November 19, 2004

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. 3: Migratory Committee of the Conservation Congress will meet at the Comfort Suites Foxfire, 205 Foxfire Drive, Waupaca, p.m. Contact AnnMarie Kutzke, 608-266-2952. Dec. 3: Turkey Committee […]

Beginning Jan. 1, 2005, anglers will be allowed to take a three-fish daily combination limit of smallmouth and largemouth bass. The new regulation includes a protected slot size restriction of 12 to 18 inches, and of those harvested daily, only one may be 18 inches or greater. Officials hope the rules provide an improved size

The areas include a string of sites on Lake Superior’s North Shore, Felton Prairies Complex, Itasca State Park, Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge, the Lower Minnesota River, Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley, and Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve in Savage. The Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth received designation in September. Designating the sites will focus attention

Fund-raising activities are part of the position, and computer knowledge is needed. Some travel will be required to assist local entities and convey displays and promotional material. Submit resume and salary requirements to TIP, Inc., PO Box 21638, Eagan, MN 55121, attn. President, or email to jdtirpak@comcast.net; Subject, resume.

December 2004 Canada goose hunt, however, holds promise By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bemidji, Minn. As an unseasonably warm Minnesota November brings the state duck hunt to a close, it may be ushering in a promising late Canada goose season, according to state officials. The duck season closes statewide on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Meanwhile, the

Last fall, hunters registered 12,466 birds; this year’s numbers are expected to be up slightly. Early reports point to a harvest close to 12,500, or a success rate at or above the state yearly average of 16 percent. Wisconsin’s spring turkey applications are due Dec. 10 and cost $3. They are available through most licensing

Nov. 19: Horicon zone Canada goose hunting period 3 closes. Nov. 19: Collins zone Canada goose hunting period 3 closes. Nov. 20-28: Regular gun deer season open. Nov. 23: Duck season closes in the north zone. Nov. 28: Regular gun deer season closes. Nov. 30: Muskellunge season closes. Nov. 30: Turtle season closes.

Editor Oshkosh, Wis. Sales of Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing tags for the 2005 season increased by about 1,500 tags from last year, with much of the increase attributed to the fact that an “upriver lakes” season will be open. The current season framework includes an upriver season on lakes Winneconne, Poygan, and Butte des