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November 16, 2009 - CEDAR SPRINGS -- Deer breeder Hilary Powell was hit by the chronic wasting disease shockwave in August 2008. The infected Algoma Township deer farm, J&B Whitetails, wasn’t far from her operation.

November 16, 2009 - Thousands of people let state officials know what they thought of a longer deer hunting season in Wisconsin.

November 16, 2009 - November is Manatee Awareness Month, and for good reason. Florida manatees are on the move, seeking warm-water sites to spend the winter. That means boaters must be cautious and watch for Florida's official marine mammal and for changing speed zones on waterways.

November 16, 2009 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) cautions boaters and other outdoor recreationists to be aware of the dangers of falling into cold water during the fall, winter and early spring

November 16, 2009 - HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that 44 of the 60 licensed elk hunters were successful during the 2009 elk season. Of that total, 20 were antlered elk and 24 were antlerless elk.

November 13, 2009 - The removal of Savage Rapids Dam from the Rogue River has unearthed what appears to be an old temporary construction dam from 1921, creating the possibility of a new navigational and fish-passage barrier there.

November 13, 2009 - The Adair shooting range northeast of Yuma has been a cornerstone of local shooting sports for many years, but it could soon undergo a significant change.

November 13, 2009 - The industry may not want to hear it, but a complete ban on commercial fishing of the Atlantic bluefin tuna is called for.

November 13, 2009 - DALLAS - Hunting season is under way in Texas, and duck hunters couldn't be happier. A Lewisville man has recovered after a fish he thinks is a piranha attacked his finger. And a tournament angler is in the hot seat after a bass he caught sank to the bottom of a holding tank because of a lead weight in its belly.

November 13, 2009 - Frankfort, Ky. - One of the deer hunter's common laments is not being able to find a place to hunt. Kentucky is roughly 95 percent privately owned, so finding an accommodating landowner can be the toughest part of the deer hunting equation.

November 12, 2009 - Most all of us — no matter the lifestyle to which we had been accustomed prior to the past couple of flailing-economy years — have been looking for ways to get the biggest bang for our buck.

November 12, 2009 - Quail season fittingly began on Halloween, and it looks like another trick-or-treat sort of a season. Many veteran bird hunters wait until cooler weather when bird dogs can run without overheating and with less chance of encountering rattlesnakes.

November 12, 2009 - HARRISBURG - Many of the state's furbearer trapping and hunting seasons are underway and, based on comments from Pennsylvania Game Commission field officers, hunters and trappers should have a good