Oct. 19: Columbus Sportsman's Association hunter sight-in clinic. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Offering 25-, 50-, 100- and 200-yard shooting. $5 per gun. Located 2 miles east of Columbus on Breyer Road off Highway TT. Call Paul Mayer at 920-210-3390, Dan Farmer at 920-326-5833 or Terry Balding at 608-837-9099.
Oct. 19: Columbia County Sportsman's League clays shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Northeast of Wisconsin Dells on Gale Drive off Highway G from Highway 23.
Oct. 19: Gander Mountain's youth archery skills seminars conducted by Ray Howell, founder of Kicking Bear Archery. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 6199 E. Metro Drive in DeForest. Call 608-242-9352 or e-mail Gm113pc@gandermountain.com. To learn more about Howell, go to www.kickingbear.zoovy.com.
Oct. 19: Pheasant Flush 50-bird walk-thru. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Waunakee Gun Club, Ripp Road in Waunakee. Open shooting 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 (Halloween shoot). Season's last shoot is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 1. Call 608-669-0197.
Oct. 20: Introduction to saltwater fly fishing with Craig Amacker. 6 p.m. Fontana Sports Specialties. 7948 Tree Lane on Madison's West Side. Call 608-833-9191.
Oct. 21: Ducks Unlimited's fall dinner banquet. Rex's Innkeeper in Waunakee. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Raffles, games, silent and live auctions. Tickets $50 and include membership. Go to www.ducksevents.org or call Blake at 608-279-9133.
Oct. 21: Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance, LTD monthly meeting. 7 p.m. Maple Tree Restaurant in McFarland. Speaker will be Tim Larson, Department of Natural Resources biologist focusing on the Wisconsin River smallmouth populations between the dams in Wisconsin Dells and Sauk City. Call Mike at 608-848-3770.
Oct. 21: Dr. Chris Kucharik, a senior scientist at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) within the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, discusses carbon sequestration regarding prairies and global warming. 7:30 p.m. UW Arboretum Visitor Center. Call the Madison Audubon Society at 608-255-2473.
Oct. 24 and 25: Haunted Hay Ride. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. MacKenzie Environmental Education Center. $5 for adults, $3 children ages 3 to 8. Includes a campfire with snacks. Located 2 miles east of Poynette on County Road CS & Q, 25 miles north of Madison. Call 608-635-8105.
Oct. 26: Chicken shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highway 81 south of Argyle. Call 608-543-3986.
Oct. 26: Octoberfest shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Waunakee Gun Club, Ripp Road in Waunakee. Open shooting 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 29 (Halloween shoot). Season's last shoot is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 1. Call 608-669-0197.
Oct 28: The Blackhawk Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host its 31st annual fall banquet at the Dorf Haus in Roxbury. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Limited tickets $50. Raffles, gun tables, silent and live auctions. Call Monte at 608-643-4877.
Oct. 30: Alexa Nelson discusses her exploration of Cinque Terra on a backpacking trip along the coast of Italy. 6 p.m. 251 State Street in Madison. Call 608-257-5043.
Nov. 1: Reedsburg Outdoors Club's Hunters Night Out fundraising banquet. Call Denny Meyer at 608-524-4973.
Nov. 1 and 2: Columbus Sportsman's Association hunter sight-in clinics. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Offering 25-, 50-, 100- and 200-yard shooting. $5 per gun. Located 2 miles east of Columbus on Breyer Road off Highway TT. Call Paul Mayer at 920-210-3390, Dan Farmer at 920-326-5833 or Terry Balding at 608-837-9099.
Nov. 7: Whitetails Unlimited's South Central Wisconsin banquet. Peppercorn Banquets, 1417 Mansion Drive in Monroe. Social hour at 5:30 p.m., buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Auction. Deadline for tickets is Oct. 31. No walk-ups. Call Norman Whitehead at 608-325-7584 after 4 p.m. or go to www.whitetailsunlimited.com.
Nov. 8: North Bristol Sportsman's Club deer sight-in for handguns and shotgun slugs. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Club is north of Sun Prairie. Take Highway 151 to exit 111 (CR-V) east to Greenway Road south to the clubhouse. Call 608-837-6048 or call Ray at 608-825-2967.
Nov. 8 and 9: Stoughton Conservation Club's Sight-in Days. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Distances include 25-, 50- and 100-yard ranges. $5 per gun. Includes Nov. 15 to 20. South on Collins Road off Highway A from Highway 51. Call 608-873-8933.
Nov. 10: Capital City Chapter of Muskies Inc. monthly meeting. 7 pm. Jingles Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Ave. in Madison. Call Craig Eversol at 608-845-9561, e-mail eeversol@tds.net or go to www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org.
Nov. 15 and 16: Columbus Sportsman's Association hunter sight-in clinics. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Offering 25-, 50-, 100- and 200-yard shooting. $5 per gun. Located 2 miles east of Columbus on Breyer Road off Highway TT. Call Paul Mayer at 920-210-3390, Dan Farmer at 920-326-5833 or Terry Balding at 608-837-9099.
Nov. 15 to 20: Stoughton Conservation Club's Sight-in Days. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Distances include 25-, 50- and 100-yard ranges. $5 per gun. Range closed Nov. 21. South on Collins Road off Highway A from Highway 51. Call 608-873-8933.
Nov. 30: Chicken shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highway 81 south of Argyle. Call 608-543-3986.
Dec. 8: Capital City Chapter of Muskies Inc. monthly meeting. 7 pm. Jingles Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Ave. in Madison. Call Craig Eversol at 608-845-9561, e-mail eeversol@tds.net or go to www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org.
Dec. 28: Chicken shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highway 81 south of Argyle. Call 608-543-3986.
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number and contact person) by Tuesday each week to: Outdoors Calendar, c/o John Nolan, P.O. Box 8058, Madison,
WI 53708 or send e-mail to
outdoors@madison.com.
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