North Country calendar

March

1-31 -- Crow hunting season (first split)

10-12-- Minnesota Deer Classic, State Fair Coliseum, St. Paul

10-19 -- Northwest Sportshow, Minneapolis Convention Center

15 -- Fish houses must be off ice at night, north (see fishing regulations)

April

12 -- Spring wild turkey hunting opener

15 -- Trout Fishing opener -- in streams

16-22 -- National Wildlife Week

22 -- Earth Day

28 -- Arbor Day

May

1-31 -- Arbor Month

5 -- Bear hunting license application deadline

13 -- Lake trout fishing opener (summer, statewide, lakes)

13 -- Governor's Walleye/Northern Fishing Opener, Crane Lake

13-14 -- Take a Mom Fishing Weekend

16 -- Wildlife tourism workshop, Manhattan Beach Lodge, Crosslake.

20 -- Northern pike tournament, Lake Alexander.

20-26 -- National Safe Boating Week

27 -- Bass fishing opener

1-30 -- American Rivers Month

3 -- Northern pike tournament, Gull Lake.

3 -- Muskie fishing opener

3-10 -- Ninth annual National River Clean-Up Week

3-11 -- National Fishing Week

4 -- State Parks Open House, statewide

4 -- Canoe & Fur Trade Encampment, Crow Wing State Park

10-11 -- Take a Kid Fishing Weekend

17 -- Camp Confidence Fishing Classic, Sylvan Lake

24 -- Northern pike tournament, Woman Lake.

30 -- Fall wild turkey hunt application deadline

15 -- Northern pike tournament, North Long Lake.

15 -- Crow hunting season (2nd split); continues through Oct. 15

August

1 --Ruffed Grouse Society 14th annual sportsmen's banquet, sponsored by Brainerd Drumming Log Chapter, at Holiday Inn.

4 -- Entry deadline Year 2001 Trout and Salmon Stamp Contest

4-6 & 11-13 -- Game Fair, Anoka

10 -- Year 2001 DNR Trout and Salmon Stamp Design Contest judging

15 -- Tree seedling sales begin

18 -- Camp Ripley archery deer hunt application deadline

24 -- Through Sept. 4 Minnesota State Fair

25 -- Entry deadline 2001 DNR Waterfowl Stamp Contest

26 -- Northern pike tournament, Cedar Lake.

31 -- 2001 DNR Waterfowl Stamp Contest judging

September

(To be announced) Bear season opens

1 -- Snipe and rail hunting opener

2 -- Early Canada goose season opens

7 -- Antlerless permit lottery application deadline

15 -- Entry deadline 2001 Pheasant Habitat Stamp Contest

16 -- Small game opener

16 -- Badger, opossum trapping opener

16 -- Deer hunting opener, archery

16 -- Youth Waterfowl Hunt

21 -- 2001 Pheasant Habitat Stamp Contest judging

23 -- Northern pike tournament, Whitefish (2000 Marlon O. Goble Classic)

23 -- Woodcock hunting opener

23-24-- Take a Kid Hunting Weekend

*30 -- Waterfowl season opener

October

1 -- Year 2001 state park vehicle permits go on sale

14 -- Pheasant hunting opener

18-22 -- Fall wild turkey hunt, first season

19-20 -- Camp Ripley Archery Deer Hunt, first season

25-29 -- Fall wild turkey hunt, second season

27 -- Trapping tag application due

28 -- Furbearer opener for mink, muskrat, beaver, otter

28-29 -- Camp Ripley Archery Deer Hunt, second season

November

4 -- Deer hunting opener, firearms

25 -- Deer hunting opener, muzzle loader

December

1 -- Lake trout winter opener (Lake Superior only)

1 -- Spring wild turkey hunting application due for 2001

2 -- Trapping season for fisher, marten, bobcat

*9-18 -- Late Canada goose season

* Tentative dates