28th Annual Hardin Co.-Pickwick Sauger Fest Feb. 6

The 28th Annual Hardin Co.-Pickwick Sauger Festival will be held February 6 at the TVA Pickwick Dam Ramp from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Entry fee is $70 per boat with $10 big fish pot. First place pays $1,000 and big fish is guaranteed $1,000. Call (731) 925-0693, or email jonhardin@yahoo.com.

Pickwick Big Bass Classic

The 2nd Annual Pickwick Big Bass Classic will be held on March 27 at Pickwick Lake, out of J.P. Coleman Boat Ramp, near Iuka, Miss.

The total purse is $8,000 with $1,600 being awarded ever two hours. Biggest bass of the day is worth $1,000.
Sign up before March 15 and the entry fee is only $150 per boat and entrants are automatically entered into the $500 Early Bird Drawing.

All proceeds will benefit the Sardis St. Jude Bass Classic.

Tri-State Club Awards 2009’s Top Anglers

The Tri-Stat Bassmasters named their top five anglers for 2009. This included one rookie, two of the “young guys” and two of the “older gentlemen.” The Angler of the Year was Jackie Davis, Nesbit, Miss. First runner-up was Terry Locke, Hernando, Miss. Second runner-up was Scott Crowder, Malvern, Ark. Ronnie Boone, Nesbit, Miss., was third runner-up was Ronnie Boone. Fourth runner-up was Bill Brown, Nesbit, Miss. Boone also took Lunker of the Year honors with a 6-pound, 12-ounce bass.

Club members are looking forward to starting their 38th year of tournament fishing in March.
For more information on Tri-State, call Terry Locke at 901-848-9314 or 662-429-7897.

TWRA To Host Deer Rally in Fayette County on March 18

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be host a Deer Rally in Fayette County, Tennessee on March 18 at Brown's Repair and Sporting Goods located at 17605 Hwy 64 in Somerville.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. and continue until finished. For more information, call (901) 465-5522 or 1-800-372-3928.

TWRA personnel, certified to measure deer antlers for the Tennessee Deer Registry, will be on hand to score deer.

Requirements for making registry include Boone and Crockett scoring system scores of 115, typical and 140, non-typical in the archery classification; and 140, typical and 165, non-typical in the gun category.


Wolf River DU To Hold Annuanl Dinner Banquet Feb. 12

The Wolf River Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its 17th Annual Sponsor Dinner Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at the Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters. Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres begin at 6:30 p.m. with a magnificent four course dinner to follow at 7:30 p.m.

The event will feature both live and silent auctions. Auction items will include unique hunting and fishing trips, vacation packages, several firearms and other items unavailable at any other DU event. Also at the event this year will be waterfowl calling demonstrations by Shelby Free and John Stephens, the reigning world champion duck callers in their respective classes. Both are three time world champions.

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