March 16, 2001

Proposal includes oversight committee By Rob Drieslein Editor St. Paul State Sen. Bob Lessard, DFL-International Falls, unveiled legislation last week that, if passed, would give Minnesota voters the opportunity to dedicate some sales tax revenues to fish and wildlife habitat management, state parks and trails, and zoos. The funding proposal, modeled after a similar mechanism […]

The show features more than 600 exhibitors of everything the outdoors has to offer, including travel opportunities; hunting and angling destinations; boats and motors; hunting, fishing and camping gear; and motor homes. There also will be a full line of seminar speakers, as well as games and fishing for the kids. Special features include the

Features of the show are more than 200 booths, a taxidermy competition, air rifle shoot, trophy antler competition and display, shed antler competition and display, and free hourly seminars. Show hours are 3-10 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is just $5

Mar. 27: Roseville DU chapter is holding their Annual banquet at Jimmy’s Restaurant in Vadnais Heights starting at 5 p.m. Tickets available at the door. Call Bob Wewers for more info at 651-483-1978. Mar. 27: Pipestone County Chapter of Pheasants Forever will be holding their 16th Annual banquet at the National Guard Armory in Pipestone.

LAKE MILLE LACS East – There are still roads being plowed to the mud flats from a handful of resorts on this end of the lake. The deeper edges of these flats have started kicking out more tullibees and the perch have cooperated on certain days as well. Don’t neglect the shallow rocks. They seem

March 17: The Badger State Hunting Retriever Club Preliminary Upland Hunt test at the Ottawa Field Trial Grounds, Eagle, Wisc. Entries close on the 25th dog. For more info contact Tom Haupert at 262-473-8722. This is a HRC/UKC sanctioned event. March 18: 13th Annual Musky Magic at New London Middle School from 11 a.m. to

March 31: Hunting, fishing, sports, and conservation patron licenses expire.

Conservation Officer Troy Fondie (Roseau) completed a license investigation using the ELS system; the follow-up resulted in the angler being cited for no fishing license. Another angler contact revealed no license in possession, Officer Fondie had previously contacted the angler within the past three weeks and issued a warning for no license in possession. Subsequent

Associate Editor La Crosse, Wis. A proposed policy by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would in most cases ban fishing tournaments on national wildlife refuges could have an effect in the Wisconsin portion of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge. Already, new tournament fishing rules in Minnesota and Iowa have played a