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Consider the case of the Yawkey mine pit near Crosby. The DNR decided the 14-acre pit with a maximum depth of 143 feet would be a great place to establish a rainbow trout population. During a stocking operation in 1982 the stockers noticed that some of the fingerling trout heading for the depths had forked […]

Jan. 10 – Mar. 14: Fire Arms Safety Class on Thursday nights at the VFW Post 6992 in Sauk Rapids. For more info call Marv Hartneck at 320-253-1515. Jan. 25 – 27: National Archery Assoc. Level II Instructor Course at the MN Shooting Sports Education Center (MSSEC). The course is designed to certify instructors to

This year, 3,164 parties applied for 182 “once-in-a-lifetime” state permits. State-licensed hunters killed 108 bulls and 17 cows, for a party success rate of 69 percent. The ratio of bulls to cows harvested was almost 6.4 to 1, the highest ever recorded for northeastern Minnesota. The average antler spread of 42.5 inches was more than

Jan. 19: 3rd Annual Winona/Root River Pheasants Forever Chapter 242 Banquet at the Elks Club in Winona and begins at 5:30 p.m. Call Tom Casperson at 507-454-4523 for more info. Feb. 2: Byron Sportsmen & Conservation Club Wild Game Feed fundraiser. For more info contact Dean Hoglund, 2017 37th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901. Feb.

Jan. 12: Cass Lake Chamber of Commerce Fishing/Spearing Contest on Cass Lake from 7 a.m to 4 p.m. For more info call Dan Evans at 800-356-8615. Jan. 19: Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza from 12-3 p.m. on Gull Lake. For more info call 800-950-9461 or visit the website at www.icefishing.org to order your tickets.

The show includes outdoors seminars and product exhibitors. There’s also the “Hawg Trough,” featuring monster bass. Hunters can try out the Laser Shot Hunting Simulator. Show hours are noon to 10 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $7.50 for adults,

Jan. 4: Grand Rapids, Sugar Lake Lodge Jan. 5: Bemidji, Northern Inn Jan. 6: Brainerd, Ramada Inn Feb. 22: St. Cloud, Kelly Inn Feb. 26: Rochester, Best Western Apache Feb. 27: Mankato, Best Western Jan. 12: Retrievers Etc is sponsoring a retriever training seminar for women at 1 p.m. at TKO Retrivers in Clearwater, MN.

Mar. 2: Annual Banquet at Golden Valley VFW. For more info call Pat & Ruth Moore at 763-413-9023 April 28: Turkey Shoot at LeBlanc’s Rice Creek hunting. Call Jim Vorderbruggen at 763-497-3330 for more info. May 5: Turkey Shoot at LeBlanc’s Rice Creek hunting. Call Jim Vorderbruggen at 763-497-3330 for more info. May 18: Lake

Editor St. Cloud, Minn. A familiar face at the annual fishing roundtable will be absent during the 2002 event this weekend. Larry Bollig, a Twin Cities outdoors radio talk show host and pro fisherman, has no problem sharing his feelings on why he won’t attend. “I was invited, but I’m choosing not to go,” he