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International Falls, Minn. As DNR fisheries managers determine what special regulations will best serve the walleyes of Rainy Lake, public sentiment on a number of options was mixed at a meeting last week in International Falls. “People seemed OK with adjusting the upper end (of a protected slot) but there was a general reluctance to […]

Feb. 22 Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen will hold a fishing banquet at the Stadium View Sports Bar. Call Bernie at 920-497-9006 for more info.

Hayward, Wis. The National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame of Hayward has registered six new line class records from Wisconsin waters, all in the release division. Tim Geschke, of Germantown, released a 42-inch chinook salmon Sept. 28 on Sauk Creek while fly fishing with a 16-pound tippet. Nicole Berg, of Cedar Lake, Ind., released

Kojak had shown me how to load and clean the heavy rifle, gave me a few extra “quick-loads,” a capper full of No. 11 percussion caps and sent me on my way. The first morning of the season, I was slipping slowly along an oak-studded ridge, trying to ignore the ominous thudding of a .50-caliber

Anglers who possess a Lake Oahe fishing license can only fish on Lake Oahe. Anglers who have any other South Dakota fishing license can fish Lake Oahe, or any other public water in South Dakota. Both licenses are not required. Resident licenses for Oahe will cost $7. Nonresident licenses will cost $20. These licenses will

Madison Ten years ago, Wisconsin’s game managers and research experts warned gun deer hunters that annual harvests as high as 300,000 could not continue. Boy, were they off. State hunters shot a record 437,737 whitetails during the nine-day firearm hunt that ended Sunday. The total included 172,413 bucks and 265,324 does and fawns, both all-time

Dec. 7: Walleye & Northern Pike on Ice by “Tackle Terry” Tuma at 7:00 p.m. at Gander Mountain in Burnsville. For more info call 952-435-3805. Dec. 12: Walleye & Northern Pike on Ice by “Tackle Terry” Tuma at 7:00 p.m. at Gander Mountain in Maple Grove. For more info call 763-420-9800. Dec. 13: Walleye &

Little Falls, Minn. With one fatality and three reported gun-shot accidents, the 2000 Minnesota firearms deer season may be one of the safest to date. “There still might be a couple (unreported accidents) out there, but this still might be one of the safest we’ve had,” said Capt. Jeff Thielen, education coordinator for the DNR’s

Dec. 7 n 10 – Late antlerless-only firearm hunt in Zone T deer units. Archery season will also remain open in the Zone T units during these four days but is restricted to the harvest of antlerless deer. Dec. 10 – Spring turkey permit application deadline. Dec. 19 – Horicon zone Canada goose hunting period