September 13, 2002

Plymouth, Wis. The Sheboygan County Conservation Association will present the latest information available on CWD during a seminar at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Plymouth High School in Plymouth. If a carcass is available, Tracy Messner of Miesfeld’s Market will show how to bone out a deer. Speakers include DNR wildlife biologists and a […]

July 27: Maltby Family Nature Preserve, Randolph. Courses: camping, outdoor cooking, fly-fishing, etc Call Chris Gronseth at 651-258-4267. Aug. 3: Waseca Sportsman’s Club, Waseca. Courses: archery, handgun, feather crafting, etc Call Miss Bauman 507-835-7643. 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

Correspondent Germantown, Wis. A total of 27 duck and goose callers competed in the Wisconsin State Duck and Goose Calling Championship in late August. After three rounds of calling, Stu Soper, of Darlington, was crowned the champion state duck caller, and John Volkman, of Neenah, was named champion state goose caller. The competition, co-sponsored by

The season on ruffed grouse opens on Saturday, Sept. 14. No matter where you hunt, up north or in the southeast, you can be sure of one thing, the cover will be thick, thick, thick. In fact, many hunters put off grouse hunting until October when hard frost, fall rains, and wind have combined to

Applications received from Sept. 1 through Oct. 25, 2002, will be eligible for a lottery drawing if tournament applications exceed monthly limits. Tournaments with a history established for a particular lake have preference over others. Applications received after the Oct. 25 deadline will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis through the 2003 tournament season.

St. Cloud Fly Anglers Club meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Waite Park Gander Mountain store. Contact John Meyer at 320-252-1141 or Tom Clapp at 320-685-3960 for more info. Wading Women of MN fly fishing organization meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the metro area. For

DNR hosts CWD meeting in Aitkin By Vince Meyer Aitkin, Minn. Two more Minnesota elk herds have been quarantined following the discovery of chronic wasting disease on a farm near here. The state Board of Animal Health has quarantined 22 elk on the James Moscho farm near Sauk Centre and 25 elk on the Duane

Editor This is one of a series of articles profiling the candidates for Minnesota governor. Watch for future articles profiling Republican Tim Pawlenty, Green Party candidate Ken Pentel, and Independence Party candidate Tim Penny in future issues of Outdoor News this fall. All candidate profiles will be posted at www.outdoornews.com between now and the Nov.

Sept. 14: Ruffed grouse season opens in Northern Zone (through Dec. 31) and Western Zone (through Jan. 31). Sept. 14: Cottontail rabbit season opens in the northern zone, runs through Feb. 28. Sept. 14: Gray and fox squirrel season opens, runs through Jan. 31. Sept. 14: Fall crow season opens, runs through Nov. 15. Sept.15