December 31, 2004

Jan. 21-30: Milwaukee Marine Dealer Association’s 35th annual Wisconsin Boat Show, Wisconsin State Fair Park, adults $8, seniors $7, children 12 and younger are free, call 800-367-5520, or go to www.wisconsinboatshow.com Jan. 28-30: 20th Annual Northern Wisconsin Deer Classic & Outdoor Expo, Ramada Inn Convention Center, Downtown, Eau Claire. For more info contact High Price, […]

Correspondent Madison The issue of what criteria the DNR is using to spend duck stamp money is one reason why the agency expanded its advisory Migratory Gamebird Committee, which held its first meeting Dec. 17 in Madison. Bill VanderZouwen, chief of the DNR ecology section in the Bureau of Wildlife Management, said the role of

Associate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. On a frigid 25-below-zero night last week, conservation officer Darin Fagerman, of Grand Marais, received a call regarding a dying wolf. What the CO found was not a wolf, but a coyote, killed by a combination of cold and mange. Fagerman said the coyote had lost some hair and had

NORTHEAST METRO Northern pike are biting well in 12 to 14 feet of water on lakes such as Beaver, Battle Creek, and White Bear. Look for suspended crappies over 22 feet of water on Lake Phalen. Phalen and Bald Eagle Lake have kicked out a few walleyes during low-light periods of the day in 16

Jan. 15: Southern Dakota County Sportsmen’s Club Wild Game Dinner – Banquet/Fundraiser, Farmington American Legion – 5-9 p.m.For more info call Mark Skweres, 651-454-6208. Feb. 5: North Country Bowhunters Banquet, 3 p.m., Prom Center, Woodbury. For more info call Cyndy Boyce, 651-407-0790. Feb. 12: Sibley County PF Annual Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Arlington Community Center. For

Contributing Writer It’s hard to stay with something when you feel the odds are stacked against you, which sometimes has been the case in recent Mille Lacs history. Anglers trying to connect with reluctant walleyes on the big pond have found the going to be a little tough. Most of my own ice time the

“There are good numbers of crappies and bluegills and good walleye populations in Lake Mendota,” Welke said. “The walleye fishing here is at, or above, the quality of fishing just about anywhere in Wisconsin, but the harvest is more restrictive. “Guys with electronics will find some perch on Mendota this year, but they have to

7-3 p.m., Lower Spring Lake, Palmyra, Wisc. Registration at the beach shelter. For more info call Mike Fischer, 262-495-8137. Jan. 8: 1st Annual Kenosha Co. Tavern League Fishing Derby, Powers Lake, Midnight to 1 p.m. For more info call Dan Roanhouse, 262-496-9094. Jan. 15: Kenosha Co. 4-H Ice Fishing Derby. For more info call Ruth

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