Semi-Finalist
Mark Thomas, of Glenville, arrowed this 8-point buck while hunting in Iowa on Nov. 20. The rack green scored 149, and had a 20-inch inside spread.
January 17, 2003
FOURTH PLACE
Lee Murphy, of New Brighton, arrowed this 11-point Pope County buck on Dec. 29. The rack green scored 129 5/8, and had a 17 7/8-inch inside spread.
Citizens’ advisory report calls for doubling WMAs
Field Editor St. Paul Minnesota should acquire 702,200 acres of new wildlife management area (WMA) lands during the next 50 years, nearly doubling the present acreage, according a new citizens’ advisory report that will be presented at the 2003 Wildlife Roundtable this weekend. WMAs are public hunting areas administered by the Minnesota DNR Division of
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Minneapolis The 31st Annual Boat Show continues through this weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center. An estimated 200 exhibitors will attend the Boat Show through Jan. 19. Visitors will find fishing boats, sailboats, and canoes. The show also will
Show hours for the Boat Show are 5-10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15; noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 16-17; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for kids age 5-11, and free for kids
Statewide
ALEXANDRIA AREA The walleye bite has slowed, but the fish being caught have been big, 24 inches or bigger. Look to Le Homme Dieu, Lake Ida, Lake Miltona, and Lake Carlos in 25 to 30 feet of water with shiner minnows. Lake Geneva, Smith Lake, and Lake Mary continue to produce a few crappies during
Mixed Bag
Brule, Wis. One of the three timber wolves that were reported near the Brule Fish Hatchery was identified as a young black female that was radio-collared in the Stone Chimney Road area last spring. The trapping site was about 10 miles, as the crow flies, to the southwest of her most recent sightings. Before last
