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July 21: Powers Lake Sportsmen’s Club, Inc. is setting up a 100-bird sporting clay shoot at Wern Valley. For more info contact Dave Ducato at 262-843-2943. July 22: Powers Lake Sportsmen’s Club, Inc. Annual Breakfast Shoot Breakfast from 8-11 a.m. For more info contact Dave Ducato at 262-843-2943.

Aug. 16: WWA Lakeshore Chapter Annual banquet. For more info call Paul Becker at 920-793-4511. Aug. 25: Dunn County Fish & Game Assoc. Conservation Banquet at their Club House in Menomonie. For more info contact Gary Buss at 715-235-1043. Aug. 26: Hartford Conservation & Gun Club is hosting a fundrasier for Childhood Cancer from 9

The expo gives youth opportunities to learn about conservation and wildlife; to meet with colleges and universities about outdoor careers; and to learn about the groups that support conservation, hunting, and fishing. For more information about the Expo, call (763) 566-6098. The event is free to those attending and includes a picnic-style buffet.

July 9-13: Hunter Safety Program (Student) at Edgar Village Hall from 4:30 to 8 p.m. For more info call Bob Dvorak at 715-352-2389. 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

Yanking big bass from Midwestern lakes that are full of weeds can be a difficult task. Most fishermen rely on standard Texas-rigged plastic worms for that job and bass are growing wise to that presentation. Oh, the Texas rig will still work, but when the going gets tough, it’s often better to make a switch

The MDHA 3-D shoot will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Archery equipment dealers will be on hand and there will be novelty events. The shoot will cost $10 for MDHA members and $15 for nonmembers, with youth under 12 admitted free. The proceeds will benefit youth archery programs. For more information, call

Associate Editor Washington, D.C. A bill in the U.S. House that would eliminate steel-jawed leghold traps is now backed by a long list of sponsors, but has come under attack from some sportmen’s groups. The bill, introduced in March by Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., would make it illegal “to import, export, or transport in interstate commerce

Aug. 10-12, 17-19: 20th Annual Game Fair 2001 at Armstrong Ranch in Anoka, MN from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Celebrities, free seminars, all new shotgun shooting, outdoor exhibits, dog events, archery, kid games and more. For more info call 763-427-0944 or see the website: www.gamefair.com. Dec. 9: Sheboygan Rifle & Pistol Club Gun Show

The MPCA list added more than 100 lakes with nutrient and algae problems, including about 80 lakes in the metro area like Como Lake and Lake of the Isles. But an array of business and cities challenged the updated list and the criteria used to produce it. Fearing a lawsuit, the MPCA decided not to