April 8, 2005

May 21-22: Green County Conservation League Gun Show, Green Co. Fairgrounds, Monroe. Sat. 9-5 p.m., Sun. 9-3 p.m. For more info call 608-897-4030. Sept. 10-11: Commonwealth Sportsmen’s Club Sportsmans Show, Florence County Fairgrounds. For more info call Sean Franklin, 715-528-5739.

Staff Writer St. Paul — Minnesota soon will have thousands more acres of public land for hunting, birding, and other outdoor pursuits. Under an agreement reached last week, the $885.9 million bonding bill includes $10 million for the acquisition of wildlife management areas, $23 million for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, and millions more for

Applications are available at www.conservationcorps.org; by writing to Minnesota Conservation Corps, 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55106; by calling (651) 772-7985; or by sending an e-mail to Pete.Bonk@conservationcorps.org.

Associate Editor Blackduck, Minn. — While several Minnesota anglers in roughly the southern third of the state already have had their first taste of open-water angling this spring, those in the rest of the state aren’t far behind, according to most reports. Warm temps, with accompanying wind and rain in some areas, has begun to

April 11: Conservation Congress Spring Hearings, 7 p.m. in every county statewide. Call AnnMarie Kutzke, 608-266-2952 for meeting sites. April 26-27: Natural Resources Board meeting, Room G09 of the State Natural Resources Building, (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster St., Madison. People who wish to speak to the board must register to appear by calling 60-267-7420

Madison — More than 193,000 spring turkey permits have been issued for the spring turkey season, which will run in six, five-day periods beginning April 13 and ending May 22. “Turkey hunters can look forward to another good year of turkey hunting,” said Andrea Mezera, acting DNR upland wildlife ecologist. “Populations were stable entering this

May 5 – June 5: Rapids Riders “Canoe U” Whitewater Canoe and Kayak Instruction, Hyland, St. Croix and Willow River Parks. Training offered from basic to intermediate whitewater paddling with American Canoe Association certified instructors For more info & registration visit www.rapidsriders.com and click on the “training” link. Gander Mountain, St. Cloud seminar schedule. For

The counties affected by the April 11 burning restrictions include all or portions of Cass, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Todd, and Wadena. Burning restrictions for the following counties begin April 15: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, and St. Louis.

April 9: 3rd Annual Sheboygan Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Swap Meet, 9-1 p.m., Sheboygan South High School, 3128 S. 12th St. For more info call Don Baumann, 920-457-4995. April 9: Poygan Conservation Club Big Ticket Raffle, 10 a.m., Captain’s Cove Bar (on Lake Poygan) Winneconne. For tickets or/and more info call 920-582-4757. April 23-24: