July 4 to 6: Reedsburg Outdoors Club's annual trap shoot. Doubles shoot and merchandise shoot on Friday followed by money and merchandise shoots on both Saturday and Sunday. S2064 Luetke Road in Reedsburg. Call Mike Schumann at 608-524-2118 or the clubhouse at 608-524-6968.

July 6: The Adaptive Sportsmen, Inc., fishing outing on lakes Mendota and Monona in Madison has been postponed until Sept. 14. Call John Martinson at 608-628-2633.

July 6: Start of the North Freedom Rod & Gun Club's 10-week broadhead league. Call Wayne Vertien at 608-522-3627.

July 6: Firecracker 50. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lewis class and door prizes. Waunakee Gun Club, Ripp Road in Waunakee. Call 608-669-0197.

July 10: Paddling presentation "Safari of the Boundary Waters" with Emily Meier. 6 p.m. Fontana Sports Specialties, 251 State St. in Madison. Call 608-257-5043.

July 12: LaValle Sportsmans Club challenge featuring competitions in 3D archery, 25-bird trap shooting, rimfire rifle shooting and casting. Raffles. 8 a.m. start. $20 entry fee. Call 608-985-7391 and 608-434-4845.

July 12: Sugar River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever's Sporting Clays Classic. 9 a.m. start, final squads depart 4 p.m. Fifty-bird walk-through event (Lewis class). Adults $35 with $25 re-entry; youth $25/$20 re-entry. Argyle Rod and Gun Club, 2.5 miles east of Argyle on Highway 81. Call Bob at 608-325-4494 or the clubhouse at 608-543-3986.

July 12: Outdoors Skills Day and Prairie Interpretative Tour. Variety of hands-on opportunities to learn about fishing, archery and shooting and tour of the prairies at Mackenzie Center, 2 miles east of Poynette on highways CS/Q. Call 608-635-8105, e-mail ruth.lee@wisconsin.gov or go to www.wiwf.org/education/mec.htm.  

July 12: Madison Audubon Society field hike for flowers, birds and butterflies at Schurch-Thomson Prairie south of Blue Mounds off Reilly Road from Highway F. 9 a.m. to noon. Call Rich at 608-845-7065.
 
July 12: Southern Wisconsin Trout Unlimited's annual picnic. 10 a.m. Nevin Hatchery, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road in Fitchburg. Tour to follow.

July 12 and 13: Wisconsin River Chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dogs Association (NAVHDA) two-day dog handler clinic. 8 a.m. Mazomanie Training Grounds in Mazomanie. $95. Contact Sean Timmens at 608-516-0275 or e-mail timmens@mhtc.net.

July 13: Hillpoint Rod & Gun Club merchandise shoot. $2 per shoot. 10 a.m. Raffle drawing at 4 p.m.

July 13: Grellton Conservation Club is hosting a sporting clays fundraiser at the Lake Mills Conservation Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fifty-bird event. $20 with a $10 optional Lewis class. Food, raffles. Call Dennis Roth at 920-262-0194.

July 13: Free kids casting contest. 1 p.m. Crawford County Fair in Gays Mills. Two divisions (boys and girls ages 6 to 10 and ages 11 to 15). Sponsored by the Prairie du Chien Rod and Gun Club. Call Jerry Cummings at 608-326-2342.

July 13: Madison Audubon Society tour of Faville Grove Sanctuary's restored prairie and wetlands (east unit). 7 a.m. Prairie Lane off Highway G north of Lake Mills from highways 94 and 89. Call David Musolf at 608-265-4562.

July 14: Presentation on swimming with wild dolphins with Asia Voight, a professional animal communicator and Mary Lelle, an intuitive healer. Features the sea life of Bimini and the Bahamas. 6 p.m. Fontana Sports Specialties, 7948 Tree Lane in Madison. Call 608-833-9191.

July 17: Public meeting on the past, present and future of Black Earth Creek and the watershed. Hosted by Southern Wisconsin Trout Unlimited, Black Earth Creek Watershed Association and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 7 p.m. Cross Plains Fire Station, 1501 Bourbon Road in Cross Plains.  

July 19: Women in the Outdoors event. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Columbus Sportsman's Association. Call Paul Mayer at 920-927-3445.

July 19: Madison Audubon Society walk for birds, butterflies and dragonflies along the edge of Lake Mendota's University Bay, the woods of Picnic Point and the Biocore Prairie. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve and Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association. 10 a.m. Call Edgar Spalding at 608-265-5294 or 608-831-0616.

July 20: Madison Audubon Society's hike at the Pleasant Valley Conservancy in western Dane County. 1 p.m. Pleasant Valley Road off Highway F from Black Earth. Call Tom and Kathie Brock at 608-238-5050.

July 20: Madison Audubon Adventure Day (Prairies in Bloom). 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Faville Grove Sanctuary. North Shore Road in Lake Mills off Highway 89 from I-94. Parking permitted on shoulder of Highway 89. Event includes presentations on Faville Grove, herpatology, prairie walks, birdwatching, pioneering and booth displays. Call 608-255-2473, go to www.madisonaudubon.org or e-mail masoffice@mailbag.com. 

July 21: Presentation on "Bugs and critters: It's what's for Dinner," with Craig Amacker. Shimm's rep Tom Andersen shares his entomology program on aquatic food for trout and other game fish. 6 p.m. Fontana Sports Specialties, 7948 Tree Lane in Madison. Call 608-833-9191.

July 24: Presentation on "Climbing the Winds: Conquering the Great Divide," with Jake Fellenz. 6 p.m. Fontana Sports Specialties, 251 State St. in Madison. Call 608-257-5043.

July 26: Waunakee Gun Club 3D shoot. Twenty-eight targets, walk-through course. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 6680 Ripp Road in Waunakee. Open shooting Monday and Tuesdays 4 p.m. until dusk. Call 608-219-5148. 

July 26: Madison Audubon Society's hike at Scuppernong Valley Prairie in Waukesha County. Joint trip with Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association and The Prairie Enthusiasts. 10 a.m. Carpool from Madison at 8:30 a.m. from Dutch Mill Park and Ride, east of Stoughton Road off The Beltline. Call Rich at 608-845-7065.

July 27: Chicken shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highway 81 south of Argyle. Call 608-543-3986.

Aug. 2: Annual Free "Take an Adult Fishing" Tournament for kids. Must pre-register by July 23. Call Wayne Whitemarsh or Wally Banfi at 608-643-2433 at Wilderness Fish & Game in Sauk City.

Aug. 9: Fundraiser for the Badgerland Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI). Exotic game dinner, raffles, hunts, auction items. Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Dinner tickets $45. Call 920-484-3459.

Aug. 9: Waunakee Gun Club 3D shoot. Twenty-eight targets, walk-through course. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 6680 Ripp Road in Waunakee. Open shooting Monday and Tuesdays 4 p.m. until dusk. Call 608-219-5148. 

Aug. 15 and 16: Wisconsin Sports Fest presented by the U.S. Sportsman's Alliance Foundation and the Wisconsin Wildlife Conservation Fund. Sunnyview Exposition Center in Oshkosh. Call 614-888-4868, ext. 201 or go to www.WiSportsFest.org.

Aug. 16: Pardeeville Lakes Management District annual meeting. 9 a.m. at Pardeeville High School. Call 608-429-3234 or go to www.pardeevillelakes.com. 

Aug. 17: Oakland Conservation Club's annual picnic. Features merchandise shoot on three trap houses. Live music by Dan Reilly at 4 p.m. Cash raffle drawing at 8 p.m. Club is 3 miles east of Cambridge on Highway A between highways 12/18. Call 608-423-3920.  

Aug. 22 to 24: Great Outdoors Festival. The 10th annual event will be at the EAA Convention Grounds, 3000 Poberezny Road in Oshkosh. Noon to 6 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  on Sunday. Call 877-303-9200 or go to www.greatoutdoorsfestival.com.

Aug. 23: Waunakee Gun Club 3D shoot. Twenty-eight targets, walk-through course. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 6680 Ripp Road in Waunakee. Open shooting Monday and Tuesdays 4 p.m. until dusk. Call 608-219-5148. 

Aug. 31: Chicken shoot. Argyle Rod and Gun Club. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highway 81 south of Argyle. Call 608-543-3986.

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. 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. 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. 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.