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In August if you’re walleye fishing you get all the best spots to yourself. That’s because all of the walleye anglers are staying home. The weather gets hot and the bite gets tough. Walleye anglers

ALEXANDRIA AREA The Le Homme Dieu Chain of Lakes is worth trying for crappies in 18 to 20 feet of water. Many smaller lakes such as Cowdry, Irene, Louise, and Mill are other good choices

Madison Wisconsin’s first mourning dove season is set to begin as planned following the state Supreme Court’s denial of a request from an opposition group to temporarily stop the hunt. The decision means the mourning

Feb. 6-8, 2004: Milwaukee Musky Expo, Reuters Show Productions, LLC, State Fair Park. For more info call Douglas Reuter, 608-833-6955 or check out www.muskyexpo.com

Correspondent Madison Bear hunters have reason to be optimistic about the upcoming season. “Everything looks really good,” said Kyle LaFond, DNR assistant bear ecologist. “All of our surveys indicate that we have a healthy population.

Outdoor News will be at the fair, too. Our booth will be located near the DNR building, right next to the fish pond. Stop by and renew your subscription, or just to say, “hi.”

Associate Editor Nicollet, Minn. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is expected to be among the many notables when the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance presents the first “Sportsman/Legislator Strategic Summit” at the Nicollet Conservation Club on Aug.

Editor Walker, Minn. The Minnesota DNR will gather public input on potential experimental walleye and northern pike regulations that the agency pitched this week for Leech Lake. Harlan Fierstine, the DNR area fisheries manager at

Associate Editor St. Paul As the federal government continues to push toward local-level cormorant control, officials in Minnesota say at this point there’s little they’re authorized to do regarding cormorant management. Carrol Henderson, DNR nongame