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Nov. 6: 1st Annual Fall Sportsmen’s Banquet, sponsored by the Southeastern Wisconsin Branch Quality Deer Management Assoc. at J.R. Maximillian’s Restaurant in West Bend. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. 262-628-4180.

Rob Drieslein Editor St. Paul Tribal representatives have told the Minnesota DNR that they oppose a proposal that would allow an observer to attend technical committee meetings between the state and bands. Each January, the Minnesota DNR and representatives from eight Ojibwe bands and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission convene to determine

Residents needing to burn vegetative material can now acquire a burning permit from state fire wardens or DNR forestry offices. “The current cool and wet conditions will help in controlling permit fires,” said George Meadows, fire prevention coordinator for the DNR Forestry Division. “However, the DNR reminds people that they must still attend their fires

Sept. 20-23: Zumbro Valley Gobblers archery deer hunt at the Luna Property in Kenyon. (You will need a license for this event.) Contact Scott Luna at 507-789-5230. Sept. 29: Freeborn County Fantails event at Oak Grove Gun Club & Myre-Big Island State Park in Albert Lea. Contact Nila Mills at 507-874-2618 or Tiffany Riskedahl at

Hunts: Sept. 14-16: Ladies Archery Hunt. Cost: $75 incl a day of scouting and preparing for the hunt, prior to the season. Weekend hunt, 2 nights lodging, dinner Friday & Saturday. Sept. 28-30: Grouse and Woodcock Hunting weekend, Laurentian ELC, Britt. Cost: $250 incl guides, room and board, dogs to help find the birds and

Editor St. Paul A proposal on the Federal Register last week offering the full 60-day waterfowl season for six Southern states in the lower part of the Mississippi Flyway has drawn an angry response from Minnesota wildlife managers and waterfowlers. “This is completely outside the normal regulatory process for setting migratory bird seasons,” said Tim

The walleye bite really picked up on Woman Lake in 15 to 18 feet of water during the day with jigs and minnows being most productive. At night, crankbaits are taking more walleyes in 3 to 5 feet of water. Birch Lake also has started giving up good numbers of on live bait rigs and

Oct. 20: Lake Area Gobblers & Ottertail Lakes Chapter event at Misty Meadows Shooting Preserve in Detroit Lakes. Contact Ranae Edwards at 218-589-7049.