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• Arkansas Regular Duck Season Ends The 2011-2012 duck hunting season for Arkansas has ended.
• Michigan DNR Aims To Encourage Outdoor Activity By Women The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has put out the call for women to head outdoors this winter with an all-day program at a center in the northern Lower Peninsula.
• House Votes On Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp The e-Duck Stamp would become a permanent part of federal law under legislation passed by the House Monday.
• Traps Can Pose Threat To Hunting Dogs It was, Gerald Noska said, a perfect day to be grouse hunting. Sunny and in the mid-30s, only a trace of snow covered the ground on Noska's property about 10 miles south of Staples.
• Proposed New Hampshire Bill Would Allow Loaded Guns In Vehicles New Hampshire's House is considering legislation that would eliminate a 74-year-old ban on loaded guns in vehicles.
• New Hampshire Initiates Apprentice Hunting Licenses New Hampshire officials are offering would-be hunters the chance to try out the sport without having to pass a hunter safety program.
• North Little Rock, Arkansas Park Goose Hunt Is Delayed A planned goose hunt at North Little Rock's Burns Park is being delayed.
• Montana Aims To Cut Abuse Of Disabled Hunter Permits Montana wildlife regulators suspect more and more people are faking disabilities to take advantage of privileges granted to disabled hunters, so they want to remove one of those perks in hopes of curbing abuse.
• Sportsmen Offer Insight on What Influences Purchase Decisions
• Arkansas Landowners Can Sign Up For Wetlands Program Arkansas landowners have until Jan. 27 to sign up to be considered for funding in 2012 for the Wetlands Reserve Program.
• Arkansas Goose Hunt Foes Turn To Social Networks Opponents of a plan to kill Canada geese in a North Little Rock park have turned to social media.
• Little Rock, Arkansas Approves Proposed Goose Hunt Hunters in North Little Rock will be allowed to shoot Canada geese for three days next month in a park where the birds have fouled soccer fields.
• Virginia Land Conservation Tops In Southeast A report from the Land Trust Alliance concludes that trusts in Virginia conserved more land between 2005 and 2010 than any other state in the Southeast.
• Nebraska Public Hunting And Fishing Atlas Goes Mobile Nebraskans looking for public access to hunting and fishing sites in Nebraska can now find them as close as their smartphones.
• Problems Found In Michigan Hunting License System State auditors have found holes in the computer system that's used to sell hunting and fishing licenses in Michigan.
• Virginia Game And Fish Agency To Remain Independent For Now A merger of Virginia's hunting and fishing oversight agency with the Department of Conservation and Recreation is off for at least another year.
• Kentucky Hunters Can Start Applying For Sandhill Crane Hunt Hunters interested in participating in Kentucky's first sandhill crane season can begin applying for permits.
• Majority of Sporting Licenses Purchased at Local Retailers Smithwick & Associates The traditional route of purchasing a license at a local retailer before heading outdoors remains the popular option.
• Wilderness Bill For Scenic Nevada Range Introduced With a rural county's blessing, Nevada's congressional delegation has introduced legislation to protect 26,000 acres of a scenic mountain range north of Winnemucca as a federal wilderness area.
• North Carolina Town Asks Feds To Help With Goose Problem Good for the goose, good for the gander, but not so good for the Elizabeth City waterfront.

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