur Harvesters Auction Inc., in North Bay, Ont.:
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Lure of the muskrat

January 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Larimore, N.D., outdoorsman says muskrat trapping gets in the blood even when prices are low

Nat Bornsen, 45, of Larimore, N.D., traps muskrats, a mostly solitary pursuit that involves making the rounds of sloughs across the region and probing the depths of the furbearers’ dome-shaped huts. Continue Reading

WEEKLY DNR ENFORCEMENT REPORT: Ice conditions, Trapping activity etc.

January 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

CO Jeff Birchem (Baudette) checked area angling activity and registered a bobcat. Ice conditions continue to be a problem on Lake of the Woods and caution is advised. Continue Reading