May 17, 2002

information on the following events call 888-749-1288, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. or email at lec@rangenet.com. June 7-9: Fly Fishing Weekend at the Center. June 16-21 & July 15-19: MDHA Youth Camp I & III at the Center. Aug. 14-18: Beyond BOW Boundary Waters Wilderness Trip. Aug. 16-18: Beyond BOW Fly Fishing Weekend. Aug. […]

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. July 20-21: Owatonna Nat’l Guard Armory. Nov. 16-17: Moorhead Nat’l Guard Armory. Nov. 30 – Dec

Field Editor St. Paul A DNR field directive sent from St. Paul last week by Assistant Commissioner of Operations Brad Moore seems to indicate the agency is taking steps to more closely manage the use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) on state forests and other state-owned lands. “We want the field staff to move forward with

Garrison, Minn. Expecting hungry Mille Lacs walleyes to keep taking anglers’ bait, members of the Mille Lacs Fisheries Input Group have grudgingly agreed to a tight 14- to 16-inch slot and a four-bag limit for at least four weeks after the May 11 opener. The slot would be widened to three inches after the night

April 27: Isanti County Sportsman’s Club, Cambridge. Course: shotgun/trap, pistol, archery, more classes to be determined. Call Brenda Gotz at 763-444-5600. May 4: Boulder Lake Env. Ctr. & UNS Club, in Duluth. Course: birding, canoeing, kayaking, etc Call Robin Braaten at 218-721-3038 or Debbie Waters at 218-525-1853. May 17-19: Eagle Bluff E.L.C., Lanseboro, Course: rock

Aug. 15: Bemidji TIP Banquet at Eagles Club in Bemidji. For more info contact Mike Welcome at 218-835-6719.

Aug. 17: Nicollet Conserv. Club. Call Kelly McDonough at 507-387-4541. Aug. 17: Zumbro Valley Rifle Club. Contact Julie Culver at 507-635-5338 or Dorrie Seaver at 507-285-0984. Aug. 17: Archery Expert, Champlin MN. Contact paul Hecht at 763-479-4366. Aug. 23-25: The Pintail Club, Longville. Contact Rita Juhlin at 218-836-2000. Sept. 14: Oak Grove Gun Club, Albert

April 28, June 2, July 7: Bald Eagle Sportsmen’s Assoc (BESA) 3D Archery Shoots. For more info call Bill Cahill 651-653-9405 or check out website www.besamn.com April 27-28, May 18-19: Little Crow Archery Club, Hutchinson 3D Shoot. For more info call 320-587-3980. April 27-28: LAD Archers, Mankato, is hosting an I.B.O. 3-D World Qualifier, and

NORTHEAST METRO Lake Vadnais and Lake Phalen are the area’s two best walleye lakes right now. Slip-bobber rigs tipped with leeches or smaller minnows are turning fish in 10 to 14 feet of water. White Bear Lake is giving up good-sized northern pike along the 10- to 12-foot emerging weed edges. Lake Peltier gave up