August 29, 2003

Associate Editor Ely, Minn. “Bear bait area.” “Bear bait ahead.” “Danger: bear bait area.” For Brian Buria, a DNR conservation officer in Bigfork, signs popping up in Minnesota’s forests are indications bear baiters and hunters “continue to be very territorial about their baits.” It’s a problem, he says, that continues to worsen. CO Mike Lekatz […]

Aug. 30-Sept 1: Safari Shoot Archery Tournament. For more info call Michael Prudhom, 262-632-4394.

Feb. 6-8, 2004: Milwaukee Musky Expo, Reuters Show Productions, LLC, State Fair Park. For more info call Douglas Reuter, 608-833-6955 or check out www.muskyexpo.com

Work will begin shortly after Labor Day and should be complete by the end of October, said Tony Walzer, DNR acquisition and development specialist in Bemidji. Improvements will include more than doubling the number of parking spaces, realignment of the approach road, new concrete plank ramps, and relocation of the portable toilets. Alternatives to use

Sept. 3: Heartland Chapter, DU Banquet at Royal Ridges in Ripon. Cocktails at 5:00, dinner at 6:30. Call 920-748-9649 for more info. Sept. 4: Northern Skies Chapter of Wings Over Wisconsin Annual Banquet, Holiday Inn in Kelly Lake. For more info call Peter Sytsma, 920-897-4799. Sept. 4: Wausau Chapter of DU Banquet at the Best

Correspondent Superior, Wis. The Natural Resources Board has approved a 60-day duck hunting season with a Sept. 27 opener in the north and an Oct. 4 opener in the south. Bag limits will be six ducks daily with a 30-day “season with a season” for both pintails and canvasbacks. The board also approved a goose

Correspondent Madison  Bear hunters have reason to be optimistic about the upcoming season. “Everything looks really good,” said Kyle LaFond, DNR assistant bear ecologist. “All of our surveys indicate that we have a healthy population. I’ve heard from guys in Zone B and they’re seeing a lot of bears. It’s the same in Zone A.”

Sept. 6: Tree Farm Field Day, at Zdanovec Tree Farm in northeastern Marathon County. Topics from pond management to aspen/ruffed grouse management. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee. Call 715-369-3475 for more info. Sept. 6: Safari Club International Wisconsin Chapter Annual Youth Hunter Day, Daniel Boone Grounds in Washington County. Many exhibits and free

Furtman has produced the popular “Sportsman’s Notebook” TV show on WDIO-TV, Duluth’s ABC affiliate, as well as the syndicated show, “Sportsman’s Journal.” He financed his education by guiding fishermen in the 1960s and worked at Jim’s Bait Service in Duluth for 20 years. Schneider has waged several legislative battles on behalf of fishing causes. He