August 1, 2003

Editor Madison  State wildlife officials expect this year’s archery deer harvest to fall somewhere between the 54,133 deer registered in 2002 and the 83,120 deer from 2001. Michelle Windsor, the DNR’s acting deer ecologist, expects the 2003 harvest to come in closer to the 54,133 mark. “I think we probably will be close to that […]

Editor Madison DNR hunting, fishing and trapping license fee increase in. Requirement to sell off $40 million worth of state land out. Full funding of the state’s Stewardship Fund in. Authority for the Joint Finance Committee to approve land buys that exceed $250,000 out. A total of $3 million for chronic wasting disease research and

Aug. 9-10: 3-D Archery Shoot at Marshall Bluff Bowhunters Inc., N7326 Marshall Bluff Road, Monticello. 8:00 a.m-4:00 p.m For more information call 608-527-2513. Aug. 9-10: Roche A CRI Bowmen Inc Outdoor Shoot, 8-4 p.m. For more info call Glenn, 608-339-9529 or email buchanan@mags.net Aug. 23-24: North Bristol Sportsman’s Club 28 target 3D shoot & broadhead

Aug. 23: 5th Annual Yourth Day, 9-2 p.m., Metro Gun Club in Blaine. For more info call Chris Bernard, 763-753-7925. Aug. 23-24: 10th Annual Rum River Outlaw Grass Drags & Swap Meet. First leg of Tri-State Triple Crown, ATV Pulls, ATV Mud Run. For more information call 1-888-775-RACE or check out www.outlawgrassdrags.com Aug. 23-24: Waterfowl

Game Fair will include many new exhibits and shooting games this year, and will return the many features that make it so popular. Shooting events range from sling shots and BB guns for the kids to sporting clays for the hunter. There also will be 3-D archery shooting available. Seminars will include the likes of

Many folks, hunters and non-hunters alike, seem to think that hunting bears over bait like we do here in Minnesota is easy. Some even think it is cheating. It’s neither of the two. Hunting over bait is the only method that will work to allow a harvest of bears sufficient to keep the population in

Aug. 9: 7th Annual Muzzle Loading Hunters Seminar & Shoot. Menomonie Rifle Range. Rain or shine. Free Youth Shoot 9 a.m. Seminars 11:30-12:30 p.m. Shooting 1-3 p.m. For more info call Jim, 715-232-8266. $5 ages 16 and up. Youth free! Aug. 16: Southwest Wisconsin Long Beards Women in the Outdoors Event, 8-4:45 p.m., rain or

Editor Plymouth, Minn. Delegates from the 50 chapters of Minnesota Waterfowl Association will convene this weekend to determine the future direction of the group. The organization’s annual membership meeting kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at McQuoid’s Inn on the shores of Lake Mille Lacs. Elections will occur for five of the seven

Associate Editor Washington, D.C. A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to ban bear baiting on national forest lands was pulled last week by its author. Just two days later, House members voted down an amendment to a larger bill that would’ve imposed the ban. Wisconsin wildlife officials said the legislation would have hampered