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Wisconsin Ruffed Grouse West-Nile Virus Testing Results
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released test results from the third year of the ruffed grouse West Nile virus surveillance project.
The collaborative multi-year study explores ruffed grouse West Nile virus exposure and infection in the western Great Lakes region. The study also aims to identify future research needs in Wisconsin, including a potential survival study investigating sources of mortality.
Although the DNR did not distribute new testing kits in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin hunters with leftover kits from previous years’ sampling efforts submitted 36 birds for testing.
Spring Turkey Season Opens This Saturday in New Hampshire
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April 29, 2021
Concord, NH – The Granite State’s spring turkey hunt will open this Saturday, May 1 and run through May 31. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFG) urges hunters to take advantage of the state’s weather, woodlands, and natural resources this year with hunting safety in mind.
NHFG continues to work with many registration locations throughout the state to provide local resources for hunters to register their birds. However, some registration stations may currently be closed, have limited hours, or be experiencing other restrictions due to COVID, so hunters planning to register their harvest in person should confirm that their registration station of preference will be operating during the spring 2021 turkey season. For a list of all the registration stations in New Hampshire visit https://wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/deer-check-stations.html. Due to the rapi