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The Sportshow includes more than 600 exhibitors featuring everything for the outdoorsman or woman. You’ll find hunting and fishing gear, along with boats, campers, and docks. The NRA will offer a “Virtual Hunt,” and Kansas

Editor St. Paul Former DNR fisheries biologist and outdoors writer Dick Sternberg has prepared a 27-page report scrutinizing the Minnesota DNR’s treaty management strategies on Lake Mille Lacs. Sternberg met with DNR Fisheries officials last

Associate Editor St. Paul Measures to address the use of all-terrain vehicles on state forest lands could come to a vote in both the state House and Senate this week. Late Monday, state Sen. Jane

Dick Cabela, owner and founder of Cabela’s was on hand March 5 at the Owatonna store to announce the honors at a special ceremony. Cabela’s in recent years has expanded its business from outdoors catalogs

Field Editor Changes in natural resource law enforcement initiated by DNR Commissioner Allen Garber mean that wildlife staff at the state’s major wildlife management areas will spend their time in the field looking for parking

Mar. 23-23: Bow Hunter Education for Women, MN Shooting Sports Education Center, Grand Rapids. Register call 218-327-0583. May 11: Mother/Child fishing clinic, Madison Lake (just NE of Mankato), Madison Lake fishing pier. Register call 507-359-6049.

Pearl Lake and Grand Lake are producing sunfish and a few crappies in eight to 14 feet of water. Look to Cedar Island Lake and Horseshoe Lake for suspended crappies over 22 feet of water.

Mar. 16: Fox Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Annual Fundraiser at Waverly Beach in Menasha starting at 8 a.m. For more info contact Steve Heuser 920-757-0812. Mar. 16: Watertown Conservation Club 24th Annual Spring Banquet

The finalists can be viewed and voted on via the DNR’s web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us. On March 19, a panel of judges will select the winning entry. The winner receives $500. Plates are available for