April 25, 2003

April 25: Wausau Chapter of DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Stoney Creek Inn, Mosinee. For more info call Mike Piel, 849-1719. April 26: Walleye For Tomorrow Winnebago East Shore Chapter Banquet, 7 p.m., Altona Supper Club. For more info call Bob Krupp, 920-849-2916. April 28: Mosinee Chapter of DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Pinewood Supper Club. For […]

Walleyes must be 14 inches long to be legal size and only one fish longer than 20 inches may be kept. The daily bag limit is three, with a possession limit of six. This year, the walleye opener is also part of the free camping weekend. Iowa residents may camp for free at any state

Madison  Despite the ice still tenuously clinging to the surface of northern Wisconsin lakes as of April 16, fishermen across the state were preparing for Saturday, May 3, the opening day of Wisconsin’s 2003 regular inland fishing season. Chances are, if the weather is reasonable, many of the state’s 1.4 million licensed anglers will be

Contributing Editor The name of the first hunter to fashion a call that mimicked the sounds of a hen turkey well enough to lure an old gobbler to his doom has been lost in antiquity.The first call was likely nothing more than a hollowed-out reed or sumac twig. Today, there are more call designs and

Madison In the aftermath of the April 14 spring hearings in which sportsmen rejected higher size limits for muskies in Vilas and Oneida counties and bass on the Lower Wisconsin River, DNR fishery leaders want to meet with DNR Secretary Scott Hassett before deciding just what the next step might be regarding higher size limits.

Associate Editor St. Paul The author of a Senate bill that would return mourning dove hunting to Minnesota for the first time in over 50 years expects anxious moments when the issue comes to a vote. “It depends on how much lobbying is done by anti-hunting groups,” said Sen. Tom Saxhaug, R-Grand Rapids. Saxhaug said

Orlando, Fla. Sandi Beitzel, of Manitowoc, an avid wildlife conservationist, was saluted recently as the 2003 “Budweiser Outdoorsman of the Year” during the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. Beitzel, the current Wisconsin state ladies chair for Ducks Unlimited, was selected in the annual program that recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to

June 7: 2003 MDA Golf/Fishing Classic, 6-3 p.m., Bukolt Park, Wisc. Flowage, Stevens Point. Open to all ages. For more info call Kathy O. 715-345-5066, Ext. 333. Aug. 2-3: Muddy Waters Retriever Club Retriever Days, starting at 8 a.m. at the 9-Mile Recreation Area in Rib Mountain, South of Wausau, WI. For more info go