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State conservation officers recently conducted exotic species/aquatic plant transportation road checks near Baudette checking 85 vehicles during a two-day period. Algae was discovered on two trailers, but no exotic species were detected and no aquatic plants were confirmed. An exotic species road check of 187 vehicles near Anoka resulted in only 16 warnings issued for […]

May 30-June 27: Introduction to competitive air rifle course is taught by NCAA West Virginia Rifle team member Liz Smith. Cost: $30. June 19: A 3-D archery skills, techniques and strategy will be offered. Cost: $5 Aug. 15: Les Kouba/Jimmy Robinson Memorial Shoot celebrating the 20th Anniversaries of TIP and Game Fair at the MN

July 7-8: Bow Hunter Ed. at Badger State Sportsman’s Club. For more info call Dennis Goody at 608-788-2321. July 15: Bow Hunter Safety (beginning) at Nekoosa Library. For more info call Dale Zawislan 715-886-5808. July 16: Combined Hunter & Bow Hunter Ed. Class at Jim Falls Lions Club. For more info call Jeffrey Zabler at

Baraboo, Wis. Sauk County 4-H Shooting Sports will sponsor its first sporting clays fund-raiser on Saturday, June 23, at the Circus City Sportsmen’s Club, E11781 Trapshoot Road, Baraboo. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a rain date of June 24. Register on the spot; the last line-up will be at

The committee will recommend that reopening a shooting range in the Sand Dunes would be incompatible with other uses and with the current rate of development in the area, and that horse camp facilities be divided between the north and south units of the forest. The recommendations have been accepted by DNR Commissioner Allen Garber.

The Rio Conservation Club, Inc. 2001 Chicken Shoot Schedule. For more info. Contact John Stott at 608-429-2550. June 17: Columbia County Sporting Alliance Youth Shoot; June 24; July 24; July 29; Aug. 26; Sept. 30: Pig Roast.

NORTHEAST METRO Bass anglers continue to do very well on most area lakes. With a few days of consistent weather these fish have been shallow. If a weather front moves through, look deeper for consistent catches. White Bear Lake and Forest Lake continue to give up plenty of northern pike. Sunfish are hitting in shallow

Associate Editor Bemidji, Minn. The number of ducks counted in Minnesota’s waterfowl breeding ground survey was largely the same as a year ago, the DNR said last week. According to Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl expert located in Bemidji, this year’s count, done together with staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, yielded about 716,000

Aug. 14-15: Natural Resources Board will meet in a location yet to be confirmed. Call Linda Jahns (608) 267-7420.