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Associate Editor Madison A study of declining woodcock populations involving three Midwestern states including Wisconsin and Michigan and three years of research in each, began in July in Minnesota. While planning has commenced in Wisconsin, the project will begin next fall. “We’re still in the process of determining a location (for the study),” said Scott […]

The Great Lakes Sport Fisherman’s Club, Milwaukee Chapter, meets on the second Tuesday of the month May thru Sept. at Ray & Dots 6351 W. Grange Ave. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. For more info call 262-820-8983. The Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin holds meetings the third Wednesday of February, March, May, Oct. and Nov. at

Most of you probably have not given bluegills much attention since they moved off the spawning beds back in June. No question about it, bluegills on the beds pose the easiest time to catch numbers of big ones. A bluegill guarding a nest of eggs or a swarm of recently hatched fry will hit anything

Other goose seasons undergo little change By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Montevideo, Minn. Minnesota wildlife managers hope 10 extra days will be what’s needed to boost the Canada goose harvest within the West-Central Zone, which includes the Lac qui Parle Zone. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Migratory Bird Regulations Committee last week gave approval

Game Fair will feature a lineup of free seminars and events, including sporting clays champ, Jon Kruger, and all-American shotgunner, John Satterwhite. Outdoor News “Tackle Terry” Tuma will enlighten fall anglers each day of the event at 1 p.m. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Armstrong Ranch is located six miles

The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. at the site of the new tract. Buses will depart Luverne High School shortly before 4 p.m. A reception will follow at the Brandenburg Gallery in Luverne. For more information, call (507) 283-4061.

Braaten took home $7,275 and Burke, $2,425, in the event featuring nearly 200 anglers. The Braaten/Burke catch totaled 20.87 pounds. Pro Jeremy Keehl, of Excelsior, and amateur partner Kyle Schutta, of Forest Lake, finished second. Lauren Ras, of Bemidji, and amateur partner David A. Smith, of Eagan, were third. The event was the third of

Aug. 8: Lake Pulaski fishing outing sponsored by Buffalo Rotary Club. For more info call Dave Heidtke at 763-535-2718. Aug. TBA: Archery Deer Meeting Maple Grove City Hall. For more info call Craig Simpson at 763-549-1842. Sept. 8: Annual 3M Sport Fishing Club Invitational, White Bear Lake, MN. Call Jerry Tieken at 651-733-8644 (days) or

Associate Editor It may not be your traditional opening day walleye lake, but that’s OK; opening day is long past. However, Big Turtle Lake in Beltrami County may be your key to eyes throughout the summer months. “It’s a pretty good walleye fishery,” says Gary Barnard, DNR Fisheries supervisor in nearby Bemidji. A combination of