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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 27-Aug. 4: 20th Annual Kewaunee/Door County Salmon Tournament. Call Kewaunee Marina for more info at 920-388-2222. Aug. 17: The 2nd Annual Brew City Salmon Tourney will take place at the McKinley Marina in Milwaukee. Entry fee is $100. Call Fre Licau at 414-425-5727 for more info.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series that looks at Wisconsin’s Senate Bill 357, a “shall issue” law that would allow law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed firearm. In this issue, correspondent Corey Graff will look at the Wisconsin Personal Protection Act, its design, the supporters and detractors and the hearings. In

Mar. 1- 2: Safari Club Intl. Wisconsin Chapter is having its 25th Annual Big Game Hunters banquet at Olympia Resort and Convention Center in Oconomowoc. For info call 262-513-5557. Mar. 2: East Coast Chapter NWTF Spring Banquet at Jacks-R-Better in Manitowoc. For more info call Bryan Marshall at 920-758-3177. Mar. 2: Winnebagoland Musky Club is

Al Afton, respected scientist, avid waterfowler, and former Minnesota DNR waterfowl biologist, owns a spinning-wing decoy, uses it on occasion, and has had mixed results with it. Like many other hunters, Afton says the battery-powered decoy, which has the waterfowling community in a dither, isn’t a silver bullet. “There’s a lot of things that go

March 7: Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest draft master plan review, Wausau, Marathon County Public Library, 300 First St., for info, call Dennis Leith, NHAL superintendent, (715) 358-9225.

Staff Writer St. Paul, Minn. The lack of snow throughout the upper Midwest and Canadian prairies region doesn’t bode well for the upcoming waterfowl nesting season. Waterfowl managers are seeing drier-than-normal weather, which has caused concern that the lack of winter snow could lead to poor nesting conditions this spring. “Conditions are very poor,” said

Aspects of the hunt under consideration include the following: private land only, restricted to youth who didn’t draw a turkey tag, and the need for youth to first attend a turkey hunting clinic and firearms safety class.

Associate Editor St. Paul DNR officials say the number of natural resource officers formerly known as “Level 2” employees will be fewer than anticipated. But the reduction hasn’t appeased the Minnesota Conservation Officers Association and its president, CO Tony Cornish. The DNR recently announced a plan to give Level 2 employees a new name, modify