May 3, 2002

Associate Editor St. Paul A year ago, high water delayed the DNR’s annual rite of walleye stripping. This year, the timing was better, but conditions worse, as crews from DNR Fisheries collected 4,400 quarts of walleye eggs. “Last year (walleye stripping crews) got sunburned; this year they got frostbite,” said Roy Johannes, DNR commercial fisheries […]

May 1: Hot Walleye Tactics by “Tackle Terry” Tuma at 7 p.m. at Gander Mountain in St. Cloud. For more info call 320-654-6600. May 6: Hot Walleye Tactics by “Tackle Terry” Tuma at 7 p.m. at Gander Mountain in Maplewood. For more info call 651-770-4880. Gander Mountain’s Meet the Pros Seminar Series at the Woodbury

Adrian Wydeven, state DNR wolf biologist, said pup survival was good last year, and the large deer population provides a good food source for wolves. At 320 wolves, the population is nearing the 350-animal goal established in the Wisconsin DNR’s wolf management plan, and efforts have begun to remove the animal from the state’s endangered

Editor St. Paul Two Minnesota House committees will convene a joint hearing on Tuesday to scrutinize Dick Sternberg’s recent analysis of Lake Mille Lacs fisheries management. The House Environment Natural Resources Policy Committee, headed by Dennis Ozment, R-Roseville, and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee, headed by Mark Holsten, R-Stillwater, have scheduled the meeting

April 27: Ruffed Grouse Society Habitat Day at 9:30 a.m. at Mille Lacs WMA. For more info call Kip Vieth at 952-996-0232. May 3: RMEF Golf Scramble at Wildmarsh in Buffalo. For more info call Denise Braegelmann at 952-210-6047. May 4-5: ESPN Big Air Regional & Super Retriever Series Midwest Qualifier at Dokken’s Oak Ridge

The fishing contest will raise funds for the Minnesota Chapter of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The fee for the contest is $6 the day of the event, which is headquartered at Lord Fletcher’s. For more information, call Mike Kurre, of Gander Mountain, at (952) 435-3805.

Minnesota Firearms Exchange Quality Sporting Shows schedule below. For more info call Steve Petersen at 763-434-7269. May 11-12: Cottage Grove Nat’l Guard Armory. May 18-19: Faribault Nat’l Guard Armory. June 1-2: St. Cloud Nat’l Guard Armory. June 22-23: Austin Nat’l Guard Armory. July 6-7: Moorhead Nat’l Guard Armory. July 13-14: New Ulm Nat’l Guard Armory.

The $300,000, from the state DNR’s Metro Greenways program and delivered by Stillwater Rep. Mark Holsten, will help defray the $610,000 purchase price of the site. Brown’s Creek is one of the few remaining trout streams in the region. The land to be purchased is near the corner of Neal and McKusik avenues in Stillwater.

May 4-5: ESPN Big Air Regional & Super Retriever Series Midwest Qualifier at Dokken’s Oak Ridge Kennels near Northfield. For more info and entry forms log on to www.dockdogs.com or call 507-744-2616.