OUTDOORS CALENDAR: Red River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever annual banquet and 120-gun raffle drawing

To get an event in the calendar, contact Brad Dokken at (701) 780-1148, (800) 477-6572 ext. 1148; or by email at bdokken@gfherald.com . Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays.

Banquets

• Saturday: Red River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever annual banquet and 120-gun raffle drawing, East Grand Forks VFW. Gun raffle begins at 3 p.m., with social hour to follow at 5. Info: Brian Nelson, (218) 230-4364.

• April 19: Grand Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation hunting heritage banquet, 5:30 p.m., Ramada Inn, Grand Forks. (Note date change from original date of April 6.) Tickets: $50, single; $65, couple. Info: Marc Kurz, (701) 741-2807.

Shooting

• Today: North Dakota Class II Permit to Carry testing, 8:30 a.m., Aaltos cafe, Canad Inn, Grand Forks. Info: Bill Collison, (701) 740-8674.

• Today: Minnesota, Utah, Florida and Arizona Permit to Carry training, 10 a.m., East Grand Forks Cabela's. Two-for-one pricing. Info: Laura Ramirez, (218) 252-1631.

• Saturday: .22 caliber conventional pistol match, Forks Rifle Club W.G. Coulter Rifle Range. Info: Tom Reiten, (701) 775-0008.

• April 20: Spring light rifle match, Forks Rifle Club W.G. Coulter Rifle Range. Info: Tom Reiten, (701) 775-0008.

N.D. Game and Fish Advisory Board

• April 15: District 3 (Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Rolette and Towner counties, 7 p.m., Esmond, N.D. Info: Tom Rost, advisory board member, (701) 662-8620.

• April 16: District 4 (Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina and Walsh counties), 7 p.m., American Legion, Fordville, N.D. Info: Ron Houdek, advisory board member, (701) 262-4724.

• April 18: District 5 (Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill counties), 7 p.m., City Hall, Casselton, N.D. Info: Loran Palmer, advisory board member, (701) 274-8826.

Fishing

• June 21-22: 37th annual Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce walleye tournament. Register by March 31 and qualify for early bird incentives. Info: devilslakend.com.

Events

• Delayed: "From Tap to Table: Harvesting Maple Syrup," originally was scheduled for 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. weekends from March 23 through April 7 at Lake Bemidji State Park but has been delayed because of lingering cold weather. Call the park office at (218) 308-2328 for program status.

• Monday: Program, "Cavity Nesting Birds of the Red River Valley," 6:30 p.m., East Grand Forks Campbell Library. Heidi Hughes of the Agassiz Audubon Society will lead the program.

• April 13: Archery 101, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sullys Hill National Game Preserve near Fort Totten, N.D. Learn the basics of shooting a bow and arrow; for all ages. Info: (701) 766-4272.

• May 18: Intro to morel mushroom hunting, 10 a.m. to noon, Zippel Bay State Park, Minn. Join park staff on a hunt for the area's most sought-after fungi. Discover prime morel habitat, characteristics and common uses; meet at the contact station. Info: (218) 783-6252 or zippelbay.statepark@state.mn.us .

• May 26 through July 7: Bog Watcher Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lake Bemidji State Park. Naturalist will rove the boardwalk to help visitors locate flowers of the bog. During these weeks, the bog will be at its peak with a variety of orchids and insect-eating plants in bloom. Info: (218) 308-2300.