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Doug Smith, outdoors

Rare two-tone deer.

Border battle over deer: Wisconsin wins

Competition from across the border comes in many shapes and forms, but when it comes to deer and deer hunting, America's Dairyland is the cream of the antlered crop.

As predicted, deer harvest lags well behind 2008

Hunters have killed 151,000 deer - 20,000 fewer than last year. Most of the decline is caused by 19,000 drop in antlerless deer harvest.

Wisconsin: 100,000 deer on opening weekend

State wildlife officials say hunters killed dramatically fewer deer during the opening weekend of Wisconsin's traditional gun deer season than last year.

3 duck hunters end up in chilly lake

Authorities said the men were returning to shore after hunting Sunday when their boat capsized and sank on Pickerel Lake in Albert Lea.

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Doug Smith : South Dakota may boost late-season pheasant bag limit

A 5-bird daily bag, with a 25-bird possession limit?

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Douglas Pirila : Suckering in November Muskies

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For 40 years, Rolf Peterson and his wife Candy have spent their summers on Isle Royale studying the wolf and moose relationship.

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Dennis Anderson, columnist

Going back to the shack

Shelter doesn't get much cruder, but the seasonal sanctuary for deer hunters serves just fine as a launch point, warming house and social dining room.