September 24, 2004

Staff Writer Alexandria, Minn. The Douglas County Board, for a second time, has elected not to get in the middle of the muskie controversy on Lake Miltona. The board last Thursday declined to put a non-binding referendum on the Nov. 2 ballot. The No More Muskies group asked for the referendum, which would have gauged […]

The second-annual governor’s deer opener, which will be held in Grand Rapids, is still on, Bronson said. That event begins Thursday, Nov. 4. Joe Albert

Sept. 14: Prior Lake DU Live Bird Shoot, 2:30 p.m., Minn. Horse N Hunt Club. For more info call Steve mariette, 952-435-3688. Sept. 17-19: Gunsmoke 04 – Minnesota State Cowboy Action Shooting Championship, Ahlman’s Range. Sat. night banquet. For more info call 507-838-7334. Sept. 19: Buffalo Gun Club Meat Shoot, 9-6 p

Oct. 1-3: Whitetail deer hunt near Baraboo. Contact John Mitchell, 414-916-2298. Oct. 8-10, 15-17: Whitetail deer hunt near Clintonville. Contact Larry Drake, 715-535-2697. Oct. 16: Pheasant hunt near Portage at Smith’s Pheasant Crest Hunting Preserve. Contact John Martinson, 608-846-4518.

Sept. 25: Burnett County WTU Chapter Banquet, American Legion Hall, Grantsburg, 5:30 p.m. for more info call Don Chell, 715-689-2233. Sept. 27: Lake Superior WTU Chapter Banquet, St. Croix Inn in Solon Springs. Doors open at 5:30. For more info call Ralph, 715-375-5417. Sept. 27: Sand County WTU Chapter Banquet, Two Lakes Supper Club in

Correspondent Milwaukee For anyone who lives near Lake Michigan or fishes its tributaries, fall means salmon and trout in the rivers as fish leave the lake in search of shallow gravel beds upstream. The sheer abundance of these trout and salmon make it a fishing bonanza. There are different sizes and types of fish in

The department has proposed a 12-inch maximum size limit for largemouth and smallmouth bass on all five lakes of the Namakan Reservoir Kabetogama, Namakan, Sand Point, Crane and Little Vermilion. Anglers would be allowed to keep six bass less than 12 inches. The local meeting will be held at the Orr City Hall on Sept.

Tekiela, of Victoria, Minn., is a naturalist, author, and wildlife photographer. A reception in his honor will be held at the Har-Mar Mall Barnes & Noble Store in Roseville on Oct. 6, from 5-7 p.m.

Contributing Editor Jerry Solsrud lifted the giant goose decoy just enough to peek out from under its tail, then dropped it back onto his chest and picked up his flute call. When he started calling, I chimed in to make our spread sound as inviting as we hoped it looked. A dozen Canada geese cleared