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		<title>89 bears killed to boost moose hunting in Western Alaska</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2013/06/89-bears-killed-to-boost-moose-hunting-in-western-alaska.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When predators are taking food from the mouths of Alaskans, officials step up.  A total of 89 black bears and grizzlies were killed to provide 2 tons of meat to residents, while attempting to give young moose a chance to grow up.  It&#8217;s called wildlife management and it benefits humans.  Details here&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nevada Hunting Ban Hearing Scheduled</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2013/01/nevada-hunting-ban-hearing-scheduled.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners will hear a petition this Friday, February 1st, seeking to ban the hunting of bears with hounds in the state.  Nevada sportsmen are encouraged to attend the meeting and to submit comments to the Commissioners supporting bear hunting with hounds. Friday’s Commissioners’ meeting will be held at the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Man Wakes Up from Dream and Lands in Real Nightmare Facing Bear</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/08/man-wakes-up-from-dream-and-lands-in-real-nightmare-facing-bear.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“In my dream, I was playing with a dog. The dog was jumping on me, scratching me, licking my face — the playful puppy thing” said John Steitz of Minneapolis.  “I opened my eyes, and there was a bear on top of me with its face in my face,” Steitz said.  “I kind of opened my eyes and gave a, ‘What-the-expletive?’]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Annual cooperator patches now available from Michigan Bear Hunters Association</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/08/annual-cooperator-patches-now-available-from-michigan-bear-hunters-association.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Michigan’s black bear season approaches, the Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that the 2012 bear management cooperator patches are available from the Michigan Bear Hunters Association (MBHA). Cooperator patches were once given to successful hunters at bear registration stations, where DNR staff collect teeth and other research data from harvested bears. In 2008, faced with limited resources, the]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bear hunting convictions reversed by Michigan appeals court</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/07/bear-hunting-convictions-reversed-by-michigan-appeals-court.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2010, two Michigan men used trained hunting dogs to help Todd Yoder, an American Indian who was allowed to hunt for bear a month beyond the normal hunting season.  Turns out, it wasn&#8217;t against the law.  The story is here&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>World Record Griz Taken With CVA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Steve West, of Steve&#8217;s Outdoor Adventures TV, reported to the staff of CVA that he has taken what should be a new muzzleloader world record grizzly bear with his CVA Accura V2 muzzleloading rifle. Steve shot the bear in British Columbia on June 1st, but just reached civilization on June 9th where he was able to report the kill via]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alaskan Bear Hunter Kills Bear Then Gets Attacked</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/05/alaskan-bear-hunter-kills-bear-then-gets-attacked.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Faribanks hunter, Rodd Moretz, had killed a bear and then came too close to a bear den and was attacked from the den but was fortunate to escape.  More here&#8230; Rodd Moretz&#8217; description of the encounter is here&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ted Pleads Guilty</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I would never knowingly break any game laws,&#8221; said Ted Nugent. &#8220;I&#8217;m  afraid I was blindsided by this, and I sincerely apologize to everyone for  this.&#8221; Said Magistrate Judge Michael Thompson &#8220;It (the &#8220;one-strike policy)  probably is not widely known, and if there is a side benefit to the  agreement reached here today &#8211; since apparently newspapers are interested in]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nugent&#8217;s Court Date Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ted Nugent, who signed a plea agreement April 14, agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and has agreed to a two-year probation,  including a special condition that he not hunt or fish in Alaska or Forest  Service properties for one year. He also agreed to create a public service  announcement that would be broadcast on his television show for one year.  The court hearing]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>HSUS Wants to Ban Hunting Dogs</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/03/hsus-wants-to-ban-hunting-dogs.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This from the Outdoor Wire: Here is a warning to California hunters from the Western Outdoor News (www.wonews.com) that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) appears to be commencing a campaign against California&#8217;s hunting dogs. HSUS is supporting SB 1221, a bill that would ban the hunting of bears and bobcats with dogs. But the obvious is never the]]></description>
		
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