October 25, 2002

outagamie.wi.us Nov. 2-3: Snowshoe Building Workshop. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Sat.) 8:30 – 3 p.m. (Sun.) Nov. 10: Bayou Brunch with the Brutal Gourmet, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call for details

Editor St. Paul In a bizarre turn of events just two weeks before statewide elections, two competing plans for Minnesota natural resources management emerged this week. One came from the DNR and other state agencies and would dedicate a half cent of the state’s sales tax to a broad range of natural resource programs. Republican

Field Editor Glenwood, Minn. A fisheries biologist in Glenwood is coordinating a statewide study of walleye stocking strategies that may result in changes to the DNR’s decades-old procedure of rearing walleye fingerlings in natural ponds. DNR biologist Brad Parsons says 50 Minnesota lakes ranging from 200 to 1,000 acres are being stocked with walleye fry,

The Minnesota DNR Division of Wildlife has contacted Dr. Alan Afton, of the U.S. Geological Survey-Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Louisiana State University, to conduct a study of the effectiveness of spinning-wing decoys for hunting ducks in Minnesota. The experimental hunts were slated to begin this week in Winona County and next

Contributing Editor T roy Loomis has had many an exciting deer hunt since he began hunting 26 years ago, but he got the thrill of his life on the opening day of Wisconsin’s 2002 archery season without even drawing his bow. He got to watch his 12-year-old daughter, Courtney, take a deer on her first

LAKE MILLE LACS East – Another week of “less-than-ideal” fishing conditions has made it tough to fish the main lake. The majority of fish being caught are coming from shallow, shoreline structure in eight to 14 feet of water. Work the points and rock piles with crankbaits or slip bobbers and leeches. There have been

Oct. 27, Dec. 22: Southeastern Rod & Gun Club Merchandise Shoot. For more info call Tim or Amanda, 262-363-0533 or 262-470-0754. Nov. 16-17: A Deer Gun Sight-In will be held at the Sheboygan Falls Conservation Club. Call 920-467-2970 for details.

Oct. 29: Hibbing/Chisholm Chapter of MDHA Annual Membership at Hibbing Armory beginning at 4:30 p.m. For more info contact Darrold Persson, 218-263-8881. Nov. 1: Wadena Chapter MDHA Banquet at the Wadena Elks Lodge starting at 5 p.m. For more info call 218-631-1568. Nov. 2: Northerns Inc. of Brainerd Banquet. For more info contact Burt Scripture,