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Minnesota Hunting Regulations
Minnesota hunting rules and regulations from their dnr website.

Minnesota Boone and Crockett record typical whitetail deer!
The size and county for Minnesota's state record whitetal deer.

No arrests in reported night hunt
Two Oconee County men had to explain themselves Sunday after a passer-by thought they were poaching deer or hunting at night, which is illegal, according to a sheriff's report.

Outdoors: Trail cameras are useful tools to scout the land where you hunt
Trail cameras have been a useful tool to scout the land you hunt for a good while, but the thrill of checking out the pictures from those units is always an exciting moment.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Pennsylvania Game Commission/
In the news release, Game Commissioners Propose 2012-13 Seasons and Bag Limits, issued 24-Jan-2012 by Pennsylvania Game Commission over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the fourth article, fifth paragraph, first sentence, should read "and a concurrent bear/deer season in WMUs 3D, 4C, 4D, and 4E, on Nov.

Countdown to Deer Season Has Begun; Antler Restrictions Change in Four-Point Area; Harvest Reporting Available Via Postcard, Online or Telephone; Hunt
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's only unofficial holiday -- the Monday after Thanksgiving -- marks the opening day of the two-week general deer season, and will feature nearly 750,000 individuals sporting fluorescent orange throughout Penn's Woods, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G.

Hunter Exposed to Rabies by Field Dressing Deer
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced that a Lancaster County hunter has undergone post-exposure rabies shots after harvesting and field dressing a deer on Jan.

Even in early season, deer hunting can be productive
The months of September and October are considered by many deer hunters to be the pre-game warmup for the "real season" when the rut begins. At that point, the mature bucks drop their guard and go into search mode for does in heat. If the truth be known many a trophy has been taken in the early period before the rut ever starts and it can be persuasively argued that during these two months quality deer can be taken because they are less wary (especially during the first two or three weeks) and because their patterns are more predictable. Let's take a look at some things to consider in this early portion of white-tail season.