Shooting
• Aug. 4: Ruger Rimfire Challenge Fun Shoot, 9 a.m., Lake Region Shooting Sports shooting range near Devils Lake. Entry fee $5, with limited supply of ammo available onsite. Info: Doug, (701) 662-8062 or 351-2856.
• Aug. 9-11: North Dakota State Sporting Clays Championships, Dakota Hunting Club and Kennel sporting clays range. Info on shooting times, entry fees: Mike Elgin, (701) 772-8789 or Don Dietrich, (701) 739-5312.
• Aug. 10: Ruffed Grouse Society second annual Minnesota State Grouse Shooting Championship, 9:30 a.m., Grand Rapids (Minn.) Rod and Gun Club; 100 clay bird shooting event in trap, skeet and five-stand sporting clays. Cost is $75 per shooter or $300 per five-person team. Info: Mark Fouts, RGS regional director, (715) 399-2270 or rgsfouts@centurytel.net .
• Aug. 17: Lake Region State College Second Annual Shoot for a Cure, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Devils Lake Shooting Range. Registration fee $140 per two-person team, includes 50 targets, two boxes of 12 gauge shells, lunch and water; rain or shine; registration begins at noon; pre-register by Aug. 3. Info: Sandi, (701) 662-1683 or email Jennifer.Jenssen@LRSC.edu .
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• Aug. 17: North Dakota Class II Permit to Carry testing, 8:30 a.m., Aaltos Café, Canad Inns, Grand Forks. Info: Bill Collison, (701) 740-8674.
• Aug. 17: Minnesota, Utah, Florida and Arizona Permit to Carry training, 10 a.m., East Grand Forks Cabela's. Info/registration: Laura Ramirez, (218) 252-1631.
Fishing
• Friday-Aug. 4: Masters Walleye Circuit fishing tournament, Devils Lake. Info: masterswalleyecircuit.com.
• Saturday: Kids' fishing event, 1 to 4 p.m., Florian Park near Stephen, Minn. Fish education session with live fish, followed by fishing the reservoir from the park's piers. Fishing gear available if needed. Info: Emma Lintelman, area DNR fisheries office in Baudette, Minn., (218) 634-2522, ext. 222.
• Aug. 17: Cabela's King Kat Tournament Trail tournament, Red River; weigh-in at LaFave Park boat ramp in East Grand Forks. Tournament hours 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with weigh-in at 4 p.m. Entry fee $200 per two-person team with guaranteed $5,000 minimum payback. Info: kingkatusa.com.
• Aug. 17: Cabela's King Kat Kids Fishing Rodeo, 9 to 11 a.m., LaFave Park boat ramp, East Grand Forks; held in conjunction with the King Cat catfish tournament. Free to all children 12 and younger; must be accompanied by an adult. Registration from 8 to 9 a.m., and participants should bring gear and bait; all participants will receive a prize just for entering. Info: kingkatusa.com.
• Aug. 17: Thief River Falls Lions Club eighth annual fishing tournament, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thief and Red Lake rivers in Thief River Falls. Entry fee, $20 for adults, $10 for children and younger; $5 extra for registrations after Aug. 11; boat passes are $5 and limited to 75 boats. Info: (218) 681-3102 or download registration form at trflions.org.
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• Aug. 18: Red River Valley Catfish Club season ending tournament, Whopper John boat landing, Grand Forks. Info: Rob, (218) 791-3762.
• Aug. 24: Rod and Reel Rally catfish tournament, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hastings Landing Recreation Area, Drayton, N.D. (Note: Rescheduled from July 21.) Entry fee is $50, and entry forms are available at Red River Bait Shop in Drayton and KXPO Radio in Grafton, N.D. Info: (701) 454-6184, chamber@draytonND.com or draytonnd.com.
Archery
• Saturday: DNR "Archery in the Park" program, 1 to 2 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m., Red River State Recreation Area, East Grand Forks. Info: Catherine Johnson, (218) 773-4950; or by email at catherine.dnr.johnson@state.mn.us .
• Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28: Red River Archers Hunter Warm-up League, 7 p.m., 2001 N. 42nd St., Grand Forks; $10 per night or $40 for all three nights; shooters will qualify for a free one-year membership to Red River Archers.
• Aug. 10: Free bow tuning day, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Red River Archers, 2001 N. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Anyone interested can bring their bow setup to have it tuned and looked over by archery experts; shooting tips and archery lessons also available; free and open to the public. Info: Tim Schuster, (701) 741-3710 or tims@outtech-online.com .
• Aug. 10: "Archery in the Park," 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Zippel Bay State Park, Minn. Info: (218) 783-6252 or zippelbay.statepark@state.mn.us .
• Aug. 17: "Archery in the Park," 3 to 5 p.m., Big Bog State Park near Waskish, Minn. Info: (218) 647-8592.
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Hunting
• Aug. 31: Lake Region Sportsmen Club Canada goose hunt and raffle. Tickets $20, including raffle, with points awarded for most Canada geese and bonus points for teams with a youth member on four-person team. Registration 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Flyway Bar, Webster, N.D., with check-in from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 31 at the Ramsey County Event Center, state Highway 19 west, Devils Lake. Info: Larry Weigel, (701) 351-4090; Tom Rost, (701) 350-1424; or Tyler Knutson, (701) 351-5119.
Banquets
• Aug. 15: Blackduck (Minn.) Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society banquet, Hillcrest Supper Club, 20250 Teepee Hill Lane, Hines, Minn. Reception hour 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 7:30. Tickets: $55, individual; $85, couple. Info: Jim Ness, (218) 835-4250.
Events
• Today: Presentation, "Wildlife Rehabilitation," 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., North American Game Warden Museum near Dunseith, N.D. Personnel from Manitoba's Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Center will lead the program. Info: gamewardenmuseum.org.
• Today: Coffee with the naturalist, 9:30 a.m., Turtle River State Park, N.D.
• Today: Learning at the Lakes program, "Bears," 1:30 p.m., Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Minn. Info: (218) 687-2229.
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• Friday: Lichen hike, 7 p.m., chalet parking lot, Turtle River State Park, N.D.
• Saturday: Dakota Explorers, "Lichens," 9:30 a.m., Visitor Center, Turtle River State Park, N.D.
• Saturday: Amphitheater program, "Long Distance Migration," 8 p.m., Turtle River State Park, N.D.
• Aug. 4: Coffee with the naturalist, 9:30 a.m., Turtle River State Park, N.D.
• Aug. 4: Learning at the Lakes program, "Trees of Rydell Refuge," 1:30 p.m., Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Minn. Info: (218) 687-2229.
• Aug. 10: Hooked on Hunting youth outdoor day, 12:30 to 4 p.m., Grand Forks Gun Club, 6950 Gateway Drive, Grand Forks. Registration is from 12:30 to 1 p.m., and the event is free. Info: gfparks.org/hookedonhunting.htm.
• Aug. 10-11: Presentation, "Conservation Easement Enforcement," 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., North American Game Warden Museum near Dunseith, N.D.; Tom Zick, J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge. Info: gamewardenmuseum.org.
• Aug. 11: Learning at the Lakes program, "Explore Your Inner Child: Piles of Smiles," 1:30 p.m., Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Minn. Info: (218) 687-2229.
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• Aug. 11: Open house, 1:30 to p.m., Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Minn. Info: (218) 687-2229.
• Aug. 16-17: "Duties of a North Dakota District Game Warden," 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., North American Game Warden Museum near Dunseith, N.D.; John Tofteland, district game warden. Info: gamewardenmuseum.org.
• Aug. 24-25: "Wildlife Law Enforcement in North Dakota." Pat Lothspeich, outreach biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the department's "Report All Poachers" trailer. Info: gamewardenmuseum.org.
• Aug. 31 and Sept. 1: Saskatchewan Resource Protection Trailer and demonstration of mechanical mule deer. Saskatchewan conservation officer Gary Provencher will be available intermittently from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the resource trailer. Info: gamewardenmuseum.org.
Outdoor learning
• Aug. 9-11: North Dakota Becoming an Outdoors Woman summer workshop, Lake Metigoshe State Park, N.D. More than 30 programs, including archery, canoeing, intro to firearms, GPS, plant identification and trapping; must be 18 or older. Info: Nancy Boldt, (701) 328-6312 or ndgf@nd.gov .
To see a full outdoors calendar with more extensive listings, go to www.GrandForksHerald.com and click the Outdoors link.
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.
