Aug. 29 to Sept. 1: Lake Winnetka/Sugar River Improvement Association's annual carp fishing contest in Albany. Prizes awarded for most carp, regardless of size. $100 for largest carp. Fish must be caught from the Sugar River in Albany or on the millpond (Lake Winnetka) upstream of the Albany Dam. Start anytime; contest ends at 1 p.m. Sept. 1 with prizes awarded at the Albany boat ramp. Call 608-862-1698 or 773-418-7123. Sen e-mail to lwsria@aol.com.   

Aug. 30 and 31: South Central Wisconsin Archers 3-D shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club, 11 miles west of Monroe on Highway 59. Rinehart targets. Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Bob Ruchti at 608-325-7278.

Aug. 31: Waunakee Gun Club's Labor Day 50-bird walk-through. Lewis Class featured. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ripp Road in Waunakee. Call 608-669-0197.

Aug. 31: Merrimac Conservation Club trap shoot. 10 a.m. Includes raffle, chicken or pork chop BBQ. One mile west of Merrimac on highways 78/113. Call 608-493-2319.

Aug. 31: The Argyle Rod and Gun Club chicken shoot has been cancelled. 

Sept. 2: Hunter safety class at the Deerfield Rod & Gun Club. Runs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for two weeks beginning Sept. 2. Contact Tim Thompson at 608-220-4280 or go to www.deerfieldrodandgunclub.com.

Sept. 2: Grant County Ducks Unlimited banquet, featuring 11-time Wisconsin turkey calling champ Jeff Frederick. Platteville Convention Center. Adults $50, "greenwings" $30. Call 608-778-2666.

Sept. 5: Rock River Valley Pheasants Forever banquet. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Holiday Inn Express in Janesville. Members $65, spouse $30 and youth 15 and under $25. Includes membership. Call Matt at 608-758-3384.

Sept. 6 and 7: Columbus Sportsman's Club 3-D archery shoot. Call Dan Fehling at 920-210-4164.

Sept. 6 and 7: Valley Archers' 3-D shoot. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m on Sunday. Located at 9436 Braun Road, just off of Highway 78 between Mount Horeb and Black Earth. Call Ralph at 608-832-1533.

Sept. 6 and 7: Wisconsin Waterfowl Association's Duck Flurry. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Waunakee Gun Club, Ripp Road in Waunakee. Fall open shooting hours Wednesdays 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 608-669-0197.

Sept. 7: Columbus Sportsman's Club fall raffle and shoot. Call Steve Steinbeck at 920-887-3936.

Sept. 7: Honey Creek Rod and Gun Club trap shoot and benefit to raise funds to help "save" Leland Mill Pond. 10 a.m. in Leland. Raffle drawing at 5 p.m. Call Jason Jaedike at 608-381-0842 or Cindy Perkins at 608-393-5199.

Sept. 7: Columbia County Sportsman's League sporting clays shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Northeast of Wisconsin Dells on Gale Drive off Highway G. 

Sept. 7: Delton Sportmen's Club five-stand sporting clays shoot  combined with a merchandise shoot. Breakfast at 7 a.m., five-stand shoot at 8 a.m. and merchandise shoot noon to 4 p.m. Located at 9602 Berry lane off Lyndon Road between highways H and  P West of Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells. Call Anthony at 608-963-6436 or Dale at 608-963-6250.

Sept. 8: Monthly meeting for the Baraboo River Chapter of KAMO (Kids And Mentors Outdoors). 7 p.m. Rivers Edge Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Go to www.kamokids.org or call Tim Pape at 608-963-1815.

Sept. 8: Capital City Chapter of Muskies Inc. monthly meeting. 7 p.m. Jingles Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Ave. in Madison. Featured speaker is Scot Stewart, regional project manager for the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources. He will discuss muskie stocking efforts on the Madison lakes. call Craig Eversol at 608-845-9561, e-mail eeversol@tds.net or go to www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org.

 Sept. 11: Columbus Sportsman's Club fall trap league starts. Call Steve Steinbeck at 920-887-3936.

Sept. 14: Spring Green Rod and Gun Club 100-bird individual and merchandise shoot. 9 a.m. Includes chicken BBQ. Gun raffle drawing at 5 p.m. Off Highway G in Spring Green. Call 608-604-8914 or 608-588-7802.

Sept. 15: Mud Lakes Ducks Unlimited banquet. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Pavilion at Fireman's Park in Waterloo, 20 miles east of Madison. Call Lowell Wright at 920-253-5461.

Sept. 17: Columbus Sportsman's Club Schuetzenfest. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Paul Mayer at 920-927-3445.

Sept. 19 and 20: Columbus Sportsman's Club DNR pheasant shoot. Call Paul Mayer at 920-927-3445.

Sept. 20: New Lisbon Sports Club's annual Hunter's Night Out banquet. 6 p.m. Guns, prints, door prizes, raffles and prime rib dinner. American Legion in New Lisbon. Send $55 and self-addressed stamped envelope to New Lisbon Sports Club, P.O. Box 73, New Lisbon, WI 53950. Go to http://www.mwt.net/~nlsportsclub/.  

Sept. 21: Columbia County Sportsman's League sporting clays shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Northeast of Wisconsin Dells on Gale Drive off Highway G. 

Sept. 28: Chicken shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highway 81 south of Argyle. Call 608-543-3986.

Oct. 13: 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.

Oct. 18 and 19: Columbus Sportsman's Club sight-in clinic. Call Paul Mayer at 920-927-3445.

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.

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 Club sight-in clinic. Call Paul Mayer at 920-927-3445.

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 Club sight-in clinic. Call Paul Mayer at 920-927-3445.

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.

Send information (including phone
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.

www.deerfieldrodandgunclub.com.