September 24, 2004

Sept. 25-26: Gun Show & Coins & Knives, Hutchinson Fairgrounds. Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4. For more info call Dale Harbarth, 320-587-8989. MN Weapons Collectors Assoc. (MWCA). 2004 Gun Show & Sales. For more info call 612-721-8976 check out www.mwca.org. Hours Sat.: 8 – 5 p.m. & Sun. 9 – 3 p.m. Adm. $5, 12 & […]

Editor Madison Two conservation groups discovered the DNR did not use duck stamp money as outlined by a project priority list, so both groups will ask the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for its support in demanding accountability from the DNR on future duck stamp spending. So far, the two groups have researched only the DNR’s

Sept. 18-19: Ladies Archery Hunt, Mora. Sept. 24-26: Grouse Hunt, Deep Portage Conservation Reserve Oct. 23-24: Navigation Skills Weekend. Nov. 13-14: Goose Hunting near Rochester.

Madison State duck hunters can expect an average season with a one-week delay in openers between the Northern Zone and Southern Zone. Here’s how this year’s 60-day, season will stack up. In both zones, the six-duck bag limit may include no more than four mallards (only one may be a hen), one black duck, one

LAKE MILLE LACS East – Crankbaits started producing a lot of walleyes at night in four to eight feet of water. Better areas in recent days have been Big Point, Three Mile, Mac’s Twin Bay, and Cove Bay. As a general rule, most shallow rock areas are worth checking out once the sun sets. The

Sept. 17-19: Fall Becoming An Outdoors Woman – mini-trip workshops include: wilderness backpacking, angling & fishing, and more.

Sept. 11: Minnesota Waterfowl Assoc. Prairie Pothole Day.

All of us strive to make quick, clean, humane kills each time we pull the trigger or drop the string on a deer. But sometimes, things don’t go as planned. Maybe we jerk the trigger instead of squeeze. Maybe we try to force that arrow through a screen of leaves and it deflects. Maybe the

Associate Editor St. Paul The Minnesota DNR is hoping to add some metro-area deer to its log of those sampled for chronic wasting disease. This marks the third and perhaps final year of intensive CWD testing in the state. The agency announced last week it will be accepting harvested animals for testing from state hunters