January 16, 2004

Jan. 24: Miller Dam Lake Association Ice Fishing Contest, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Miller Dam. For more info call Mudgetts Sport Shop, 715-668-5674 or Clarence Nichols, 715-447-5724. Feb. 21: 5th Annual Ice Fishing Derby sponsored by Twin Lakes Sportsmen’s Inc. For more info call Dale Gittings, 262-877-3490. Trap Attack Opens. Brought to […]

The property includes a virtually pristine old-growth forest of sugar maple, yellow birch, white spruce, and white cedar, some estimated at more than 300 years old and requiring the length of two or more persons’ arms to circle their trunks. It includes a half-mile of frontage on both sides of the South Branch of the

Dec. 6: Minnesota Waterfowl Association, Inc. Fundraising Holiday Wildlife Print Sale, 10-4 p.m., MWA State Office, 3750 Annapolis LN., Ste #135, Plymouth. For more info call Sharon Goetz, 763-553-2977. Dec. 6: Buffalo DU Donor/Sponsor Christmas Party, 5:30 p.m. at the Buffalo American Legion. For more info contact Dale Lusti, 763-682-3468 or dalelusti@aol.com or Troy Lanie,

Lisa Steuck, of Montello, shot this 9-point buck while rifle hunting in Marquette County on Nov. 23. The rack had a 15-inch inside spread.

Correspondent Watertown, Wis. Don Meyer, president of Rock River Laboratory in Watertown, may have a test deer hunters have been hoping for since chronic wasting disease was discovered near Mount Horeb in 2002. This test may be able to be used to detect mad cow disease, too. Meyer, and researchers at Rock River Laboratory, believe

Dan Frederickson, of Hingham, shot this 14-point buck while slug hunting near Plymouth on Nov. 23. The rack had a 19 3/4-inch inside spread and green scored 174.

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 for more info. Women Anglers of Minnesota organization meets the second Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m.; Sharx Grill and Sports Bar, 3720 E. River

NORTHEAST METRO Green Lake is producing a few walleyes and crappies in 12 feet of water during low-light periods of the day. The power plant area of the St. Croix River also is worth noting for walleyes and crappies. The saddle on the north end of Lake Phalen is holding walleyes, and there have been