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April 4: Capitol City Strutters Chapter of NWTF 8th Annual Superfund Membership Banquet at the VFW Red Barn in Cottage Grove at 5 p.m. For more info & tickets call Mike Peiffer at 651-452-4610 or Dean Anderson at 651-771-1290. April 4: NWTF Superfund Banquet at the VFW in Cottage Grove. Doors open at 5 p.m. […]

A bad experience with improperly prepared fish can turn a person off to one of the finest culinary experiences available. Some folks don’t mind if their fish tastes a bit “fishy.” That fishy taste, however, comes from bacteria that start to form after your catch dies. I’m not a big fan of strong-tasting fish, and

Apr. 9, 16, 23, 11, 18, 20: Firearm Safety Training & Advanced Hunter Ed. Course from 6: to 8:30 p.m. at Lord of Glory Lutheran Church at the junction of Hwy 10 & Cty Rd 15. Registration April 4. For more info call Rick Kreuger at 763-263-6332. Apr. 9-20: MN DNR Firearm Safety/Hunter Ed. Class

May 18-19: Pointing Dog Seminar hosted by Zwickey’z. For more info call Bill Wright at 715-834-2260, Deb Starnes at 715-962-3089 or Craig Peterson at 715-962-3096.

Associate Editor Madison States would be permitted to allow the hunting of Canada geese in August under a proposal recently offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The expanded hunt a “conservation order” similar to that issued for the spring harvest of snow geese in much of the Midwest is part of a proposed

April 21: 6th Annual Military/Gun Show at the Main Memorial Hall in Racine. Show hours: 8-3 p.m. For more info call Frank Patino Sr at 262-633-5379. May 18-19: Green County Conservation League Gun Show at the Green County Fairgounds, Monroe, WI. Sat: 9-5 p.m.; Sun: 9-3 p.m. For more info call 608-897-4030.

Conservation angling licenses also in the mix By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul Legislation that would allow anglers in Minnesota to use two lines during the open-water season was approved by the House and was slated to be heard by the Senate/House conference committee this week or next, according to Rep. Al Juhnke, the

Madison A dozen recruits from several states have spent the past 14 weeks in classroom and field training sessions, learning the basics of being a conservation warden. The class of 2002 recruits graduated from the DNR warden academy April 5. So far, their training has covered law enforcement ethics, investigative techniques and evidence collection; fish

April 20: The Chippewa Falls & Eau Claire DU and the Chippewa Valley Pheasants Forever are hosting a shoot at the Eau Claire Rod & Gun Club. Call Doug Burrows at 715-835-1943 for more info. July 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug. 14, 21, 28: Izaak Walton League, Stevens Point, 3D Shoots from 6 p.m. to