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Dennis Anderson, columnist

Maj. Rod Smith holds antlers of poached trophy.

Gun may have felled poached trophy buck

If the world-record eight-point buck was not taken with a bow in Goodhue County, as first reported, more charges could be filed.

Wisconsin wins border battle

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.

At 101, he lives for deer season

Leon Wilson will be 101 on Dec. 24. And judging by the sparkle in his blue eyes, the excitement of another deer season still gets the blood flowing.

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A Thanksgiving turkey.

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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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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.

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.