September 26, 2003

Minnesota’s PSA radio campaign will promote hunting in the state with the goal of increasing hunter participation. The campaign will emphasize the benefits of hunting as well as the resulting conservation impact of sportsmen and women. An estimated 1.6 million Minnesotans fish and nearly 600,000 hunt, resulting in $2.17 in spending in the state.

Low water levels a concern statewide By Rob Drieslein Editor St. Paul If a midweek cold front doesn’t drive remaining blue-winged teal from the state, Minnesota waterfowlers can expect a good opener to the duck season this Saturday at noon. Minnesota DNR Wildlife managers qualified many of their positive recent reports about ducks in the

Aug. 5: 18th Annual Brainerd Ruffed Grouse Society Chapter Banquet, Cragun’s Conference Center, Brainerd 5:30 p.m. For more info call Pine Shadows, 218-829-4736 or email Mark@pineshadows.com. Aug. 7: Fergus Falls Fish & Game Bluc Steak Fry Fundraiser, Otter Tail County Fairgrounds, 5 p.m. For more info call Richard Tomhave, 218-739-9413. Aug. 8: MWA Scott/LeSueur Chapter

Aug. 10: 100 target event NSCA-MSCA Shoot at Forest Lake Sportsman’s Club. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Shooting starts at 9 a.m. For more info call 651-464-9931. Aug. 16: Pine County Thundrin’ Toms Fun Shoot, 11-4 p.m., Wings North, Pine City. For more info call Pat Hennen, Sr., 320-629-6287. Aug. 23: Capital City Strutters NWTF

The suspensions were triggered by stream flow or basin water levels dropping below protected levels. Permits for low priority water uses have been suspended in the following watersheds: St. Louis, Nemadji, Mississippi, Grand Rapids, Watonwan, upper St. Croix, Zumbro, Bois de Sioux, Mustinka, and Vermillion. The suspension will not affect domestic water supplies The DNR

Correspondent Madison  New language in emergency rules governing deer baiting and feeding have some hunters believing they can’t use deer urine and other scents this fall. Not true, said Thomas Van Haren, the state’s natural resources policy officer for the Bureau of Law Enforcement. “Last year’s emergency rules did not place a limit on the

Madison The DNR mailed out fall turkey hunting permits in mid-September. The DNR received 91,082 applications and is mailing out 78,751 permits. “It looks like recruitment was pretty good this past year and we expect to see hunters have a good fall hunt,” said Keith Warnke, DNR upland wildlife ecologist. There are new blaze orange

Aug. 3-8: Forkhorn I & II. (Overflow camp to above Forkhorn camps.) Aug. 22-24: Adult Wingshooting School (Session II)