Crowded N.J. county opens fire on deer
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On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyscrapers, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species that is being crowded out of one of the country's most densely populated areas.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 3--MANATEE -- On the same day that the state issued a heightened wildfire awareness alert, a controlled burn got out of hand in Parrish during a land clearing operation off Mendoza Road.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 29--WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY, Near Cheney -- On the banks of the Ninnescah, Don Distler walks near the river, noting the signs of wildlife -- and sometimes the lack of it.
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Gunfire and gang violence are alarming people in this farm town where the usual background noise is the reassuring chug of field machinery.
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AKRON -- As the $7 million NEC Invitational begins today on Firestone County Club&#39;s South Course, there is bad news for the 75 players in the field who aren&#39;t Vijay Singh.
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A dispute among deer hunters over a tree stand in northwestern Wisconsin erupted Sunday in a shooting that left five people dead and three injured, officials said.
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Cars and motorcycles crash into deer more than 4,000 times a day, and it's taking an increasingly deadly toll &#151; on people.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A DeBary man who was out hunting deer last fall got a big surprise when he took one of his deer into the check station.  Joe Stokes was deer hunting on public land in Sumter County on Nov.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 17--ALONG THE GUNFLINT TRAIL -- Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk had to compose himself Saturday morning when telling residents about his decision to evacuate part of this wilderness road.
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A Dutch park of natural sand dunes may introduce predators such as wolves or wildcats to control its overpopulation of deer, a local official said Wednesday.
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NORTH VERNON, Ind. - When hunter Jim Mick went into the woods to bag himself a deer, he never expected to come out empty-handed - and badly bruised.  The 69-year-old bowhunter was treated for injuries he said he suffered during a wrestling match with an angry buck.
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New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife biologist Kelcey Burguess tending to an approximately 400-pound black bear that fell from a tall tree in a Maplewood back yard after being shot with a tranquilizer Sunday. The bruin was believed to have come from the nearby South Mountain Reservation.
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By Jc Reindl, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Feb. 5--Ohio is preparing to escalate its battle against gypsy moths this  spring by more than doubling pesticide spraying throughout the state and  spraying 538 acres in Lucas County.
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By Steve Johnson  A DOZEN Jersey calves were saved after a fierce blaze started by arsonists swept through a Sandwell farm.   The attack on Forge Mill Farm was the second in four years and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.
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By Bob Susnjara  bsusnjara@@dailyherald.com  Vern Johnson never counted on having a scenic lake view from the backyard of his house in Fremont Township.  For two years, Johnson has seen ducks and deer splashing in the water, which is about 100 yards from his home.
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By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 21--Concerns about a proposed year-round fire ban have apparently been spreading like wildfire since Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled the measure two weeks ago.