SPECIAL HUNT CHALLENGED

Several Northwestern Minnesota landowners want to block the special deer hunt scheduled to start Saturday, December 29th. The Minnesota DNR believes the extra 16-day hunt will help stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis among wild deer and cattle. One landowner hopes to convince DNR Commissioner Mark Holsten to call off the hunt. If that doesn't work, other landowners want to go to court. 13 deer have tested positive for bovine TB since 2005. Three deer taken in Northwestern Minnesota this fall tested positive for the disease.