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Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at the event or by calling (952) 903-4903, are available at several Twin Cities bait shops, or at Checker Automotive.

Minnesota Shooting Sports Education Center (MSSEC) Winter programs starting the second week of January. Public shooting opportunities. For more info on these programs, call 218-327-0583. Jan. 17-Feb 26: The University of Minnesota Adult Enrichment Sessions. Includes snowshoe clinics, cross-country skiiing, building a fly rod, fly tying and indoor rock climbing. For more info call/email Todd

Feb. 4: 2001 Ice Fishing Jamboree. For more info contact Dale Leschke, 1400 Fishing & Hunting Club, 1400 Missouri Ave., South Milwaukee, WI 53173. Feb. 4: The RIB MNT Bowmen will hold a traditional Archery Shoot Recurves and Longbows only. 3D Outdoor Snow Shoot and indoor animal shoot. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hwy 51

Feb. 3: Door Dusters – NWTF Superfund Banquet at Coun’s C Club, Brussels, WI. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For further info contact Patti Fredrich at 920-825-7598. Feb. 3: Minnesota English Springer Spaniel Club Banquet at Russel’s in St. Michael. Social at 7 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m. For more info contact Steve Bannie at

Feb. 10: The Dunn County Fish & Games Association’s 48th annual ice fishing contest will run from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. on Lake Menomin. Tickets, beverages, snacks and hot sandwiches will be available at the contest headquarters at the clubhouse in Menomonie. There will be $750 in cash drawings and many merchandise

Associate Editor St. Paul A bill designed to curb violations by fish and game “hogs” in the state was shed last week of its ability to make certain violators felons. The amendment to the bill, authored by Rep. Bill Haas, R-Champlin, makes all three degrees of excessive overlimits gross misdemeanors. “I agree with the (House)

Editor Eagle River, Wis. Ever try pulling a 45- to 50-pound muskie through an 8-inch hole in the ice? Well, first of all, there are very few fishermen around who can lend an experienced voice to such a chore. But, it can be done. It has been done. Dean Crueger, 31, of Stevens Point, can

It’s no secret that Walworth County harbors some mighty big bucks. Despite heavy hunting pressure, a few bucks manage to find refuge for three or four seasons and grow huge racks. Senft, of East Troy, who hunts only with a bow, was looking for something better than the two eight-pointers and one 10-pointer that already

Howling is a very effective way to locate coyotes, and in one very specific circumstance, howling can be used to bring a coyote into gun range. Here Clancy’s scoop on howling. The locator howl Coyotes are very communicative. They use barks, yips, whines, growls, and a wide assortment of howls to communicate with other coyotes