November 7, 2003

MDHA offers the following tips: Pull hides, do not cut them; pulled hides provide higher returns than cut hides. Remove the hide quickly, as they’re more easily removed when the carcass is fresh and preferably warm. Hides need not be fleshed or scraped; do not include heads, feet, or lower legs with your hide donation. […]

Contributing Writer St. Paul In an attempt to work out some of the disagreements surrounding the proposed long-term trout management plan for southeast Minnesota streams, Minnesota DNR Fisheries officials met last Wednesday with the Minnesota Trout Association and Trout Unlimited two major trout interest groups that have been at loggerheads with the agency on the

5:30 p.m. at The Summit House in LaValle. For more info call Dawn Gajdosik, 608-647-8753 or WTU Nat’l Headquarters, 1-800-274-5471. Nov. 8: Land O’ Lakes Chapter of WTU Banquet at Donaldson’s Banquet & Buffet in Land O’ Lakes. Doors open at 5:30. Call 906-544-2313 for more info. Nov. 11: Waukesha County Chapter WTU Banquet, 5:30

“Temporarily Closed” signs will be placed at access points to the trails. Les Ollila, Northeast Region Trails and Waterways Division supervisor, urges riders to check trail conditions before riding on them. Information about trail closures is available on the internet at www.dnr.state.mn.us.

In the Devils Lake area of North Dakota on Tuesday, biologists reported “tens of thousands” of snow geese, but colder weather since then likely has altered their abundance. Counts at Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern South Dakota earlier in the week indicated about 3,000 Canada geese staging there, along with about 8,500 snow

DNR Info Center has extended hours on Friday By Glen Schmitt Staff Writer St. Paul On the eve of the 2003 firearms deer season, many hunters continued waiting until the last minute to purchase their license. Based on license sales through the end of the business day on Monday, there were only 225,654 licenses sold

Correspondent Baraboo, Wis. Wolves, along with the lack of the payments for damages to farmers who suffer losses due to depredation by wolves, generated concerns from the Natural Resources Board at its October meeting in Baraboo. DNR Bureau of Endangered Resources Director Signe Holtz confirmed that the DNR does not have enough money to make

Horicon Marsh Hunting Retriever Club meets on the second Monday each month, 6:30 pm, Oak Central in Oakfield. Call Dana, 920-922-5133 for more info. Winnebagoland Musky Club meets the first Wednesday of every month, American Legion Memorial Clubhouse in Fond du Lac, 7:15 p.m. Open to public. Call Dave, 920-922-6704 for more info. Bill Cook

Editor Madison Required game farm fence inspections that must be completed between now and Dec. 15, on top of the Zone T, gun deer, and muzzleloader seasons, will strain an already underfunded and undermanned field warden force, according to DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark. Fencing on more than 500 game farms must be inspected beginning