April 22, 2005

July 30-31: Cannon Falls Sportsmens Club 3D Shoot and Sportshow, 7-4 p.m., Club House. For more info call Jason, 507-263-2523. Sept. 5-6: Commonwealth Sportsmen’s Club Sportsmen’s Show, Florence County Fairgrounds. For more info call Sean Franklin, 715-528-5739. Aug. 13-14: Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club Gun and Sports Show, Sat: 9- 5 p.m. , Sun: 10-3 p.m., Old […]

Contributing Editor You’ve done your war dance, tagged your gobbler, taken a few photos, and lugged him out of the woods. Then reality sets in. What do you do with his 20-pound feathered carcass? Getting a tom from field to feast in prime condition takes a little effort. The sooner you get it dressed and

Staff Writer St. Paul — The idea that a bill to dedicate a portion of the state sales tax to natural resources would be passed this session and placed on a statewide ballot next November didn’t seem that far-fetched a couple of week ago. But optimism was sapped last week, when the Environment and Natural

Sept. 10-11: Commonwealth Sportsmen’s Club Sportsmans Show, Florence County Fairgrounds. For more info call Sean Franklin, 715-528-5739.

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May 7-8: Turkey hunt, Baraboo. For more info call John Mitchell, 414-333-4745. June 2-5: ATV ride, Mercer. Al Neu, 262-542-6001. 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. Aug. 13-14: Blackhawk Archers hosting 3D-tournament. For more info call

May 14: WBA State Championship, night shoot, Castle Rock Flowage, WBA points Ssanctioned, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Dellwood launch, Melody Waves boat landing, contact Steve Beres, 920-326-6295, or Matt Harris, 262-370-7594, e-mail: carpmjh@yahoo.com May 21: Big Eau Pleine Reservoir bow fishing outing, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.,Dancy Launch, Lisa’s Landing, contact Brad Getzloff, 715-340-6534,

Madison — A total of 280 lakes in the ceded territory will see reduced walleye bag limits in response to harvest declarations made by six Wisconsin Chippewa tribes. Two Oneida County lakes — Virgin and Spirit — will have a muskie size limit of 45 inches for this season, also in response to muskie quotas

Associate Editor St. Paul — State Sen. Satveer Chaudhary admits his bill won’t likely get its day in committee until 2006, but the Fridley DFLer wants state legislation to replace federal rules lost when a weapons ban signed into law by President Clinton in 1994 expired last fall. The bill, S.F. 1946, is intended to