June 22, 2001

Editor Marinette, Wis. Wardens finally nabbed three deer poachers they’ve been chasing around since the early 1990s and the judge fined the trio a total of $10,251. The judge also gave three-year license revocations to two of the poachers; the third poacher got a one-year license revocation. The three men appeared before Marinette County Circuit …

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The Great Lakes Sport Fisherman’s Club, Milwaukee Chapter, meets on the second Tuesday of the month May thru Sept. at Ray & Dots 6351 W. Grange Ave. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. For more info call 262-820-8983. The Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin holds meetings the third Wednesday of February, March, May, Oct. and Nov. at

Associate Editor Altura, Minn. The string may be over. After six years of setting spring turkey harvest records, Minnesota hunters this spring may have fallen short of the mark set in 2000. Gary Nelson, DNR turkey expert, reported Tuesday that with only three of about 130 registration stations yet to be tallied, it appeared the

July 15: The Neosho Archers will sponsor the WBH & Community Benefit Shoot, registration begins at 7 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. Food and camping are available. The shoots are at the club’s grounds west of Neosho on Hwy. 60. July 15: Oakland Conservation Club Archery Shoot begins at 8:30 a.m. The club is

Aug. 10-12, 17-19: 20th Annual Game Fair 2001 at Armstrong Ranch in Anoka from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Celebrities, free seminars, all new shotgun shooting, outdoor exhibits, dog events, archery, kid games and more. For more info call 763-427-0944 or see the website: www.gamefair.com. Aug. 25-26: Zumbro Valley Arms Collectors Annual Gun Show at

Madison DNR secretary Darrell Bazzell continued rounding out his administrative team by inviting endangered resources chief Barbara Zellmer to be the agency’s executive assistant. Zellmer was the chief of the DNR’s Endangered Resources Ecosystem and Diversity Conservation Section. She has been with the DNR for 21 years. “Barb recognizes the importance of integrating issues and

The course will consist of four training sessions, plus a field day. Sessions are from 6:30-9 p.m. on Sept. 4, 6, 11, and 13 at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington. The field day is Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Minneapolis Gun Club in Lakeville. Finally, youth may

Aug. 16: WWA Lakeshore Chapter Annual banquet. For more info call Paul Becker at 920-793-4511. Aug. 25: Dunn County Fish & Game Assoc. Conservation Banquet at their Club House in Menomonie. For more info contact Gary Buss at 715-235-1043. Aug. 26: Hartford Conservation & Gun Club is hosting a fundrasier for Childhood Cancer from 9

Ed Hayes, DNR forest specialist, said homeowners should avoid site changes like cutting or compacting soil around affected trees.