Site Staff

Mar. 2: Wood Duck Society 16th Annual meeting. Wargo Nature Center, Lino Lakes. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Minnesota Walleye Alliance, Metro Chapter meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at The American Legion Post #435 located at 65th & Portland in Richfield. Call Dave at 612-490-9002 for more info or check […]

ALEXANDRIA AREA Pocket Lake and Lake Le Homme Dieu are kicking out sunfish and crappies in 15 feet of water. You’ll have to sort through some smaller fish on these lakes, but there are enough nice-sized fish being taken as well. Lake Latoka is providing a few walleyes in 20 feet of water, as is

The show features all things Canadian for the outdoors, including lodges, camps and outfitters. There also will be a variety of seminars. Show hours are 5-9 p.m. Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The early morning and evening hours continue to be the best bet for walleyes. Work the deeper rock, gravel, and mud for the most consistent low-light bite. Perch reports are still best close to shore in 16 to 18 feet of water. The key is to stay on the move.

Feb. 2: Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Conservation Awards Banquet at Park Plaza Hotel, Oshkosh at 5 p.m. For more info call Dan Holland at 715-344-0336. Feb. 5: Paper Valley Toms NWTF Spring Banquet at the Darboy Club in Appleton. For more info call Warren Doering at 920-749-0448. Feb. 7: Ducks Unlimited – Oshkosh Fundraising Dinner at

The Boat Show is the Midwest’s premier boating and marine products show. Visitors also can see boating’s past as there also will be an antique and classic boats collection at the show. Show hours are Wednesday, 5-10 p.m., Thursday and Friday, noon to 10 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.

Correspondent Madison Four DNR-proposed deer hunting rules took it on the chin at what was supposed to be a final hearing before the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) on Jan. 10. The four rules, originating as ideas from the Conservation Congress Deer 2000 and Beyond Initiative, had been passed by the Natural

Feb. 9: Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season opens. There are several new rules this year, including shortened spearing hours. Check regulations. The season is set to run through Feb. 25, but could close earlier if quotas are reached.

Correspondent Green Bay, Wis. Most people who testified at a Jan. 7 hearing favored some sort of control on double-crested cormorants. About a dozen people put their opinions on record that day in Green Bay, one of 10 hearings held in nine states and the District of Columbia to gather input on cormorant issues. The