November 5, 2004

Twin Lakes Sportsmen’s Club events. For more info call 773-792-3457 or 262-279-3503. 1 & 3rd Sundays: Trap shooting, Individual Tournaments 200 targets 12 noon

Deer hunters may stop by the location one mile north of Grand Rapids on Hwy. 38, and one-quarter mile west on Peterson Road for refreshments, story-telling, and to tour the facility.

Oct. 16-17: American Heritage Hunting Club, hunting competition for both flushers and pointers. There will be a division for both in Singles, Doubles, and Hunter. This event is a sanctioned by the NBDCA and will count towards earning points toward the 2004 NBDCA National Trial.

RGS executive director Bob Patterson signed the Woodcock Memoranda of Understanding with Boise Paper Solutions Woodland Division and with Koochiching County, Minnesota Land Department during the recent National Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Hunt in Grand Rapids. Together, these partners manage more than a half million acres of land in Koochiching and St. Louis counties. Under

Nov. 6-7: Nalbinding: Making Mittens the Old Fashioned Way, 8:30-4 p.m. Nov. 7: Land of the Dragon: The Culture of Bhutan, 1:30-3 p.m. Nov. 13-14, Jan. 15-16: Snowshoe classes. Nov. 20-28, Dec. 9-12: Hiking trails will close during T-Zone and gun deer seasons. Hunting is prohibited on the nature center grounds, but all private property

March 5: 3D Tournament, Lori G’s Wildwood Archery, 20715 Durand Ave, Union Grove, 9 a.m. For more info call Dottie Dirksen, 262-886-3078. June 11: 3D Shoot, Horicon Marsh Bowmen, located on County Trunk V just outside of Mayville, 9 a.m. For more info call Jeff Miller, 920-485-2387. Sept. 20-Oct. 2: Whitetail deer hunt in Baraboo

Dec. 3: Big Game Committee of the Conservation Congress will meet at the Comfort Suites Foxfire, 205 Foxfire Drive, Waupaca, 7 p.m. Contact AnnMarie Kutzke, 608-266-2952. Dec. 3: Hunting with Dogs Committee of the Conservation Congress will meet at the Comfort Suites Foxfire, 205 Foxfire Drive, Waupaca, 7 p.m. Contact AnnMarie Kutzke, 608-266-2952 . Dec.

Dodgeville, Wis. The Pecatonica River and its fishery took another hit in October when the second manure spill this year killed forage fish and game fish along a 5.6-mile stretch of river in the town of Mifflin in southwestern Iowa County. This second manure spill is believed to have occurred on Oct. 9, according to

Nov. 13: Lowrance Electronics School n in-depth, 7 hour class on the operation and use of recent models of Lowrance Sonar, GPS, and related products. Class taught by Bruce Samson and Bill Diedrich. Registration and fee are required and may be found at some metro sporting goods stores. For more info call 952-935-5764 or email