Northwest Angle Buoy Bash, Max Multi-species Fishing Derby Coming Up On Outdoors Calendar

bdokken@gfherald.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays.
Fishing Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Second annual MAX Multi-Species Fishing Derby, Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods, held in conjunction with Northwest Angle Buoy Bash. In memory of Max Marvin,a former guide at the Angle. Entry fee $300 per two-person team, with prizes for biggest muskie and biggest walleye. Takeoff will be out of Angle Outpost Resort, with an awards ceremony Sunday evening at Jerry's Bar and Restaurant. Info/signup: Lisa Marvin, (218) 242-0024 or by email at lisamarvin@reedrealtymn.com. Events Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Northwest Angle Buoy Bash, various locations, Minnesota's Northwest Angle on Lake of the Woods, home of the Northernmost Point Buoy. Events on tap include a "History, Mystery and Legends" program at 7 p.m. Aug. 30, with Dave Vickaryous, Jim Dingle, Pat Zavoral and Joe Laurin at Jerry's Bar and Restaurant; open house from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 31 at Sage's Angle West Resort; blueberry cheesecake tasting from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 31 at Walsh's Bay Store Camp on Oak Island; Prothero's Post Founders Tour from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 31 at Prothero's Post; Farmer's Market, 3 p.m. Aug. 31, Northernmost Point Buoy area; live music from 7 to 11 p.m. Aug. 31 at Jerry's; and fireworks over the lake at 9 p.m. Aug. 31, Cyrus's Flag Island Resort. Church at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 1 at St. Luke's. More info: lakeofthewoodsmn.com/northwest-angle. Sept. 10: DNR-hosted meeting to discuss elk management and where it's headed in northwest Minnesota, 6 to 8 p.m., Northland Community and Technical College Performance Arts Theater, 1101 Highway 1 East, Thief River Falls. Info: dnr.state.mn.us/elk/index.html. Sept. 13-15: Wild Outdoor Women (WOW) fall session, Lake Metigoshe State Park, ND. Registration opens at noon Aug. 5 and continues through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 4. For ladies at least 16 years of age or older looking to learn or refine skills related to a variety of outdoor recreational activities. Activities and topics on tap include canoeing, kayaking, fly-tying, archery, fly-fishing, TREEmendous trees, pollinators, fall birding, waterfowl basics, bike maintenance and more. Info: parkrec.nd.gov/events/wild-outdoor-women-wow-fall. Oct. 10-12: 29th Annual Accessible Deer Hunt for Persons with Disabilities, Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, 17788 349th St SE, Erskine, Minnesota. Hunting hours for the event are from noon through the end of legal shooting hours each day. The accessible hunt is open to a maximum of 20 people of any age or disability, and applications are now available. The hunt is coordinated by Options Interstate Resource Center for Independent Living in East Grand Forks in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Applications are available by calling Options at (800) 726-3692. If applications exceed openings, participants will be selected based on severity of disability, ability to hunt in other locations other than Rydell, hunting experience as a person with a disability, and hunting experience at Rydell Refuge. If all is equal, a random drawing will take place. For more information, contact Randy Sorenson of Options at (218) 779-7408, (218) 773-6100 or (800) 726-3692. Oct. 13: Third annual "Walk for the Wild" event, Rydell National Wildlife Refuge. Free 5K and fundraising event will include a designated 5K route with three different paved, yet scenic trails. Either take a guided trail walk or go on your own. All 5K finishers will receive an official "Walk for the Wild Finisher" sticker. Additional activities on tap throughout the day, as well. Info: Gregg Knutsen, refuge manager, (218) 686-4329 or gregg_knutsen@fws.gov. DNR webinars

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources webinars are free and begin at noon Wednesdays. Pre-registration is required at mndnr.gov. Webinars also are recorded and available online. Upcoming series topics are as follows: