August 27, 2004

Sept. 18: Family Fun Festival, Wisconsin Lutheran High School, 10:30-5 p.m. For more info visit the website: www.familyfunfestival.org or call Bill Truebenbach, 262-677-2066. Oct. 16: Adell Sportsmens Club Brat Fry, 10-4 p.m. Adell Ball Park, Adell WI. Annual opening day of Pheasant season. For more info call Jeff Bichler, 920-994-9369.

Aug. 12: Split Rock Creek Gobblers Chapter NWTF Annual Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Pipestone Country Club. For more info call Doug Kaffar, 507-825-4637. Aug. 12: Zumbro River Waterfowlers Banquet, Byron Legion. For more info call Dean Tlougan, 507-261-2072. Aug. 12: Fergus Falls Fish & Game Club Annual Steak Fry Fundraiser. For more info call Richard Tomhave,

Associated Press Bismarck, N.D. A federal judge has denied North Dakota’s move to dismiss a Minnesota lawsuit challenging the state’s duck hunting rules for nonresidents, but comments in his ruling made North Dakota officials optimistic about the case. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland rejected North Dakota’s motion that its sovereign immunity prohibited the lawsuit. He

After a short presentation at the open house regarding the major recommendations of the management plan, DNR staff will answer questions. Following the open house, there will be a 30-day public review period. Comments may be submitted to Nancy Albrecht, Minnesota State Parks, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155, or you may call (651)

The program provides grants to the coastal community to help balance the land-use pressures with those of conservation and preservation, while allowing for public access and recreation. Certain eligibility requirements apply. The match program will continue the opportunity for smaller projects requiring a reduced match from 50 percent to 25 percent. Application forms are available

Aug. 14-15: American Water Spaniel hunt test, Elk Lake Preserve, 8 a.m. each day, near Hoffman, ND. For more info call Jane Christiansen, 218-342-2411 or visit www. americanwaterspanielclub.org/new2 Aug. 21-22, Sept. 11-12: NBDCA Hunting Tournament Singles, Doubles, Hunter Division for both Flushers & Pointers. Aug. 28: CPA Fun in the Field Day, Major Ave. Hunt

Aug. 14: Hiawatha Valley & Zumbro Valley Gobblers Chapters NWTF event, Zumbro Valley Rifle Club. For more info call Julie Culver, 507-635-5338. Aug. 20-21: Wildlife Science Center and Chi-Wash-Anoka Chapter of NWTF, Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, MN. For more info call Kathy Mills, 651-464-3393.

Madison When the state’s archery deer season opens Saturday, Sept. 18, bowhunters should find an estimated 1.7 million deer in Wisconsin’s forests. DNR wildlife managers have provided forecasts for each of the state’s five DNR regions. Northern Region Mike Zeckmeister, regional wildlife biologist, said a moderate winter, with just a few reports of a severe

Staff Writer Fort Snelling, Minn. Minnesota’s first mourning dove hunting season in nearly 60 years is slated to last two months. But experts caution that the season, which begins next Wednesday, will effectively be over long before its scheduled Oct. 30 culmination. “Far and away, the majority will get out of here pretty early,” said