August 2, 2002

Skills Center. For more info: www.dnr.state.wi.us/ org/land/wildlife/reclands/sandhill or to register call 715-884-6333. Sept. 7: Waterfowl Hunting: Beginners Workshop. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Register by Aug. 28. Sept. 8: Wild Game Cooking Workshop. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Register by August 28. Sept. 14-15: Trapper Education Workshop. 9 a.m. -2 p.m. Register by Sept. 4. […]

Aug. 10: Midwest Bass Tournament Challenge on Rock Lake from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Angler may pre-register by mail or prior to 6:30 a.m. the day of the event. Tournament headquarters and launch at Herrings Sand Bar on the South end of the lake. For more info call Dough Smith at 608-429-9343 or visit

ALEXANDRIA AREA Walleye action has been pretty tough. The secret to success has been deep water, 25 to 35 feet, with live bait. Lakes such as Ida and Miltona are your best bets early and late in the day. The night bite also has been productive. Bass fishing is going well throughout the area on

For more than 18 years, Rick Kirchner has hunted game species large and small with his bow, everything from bear to deer to turkey to squirrel. It’s an addiction, he happily admits, for which there’s no cure. “I pretty much had a enough with guns when I got out of the Marines,” said Kirchner, owner

MWA proposes later opener, shorter season, smaller bag By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul While DNR officials already have made known their preference for a Sept. 21 duck opener this year, they continued to take comments this week regarding the merits of an opener a week earlier than usual. Meanwhile, state and federal officials

State Parks and Recreation Division personnel will be on hand to answer questions regarding the park plan. For more information about the plan or to receive a copy of the plan to review, call Matt Langan at (651) 297-3359.

Jeff Thielen, DNR Enforcement education program coordinator said it’s those who hunt outside of Minnesota who encounter the most problems. The state of Colorado requires proof of hunter education or firearms safety for anyone born after Jan. 1, 1949. The DNR’s Electronic Licensing System provides duplicate firearm safety and snowmobile safety certificates. Duplicates also are

Correspondent Waukesha, Wis. Although the purchase of about two acres for a boat landing on Moose Lake in Merton was approved in late March by the Natural Resources Board, the project may not come to fruition, as Rep. John Gard (R-Peshtigo) blocked the proposal when it reached the Joint Finance Committee a few weeks ago.

No more than 100 permits will be issued. Youth ages 12-17 as of Oct. 10, 2002, will be eligible to apply. All youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult mentor. A random drawing will be held in September to select hunt participants. To be placed on a mailing list for an application, call MDHA