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Sept. 15: Geneva Lake, Fontana WI. The WI Division is one of seven for Big Bucks Bass. Sept. 22: The Wisconsin Chapter of Pikemasters will host a catch and release pike tournament in Sturgeon Bay/$55 for a two-person team. Call 414-351-9175 or 920-863-3759 for more info. Sept. 22: Money Trail Event for Big Bucks on […]

Oct. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25: Fall Beginner Fly Tying Classes be held on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Class times are 6:30-8:00 p.m., and the fee is $50 414-259-8100. Sept 16, 22: Mosquito Hill Nature Center is holding “The World of the Ruffed Grouse” course on Sept. 16, and “Wildlife Foods for Your Woodlot” on Sept.

Oct. 11-14: Great Lakes Buck-O-Rama and Game Fair at the LCO Convention Center, Hayward, WI. Thur. 4-9 p.m., Fri. 3-9 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more info call 218-730-9990. Minnesota Firearms Exchange. Call 763-434-7269 for more info. Saturday shows 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 24-25: St.

Field Editor Cloquet, Minn. Don’t expect great grouse hunting in Minnesota this year. That’s the general prognosis from wildlife managers across the state’s ruffed and sharp-tailed grouse range. This should come as no surprise to hunters. Earlier, the DNR announced that spring drumming counts had declined. The May and June nesting season was wet and

Bob Drieslein, who’s served as the Winona district manager for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge for the past 14 years, assumed duties as refuge manager at the Trempealeau refuge July 30. He will retain his duties as district manager at Winona. Joe Reid returned to Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in late

Sept. 8: 19th Prairie Pothole Day sponsored by the MWA Prairie Pothole Chapter. Stoney Ridge Farm located on US Hwy 71 & 1/8 mile S. of Jct. 9, near New London. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All day rain or shine. For more info call Mark Flaig at 320-235-7854. Free admission. Sept. 8: Fall Bird

Sept. 15-23: Lac qui Parle Deer Hunt, Rosemont Island. For more info call Jim Voderbruggen at 763-497-3330.

DNR Reports Madelia, Minn. Ring-necked pheasant counts are down 50 percent from last year, according to surveys recently completed by the Minnesota DNR. Agency wildlife biologists blame the drastic drop on last year’s harsh winter and a soggy spring. The adverse weather also helped reduce rabbit numbers by 44 percent and gray partridge numbers by