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Iowa, Minnesota to study deer hunting differences
Associate Editor St. Paul Glancing at the landscape, you’d be hard-pressed to know if you were in southeastern Minnesota or northeastern Iowa. But when it comes to deer hunting, the differences between those areas of
State wolf delisting likely
Duluth, Minn. The efforts to bring the timber wolf back from the brink of extinction in Minnesota have been successful, and as evidence the federal government will soon announce plans to remove the wolves from
July 24: 2nd Annual Retriever Days event 9 a.m. at the 9-mile Recreation area Chalet in Rib Mountain, WI south of Wausau. For more info check out www.muddywatersretrievers.
com or contact Helen Downs, 715-536-8282, or email helen@muddywatersretrievers.com Aug. 1: Daniel Boone Conservation League, Inc Annual Picnic, 10 a.m to sundown, 4694 Hwy 167, Hubertus, WI. Public invited. For more info call Steve Atkielski,
Chatfield, Minn. The rescheduled Kids Fishing Contest, sponsored by the city of Chatfield and the Minnesota Trout Association, will be held July 24 at Mill Creek Park, on the northwest end of Chatfield.
The contest is for kids 12 and younger. There’s no cost to enter. Registration is at 9 a.m., and the contest runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Free lunch and prizes will follow. Kids need
From Chequamegon to the Sturgeon River
Bayfield, Wis. Wisconsin DNR scientists captured and released a tagged lake sturgeon on Friday, June 4 in Chequamegon Bay. That in itself is not unusual, since the DNR has been monitoring lake sturgeon in the
PF announces Build A Wildlife Area’ plan
Madison Pheasants Forever (PF) announced a unique partnership on July 9 at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games in Madison that will eventually add public hunting and trapping lands to the state’s inventory. PF’s Build a
Aug. 3: Fox Valley Chapter NWTF Banquet. For more info call John Hay, 920-589-6086.
Aug. 5: Marshview Conservation Club of Sheboygan Falls 5th Annual Sports Banquet, Rangeline Inn, Kohler, Wisc., 5:15 p.m. For more info call Phil Mersberger, 920-458-4488. Aug. 6: Central WI Struttin’ Toms Chapter NWTF Banquet. For
Sandstone, Minn. A proposal to abandon Pine County Game Refuge No. 2 was the topic of a public hearing on April 22, 2004. The hearing was held in Cloverdale.
Because of testimony from the people attending the hearing, written comments, and the Pine County Board of Commissioners’ resolution opposing abandonment, the DNR had decided not to abandon the refuge. Instead, the DNR will change
