Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

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March 1, 2002

Mar. 1-3: Coulee Country Deer & Turkey Classic will be held at the Ridgeview Inn. times are 3/1 5p.m. – 9p.m., 3/2 10a.m. – 9p.m., and 3/3 11a.m. – 4p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for kids. Call 608-788-0990 for more info.

March 7-9: 24th annual Wisconsin Lakes Convention, Green Bay, registration is open throughout convention, sponsored by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, comprised of the UW-Extension, Wisconsin Association of Lakes and DNR, for infor and to download a registration form, go to: http://www.wisconsinlakes.org, or call UW-Extension at (715) 346-2116. March 9: Learn to manage wildlife on private …

Mar. 1-3: Coulee Country Deer & Turkey Classic will be held at the Ridgeview Inn. times are 3/1 5p.m. – 9p.m., 3/2 10a.m. – 9p.m., and 3/3 11a.m. – 4p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for kids. Call 608-788-0990 for more info. Read More »

CO union takes aim at NROs

Associate Editor St. Paul DNR officials say the number of natural resource officers formerly known as “Level 2” employees will be fewer than anticipated. But the reduction hasn’t appeased the Minnesota Conservation Officers Association and its president, CO Tony Cornish. The DNR recently announced a plan to give Level 2 employees a new name, modify

Dry winter doesn’t bode well for prairie waterfowl

Staff Writer St. Paul, Minn. The lack of snow throughout the upper Midwest and Canadian prairies region doesn’t bode well for the upcoming waterfowl nesting season. Waterfowl managers are seeing drier-than-normal weather, which has caused concern that the lack of winter snow could lead to poor nesting conditions this spring. “Conditions are very poor,” said

LSU’s Afton set to tackle spinning-wing decoy research study

Al Afton, respected scientist, avid waterfowler, and former Minnesota DNR waterfowl biologist, owns a spinning-wing decoy, uses it on occasion, and has had mixed results with it. Like many other hunters, Afton says the battery-powered decoy, which has the waterfowling community in a dither, isn’t a silver bullet. “There’s a lot of things that go

Mar. 1: The Yellow River Gobblers chapter of NWTF is holding its fundraiser. Social hour at 5p.m., dinner at 7p.m. Call Dan at 715-634-2353 for more info.

Mar. 1- 2: Safari Club Intl. Wisconsin Chapter is having its 25th Annual Big Game Hunters banquet at Olympia Resort and Convention Center in Oconomowoc. For info call 262-513-5557. Mar. 2: East Coast Chapter NWTF Spring Banquet at Jacks-R-Better in Manitowoc. For more info call Bryan Marshall at 920-758-3177. Mar. 2: Winnebagoland Musky Club is

Concealed carry bill drawing heated debate

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series that looks at Wisconsin’s Senate Bill 357, a “shall issue” law that would allow law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed firearm. In this issue, correspondent Corey Graff will look at the Wisconsin Personal Protection Act, its design, the supporters and detractors and the hearings. In

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