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July 15: The Neosho Archers will sponsor the WBH & Community Benefit Shoot, registration begins at 7 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. Food and camping are available. The shoots are at the club’s grounds west of Neosho on Hwy. 60. July 15: Oakland Conservation Club Archery Shoot begins at 8:30 a.m. The club is […]

Associate Editor Altura, Minn. The string may be over. After six years of setting spring turkey harvest records, Minnesota hunters this spring may have fallen short of the mark set in 2000. Gary Nelson, DNR turkey expert, reported Tuesday that with only three of about 130 registration stations yet to be tallied, it appeared the

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

Editor Marinette, Wis. Wardens finally nabbed three deer poachers they’ve been chasing around since the early 1990s and the judge fined the trio a total of $10,251. The judge also gave three-year license revocations to two of the poachers; the third poacher got a one-year license revocation. The three men appeared before Marinette County Circuit

Landon Gryczkowski, of Argonne, caught a 32-inch, 14.48-pound splake April 14 in Lake Michigan off Marinette County. Splake, a lake trout, brook trout hybrid, have been stocked in Lake Michigan since the early 80s. Stan Hagensick, of Lynxville, caught a 74-pound, 5-ounce flathead catfish March 30 on the Mississippi River, topping the previous record of

Surface walkovers and test excavations have recovered artifacts dating from about 1000 AD to 1850 AD, the late Woodland and Fur Trade eras. Carbon samples will help determine the environmental conditions during occupation, season of occupation, and what types of plants and animals were available to the people who lived there. Archaeologists will be available

According to the recent spring breeding duck survey conducted annually by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the state is host to a record number of breeding mallards this year. The number of breeding mallards is up 42 percent from 2000, and all duck numbers are following that trend. Pintails are up 70 percent,

On January 1, 2001, the requirements to carry, borrow or purchase firearms in Canada changed. In recognition of these changes, Outdoor News in partnership with Cablela’s is conducting a course explaining the new laws. We have gathered experts from Canada Customs, Canada Department of Justice, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Northwest Airlines to

The plan, drafted by the DNR, identifies southeast Minnesota timber stands on forested areas administered by DNR Forestry. To view the draft, see the DNR web site at: www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/subsection/blufflands. Copies of the draft are available at DNR Forestry offices at Caledonia, Lake City, Lewiston, and Preston, as well as the DNR regional headquarters in Rochester.