November 19, 2004

The deer was harvested by Jerry Johnson, a life member of MDHA, near Cambridge in 1994. The deer was donated to MDHA for public display. That mount, and several other impressive shoulder mounts, are on display at the MDHA’s state headquarters in Grand Rapids. The office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. […]

Dec. 4: WTU – St. Croix Valley Chapter Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Hudson Rod and Gun Club. For more info call Steve Lucksinger, 715-386-7260. Dec. 8: Ruffed Grouse Society Winnebagoland Chapter Banquet, 5:30 p.m., The Hilton Garden Inn, Oshkosh. For more info call Jim Malczewski, 920-231-6560. Feb. 18, 2005: Walleyes For Tomorrow, Lake Country Chapter Banquet,

Mallards and woodies and teal are fine, but there has always been something special to me about a flock of scaup or canvasbacks that come barreling into the decoys. Perhaps part of the thrill is that often you can see these ducks coming from far across the lake, and the anticipation has time to build.

Associate Editor Fairfax, Va. A case that’s headed to court in the state of Virginia could someday affect challenges to shooting ranges all the way to Minnesota. “I would think if we get a good decision here it could be used as persuasion in other states,” said Stephen Halbrook, a Fairfax, Va., attorney who’s defending

Madison DNR wildlife biologists will still be verifying stubs from Zone T season registrations when a new batch of stubs start rolling in this weekend as the 2004 gun deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 20. With an early September estimate of 1.7 million deer statewide, DNR deer ecologist Keith Warnke expects there will be a

Fitchburg, Wis. People looking for a special reason to get out on their favorite lake next year can join more than 1,000 volunteers statewide who are part of the DNR’s Self-Help Monitoring Program. The DNR needs volunteers to monitor lakes in south-central Wisconsin next the summer. There are 212 named lakes in south-central Wisconsin, and

Editor Madison At least seven conservation and farm groups have joined forces with the hopes of getting the state’s legislators to pass a bill next session that supports public wolf harvest. Representatives from the seven groups met Oct. 20 in Plover and crafted orders for George Meyer and Ron Kuehn to walk the halls of

NORTHEAST METRO The Prescott and Afton areas of the St. Croix River started giving up quite a few walleyes in 12 to 20 feet of water. On the Mississippi River, crankbaits are producing walleyes near the wing dams. White Bear Lake continues to produce sunfish and crappies in shallow water. Many of these fish are

Contributing Writer There’s always something new to learn on a fall river fishing outing. Stuff about fish, birds, current and weather. Or, consider my adventure on the Rainy on a recent Friday. A buddy and I decided to take advantage of a small, coincidental window of fishing opportunity, realizing that it might end up being