Dec 27, 2007
Group Wants Special Deer Hunt Halted
“We don't think that's the answer.”
Several northwestern Minnesota landowners want to stop a special deer hunt scheduled to start Saturday in a 450-square-mile area near Skime.
The 16-day hunt authorized by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Permit Area 101 aims to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis among wild deer. Three deer out of 1,100 killed by hunters this fall tested positive for the disease, which has also infected cattle in the area.
The landowners' attorney, Grant Merritt, said Wednesday he hopes to meet with Natural Resources Commissioner Mark Holsten on Friday and persuade him to call off the hunt. Read more
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