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McGREGOR AREA People just started fishing this area earlier this week. All lakes are ice-covered with anywhere from two to six inches of ice, so you need to watch where you’re going. Expect the first

Dec. 6: Winter Tree and Plant Identification, by the Woodland School, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Sauk County, cost $25, to register, contact Sarah Hultine at (608) 355-0279 or tours@aldoleopold.org. Feb. 6-8, 2004: 19th Annual

Contributing Editor With its short days and sullen skies, December is a dreary month. But for a handful of hardy fly-rodders, Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan tributaries offer some great fishing for a mixed bag during a

Jan. 17-18, 2004: Lindy Trap Attack Open & Qualifier, Antioch, Illinois. Fox Chain of Lakes, $5,000 cash purse. Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Aqua-Vu Trap Attack Open & Qualifier, Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Redstone Lake, $5,000 cash purse.

Associate Editor Madison A Bush administration proposal regarding wetlands protection has some conservation groups fearing the worst that temporary ponds, used extensively by ducks and other water birds, could be drained and used for other

Associate Editor St. Paul Officials from the Minnesota DNR are talking quite optimistically about this year’s firearms deer harvest. In fact, the word “record” has snuck into conversations. “I think we’ll come pretty close (to

Nov. 21: Ladies of the Lakes DU 21st Annual Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Alexandria, MN. For more info call Susan Skoglund, 320-762-3651. Nov. 22: Minn. Waterfowl Assoc. Banquet at The Wheel in Middle River,

“All of a sudden, I heard this really bad crash,” the 21-year-old college student said. “I thought it was a burglar.” So she hid under her blanket. Noise coming from her dresser followed, as she

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