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Wis. DNR: Hunters killed 29 percent fewer deer

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

DNR eases license limits for spring turkey hunt – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Hunting Archery Duck Deer (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

DNR eases license limits for spring turkey huntMinneapolis Star TribuneFor the first time, every Minnesota turkey hunter who wants a spring turkey hunting license will be able to get one. … and more »

Mich. DNR heading to Illinois to try and contain Asian carp

WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | yesterday

(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Michigan's Department of Natural Resources is sending a crew of technicians to Illinois as part of the effort to contain the invasive Asian carp. The technicians will be going with fish-killing chemicals to the Chicago Sanitary...

For OnMilwaukee.Com Readers: No DNR Rules Means Probable Diversion Delays For Waukesha

The Political Environment (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

I write about once a week for OnMilwaukee.com about the environment: Here is my most recent submission about Waukesha's Lake Michigan diversion plans and the delays that can be laid at the doorstep of the DNR.

DNR Recommends 16 Day Gun Deer Hunt

Boots and Sabers (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

Thoughts? MADISON - After eleven public hearings across the state and 6,500 written comments, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is recommending expanding the gun deer hunt from nine to sixteen days beginning in 2010. The hunt would begin the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The 16-day season is intended to replace the unpopular “earn-a-buck” program.

Save Wisconsin’s Deer Hunt

Boots and Sabers (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

FYI. Tomahawk man, Kevin Grenzer is the creator of a campaign called “Save Wisconsin’s Deer Hunt.” Grenzer says through this movement he’ll take hunters letters and comments to DNR headquarters in Madison. Kevin Grenzer has been hunting in the Northwoods for more than 20 years, but he says the 2009 gun deer hunt was not pretty, “I saw one doe on Monday and I hunted every...

Denbury Offers Fair Price to Acquire Encore

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Kurt Wulff ( McDep Associates ) submits: Denbury Resources ( DNR ) offers $15 a share in cash and $35 in Denbury stock for each share of Encore Acquisition Company ( EAC ). The exact exchange ratio for the shares would be in the range of 2.1 to 2.6 depending on the price of Denbury stock prior to closing. On the basis of DNR at $15.10 a share, its 200-day average of a week ago, the deemed price of...

Inter-district cricket tournament opened

Hindu (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

BHIMAVARAM: Andhra Cricket Association president Gokaraju Ganga Raju inaugurated an inter-district cricket tournament at DNR College here on Monday. Speaking at a function in this connection, he said a request was made to the district ...

Balsam bough thieves

TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | yesterday

... young men whose heritage should reflect a deep respect for the natural environment. The Minnesota DNR reported in 2004 that approximately 4000 tons of balsam boughs are harvested annually from our forests, each ton yielding roughly 400 wreaths; the state’s balsam bough industry had annual retail sales in 2004 topping $20 million. The vast majority of this trade is managed well, with bough-collecting...

Five-Point Frenzy: When Deer Meets Car [Hunting Season]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

In honor of Midwest deer hunting season — and because we blubbered like a little girl during Bambi — we bring you this (mostly) blood-free gallery of random vehicular-deer moments. Yeah, it's random, but so what? Happy Monday! Random Point of Interest One: As far as we know, there is no universal guide for tying a deer to a car. Most DNR websites offer basic safety tips ("do not tie...

China In-Focus: SINA Closes Private Equity Financing

Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

... BTEM), Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: EOY), Denbury Resources, Inc. (NYSE: DNR), D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) and Analogic Corp. (NASDAQ: ALOG) .

FirstEnergy Puts Nuke Unit Back In Service

Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

... BTEM), Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: EOY), Denbury Resources, Inc. (NYSE: DNR), D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) and Analogic Corp. (NASDAQ: ALOG) .

Federal Funds at Risk!

The Rougblog (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

... understandably were upset. They had hoped for a better compromise than they got. They claimed the DNR trumped up its case. Anger followed, and they got organized. HB 4610 , introduced by Rep, Tim Moore, R-Farwell, is the result. Moore's bill has good points. It calls for an Equine Trailways Advisory Council and the creation of an equestrian trail network on state land. But it also jeopardizes $24.8...

Dumbest climate education move ever In the...

Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

... of snow on the ground, which spells disaster for pheasants." Thompson, who works for the Iowa DNR, said Iowa loses 3 to 5 percent of its hen pheasants for every week there is snow on the ground. ... The winter of 2008-09 was one of the worst on record for snowfall. Statewide, Iowa averages about 35 inches of snow in a typical winter. Last year, Thompson said, there were places that got more...

Great North Woods Conspiracy Theories

The Economic Way of Thinking (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

... also have tremendous skepticism of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources. Each year the DNR provides an estimate of the deer herd and projects fairly rosy scenarios for the deer harvest. My boys insist that the estimates are consistently higher than reality because high estimates help the DNR get more money from the state and encourage tourism to Michigan. Does this sound like an appropriate...