September 26, 2003

Aug. 5-6: 5:30p.m n 9:00 p.m. Great Lakes Conference Room. Aug. 10: 10:00 a.m. n 3:00 p.m. Outlet Theatre Aug. 26-27: 5:30 p.m. n 9:00 p.m. Great Lakes Conference Room. Sept. 7: 10:00 a.m. n 3:00 p.m. Outlet Theatre Sept. 13: 9:00 a.m. n 5:00 p.m. Outlet Theatre Sept. 23-24: 5:30 p.m. n 9:00 p.m. […]

Wading Women of MN fly fishing organization meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the metro area. For more info call Cindy Sykes, 763-477-6832. St. Cloud Fly Anglers Club meets on the third Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Waite Park Gander Mountain store. Call John Meyer, 320-252-1141 or Tom Clapp, 320-685-3960

8 a.m., Bong Recreational Area, Kansasville. Class limited to 20 dogs. Register before August 1. For more info contact Jolene O’Brion, 715-423-1971, or email, obrion5@wctc.net, or check out www.asc-cockerspaniel.org/versatile/field.html Sept. 27: Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines offering their Inaugural Hunting Seminar Series, Touchstone Energy Place at RiverCentre. 10-5 p.m. Tickets $49. To get

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 Weekend, Sportsman’s Warehouse, St. Cloud location only. Seminars by Fred Zink, Tim Grounds, Barnie Calef, Randy Bartz and Pete Fisher.

Associate Editor Frederic, Wis. Five years of investigation culminated with multiple, nearly simultaneous interviews, which led to various charges of game violations against 11 individuals in northwestern Wisconsin. Jesse Ashton, Wisconsin DNR conservation warden in Frederic, said several individuals in the case have pleaded not guilty and future court dates have been set. Others have

Staff Writer Detroit Lakes, Minn. The early season for resident “giant” Canada geese ended Monday, Sept 22. Apparently, the management effort in many areas fell short of expectations. Early reports indicate a slim harvest, even in areas of high hunting pressure and goose populations. The intent of the hunt, which has become an annual event,

Aug. 23-24: Overnight canoe trip on the Crow River, Nimrod, MN. For more info call Lynette Jenkins, 763-753-0199. Sept. (?): Upland bird hunt & deer bow hunt, Waseca, MN. For more info call Missy Bauman, 507-835-7643. Sept. 6: Beaverbrook Sportsman’s Club, East Bethel, 8:30-4:30 p.m. Several courses offered. For more info call Sheryl Gallup, 763-560-3264

Associate Editor St. Paul In just a couple weeks, thousands of Minnesotans clad in blaze orange, along with their dogs, will hoof it across the state’s terrain in search of pheasants. And there’s little doubt this year they’ll find them. Sharing the credit for a 65-percent increase in the state’s pheasant survey in 2003 are

The grant was approved for the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Wetland Conservation Initiative, which includes nine partners who have pledged to complete over $21 million in habitat restoration and enhancement, easement acquisition, and fee-title acquisition over the next three years. The grant funds Phase III of a 10-year initiative, which began in 1995 and focuses on