October 8, 2004

Oct. 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.

Conservation Officer Rick Reller, Buffalo, investigated to a Turn In Poachers call about two individuals one adult and one juvenile who had shot a trumpeter swan on Millstone Lake in Wright County. Reller charged both individuals with shooting a protected non-game migratory bird. The hunters also received written warnings for taking waterfowl before legal shooting

DNR furbearer specialist Wisconsin is blessed with a wonderful diversity of common and unique members of furbearing wildlife. Beaver, coyote, raccoon, and muskrat are good examples of the more common species. The more secretive bobcat, fisher, and otter are doing well in the north and slowly expanding southward. Then there’s the marten, an endangered species

Editor Sturgeon Bay, Wis. In giving the DNR approval to move ahead with its plans for a requested two-year budget of $516.9 million for 2005-06, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) also told agency officials to find new sources of funding to pay for chronic wasting disease efforts. NRB members are concerned the DNR is pulling

7 a.m., Lodi, WI Fair Grounds. For more info check www.lakewisconsinatv.com Feb. 18-20: 32nd Rockford, IL Boat, Vacation & Fishing Show, Metro Centre. Fri.: 4-8, Sat.: 10-7, Sun.: 11-6. For more info call Brenda Rotolo, 815-877-8043.

Associate Editor Brainerd, Minn. Two of four central Minnesota men convicted of damaging wetlands with off-road vehicles were sentenced last week in Crow Wing County District Court, according to Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Karl Hadrits, who originally ticketed the four men. Mitchell Buss, 22, of Aitkin and Joseph Bednarczyk, 24, of Crosby were fined $1,065

While boating activity has steadily increased over the years, disturbance to waterfowl has remained unchanged since 1986, averaging about 11 percent per year. The success of this annual program is also reflected in the large number of birds observed in the area. In October 2003 waterfowl numbers peaked at over 136,000 in Pool 7, with

St. Cloud Fly Anglers Club meets on the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Waite Park Gander Mtn. 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.; Perkins Resturant on Shingle Creek Parkway and John Martin Dr.,

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The recent cold front has shut down the daytime walleye bite. You’ll still hook fish at night on the shallow rocks with crankbaits. Muskie action has improved on the north end of the lake. The Malone Island area is giving up numbers of jumbo perch. Work tight to the weed