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 | • Smallmouth fishing is hot from Milwaukee to Ashland. • Lake Michigan action remains steady off Sheboygan. • Connecting kids with nature is as easy as sitting on a log. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | • Jeff gets his food plots planted with the help of Deer Creek Seed • Dan fly fishes for smallmouths on the Milwaukee River. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RESULTS ► POLL s527 Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court June 28 decision that handgun bans by states or municipalities violate the Second Amendment of the Constitution? YES 0% | NO 100% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | OTHER 0% IMPRESSIONS: 157 | RESPONSES: 11 | COMMENTS: 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s528:Should the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service lower duck bag limits this fall in response to the Gulf oil spill? Background: A front-page story in the June 25 issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News by writer Tim Eisele warns that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could have a long-lasting impact on waterfowl that will migrate this fall from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast: “The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is having a major effect on local wildlife and on the people who fish and make a living on those waters. Wisconsin sportsmen may not feel directly impacted now, but when ducks, geese, and shorebirds begin migrating south this fall, they could well face the same oil-coated waters.” Eisele quotes Wisconsin DNR and USFWS officials as saying as of now there is no plan to lower waterfowl bag limits or reduce the length of the season iin response to the spill. To read more... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking for Fishing Contests? Find them all online. RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY BANQUETS & EVENTS Online Info: July 31: Indianapolis, IN banquet OTHER EVENTS Now through Labor Day: Town of Eagle in Waukesha County, WI - Eagle Springs Lake 2nd annual carp attack. $500 reward for catching or shooting one of 6 tagged carp. If you get one, Contact: Tom Day at 262-594-3231. Dispose of untagged carp in the dumpster at the public boat landing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DNR seeks public input on Winnebago walleyes The Winnebago system walleye fishery will be the topic of four public meetings in northeastern Wisconsin in July and August.  “We've worked closely with the public to improve the walleye fishery on the Winnebago system for the last 20 years, and the result has been a tremendous success,” said Kendall Kamke, a DNR senior fisheries biologist in Oshkosh. “But it is time to take a thorough look with the public at the progress we have made in understanding and managing our walleye population and fishery and look ahead to the next 20 years.” At the meetings, the DNR will present information on the status of the Winnebago system walleye popuation, fishery and management program as well as collect public opinion on the walleye management plan. The Winnebago system, which includes lakes Butte des Morts, Winneconne and Poygan and the connected rivers upstream, the upper Fox and the Wolf, is known nationally for its walleye fishery. A 2007 study by the UW Extension and DNR showed anglers annually spend up to two million hours on the Winnebago system pursuing primarily walleyes in a fishery that generates a total economic impact of $234 million annually and 4,300 jobs. Topics to be discussed at the meeting include walleye population and harvest estimates, adult walleye size and age distributions by sex in the spring from 1989 to 2010, the impact of spring water flows and levels on walleye recruitment, the walleyes' movement and migrational patterns, and the assessment techniques DNR uses to develop population estimates. The meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the following dates and locations:
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendall Kamke (920) 424-7880 New email alert system to recent wolf activity available MADISON – Dog trainers, pet owners and others interested in keeping track of recent wolf activity can now sign up for an e-mail or wireless service that will send an alert anytime wolves attack hunting dogs or pets. The new feature relies on an easy-to-use service called GovDelivery.  From the DNR home page search for dog depredation by wolves and follow the simple instructions for subscribing to the alerts. It is possible to unsubscribe at anytime. The alert will be sent to a subscriber's e-mail and/or wireless addresses of choice and will include a link to details of 2010 depredations and a caution map based on the location of any attacks. Wisconsin's dog training season opened July 1 and runs through August 31 leading up to the opening of the 2010 Wisconsin Black Bear Hunting season on Sept. 8. The bear hunting season runs through Oct. 12. It is legal during this training period for hunters with a class A or B bear hunting license to train dogs on wild bear on public property open to bear-dog training. “This new system will give dog trainers rapid alerts to problem areas with information that can help them avoid attacks on their dogs,” said, Adrian Wydeven, wolf ecologist for the Department of Natural Resources. “We will post new alerts just as soon as attacks are confirmed. We'll also continue to maintain our wolf alert web pages with documentation of all attacks throughout the current season.” Wolves with pups leave the den area where the pups were born and occupy one or more rendezvous sites within the pack territory during summer months. A wolf pack changes rendezvous sites somewhat unpredictably but will defend the current site and pups from any hunting dogs that get too close. Alerts on other topics are also available through the GovDelivery feature. At the DNR home page select Subscribe to DNR Updates and select the topics you want to follow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
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 | • Are black bears invading southern Wisconsin? • Blueberries are almost ripe in Baudette, MN! • Tips for big panfish on Geneva and Delavan. • A big Outdoors Radio Network Welcome to listeners on our newest affiliate station, Freedom Talk 950 WERL, in Eagle River, Wisconsin, where we air on Saturdays at 9 a.m. | ||||||||||||||||||||
 | • Jeff buys some new treestands and trail cameras •Jeff is now a member of Clam Corporation's pro staff. He will be doing seminars and other appearances for Clam this fall and winter. • Dan reports on last weekend's Deer Fest | ||||||||||||||||||||
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RESULTS ► POLL s526 Is it time to let the states manage wolves? YES 100% | NO 0% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | OTHER 0% IMPRESSIONS: 444 | RESPONSES: 112 | COMMENTS: 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s527: Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court June 28 decision that handgun bans by states or municipalities violate the Second Amendment of the Constitution?  Background: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice.By a 5-4 vote, the justices cast doubt on handgun bans in the Chicago area, but signaled that some limitations on the Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" could survive legal challenges. To read more... | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking for Fishing Contests? Find them all online. RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY BANQUETS & EVENTS Online Info: July 31: Indianapolis, IN banquet OTHER EVENTS Now through Labor Day: Town of Eagle in Waukesha County, WI - Eagle Springs Lake 2nd annual carp attack. $500 reward for catching or shooting one of 6 tagged carp. If you get one, Contact: Tom Day at 262-594-3231. Dispose of untagged carp in the dumpster at the public boat landing. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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  Want To Know More AboutDan ? Find out more about Dan and how he got started in outdoor communications? Listen to this interview with Thomas Allen on OutdoorPursuits Radio. Interview begins at 29:50 and lasts through 1:21:15. Water Guards ARE OUT during the July 4 weekend educating boaters on new invasive rules MADISON – State conservation wardens and specialized deputy wardens known as “Water Guards” will be out in full force over the Fourth of July holiday to educate boaters and anglers about a new invasive species law that makes it illegal to leave a boat launch and drive on public roads with aquatic plants and animals attached to boats, trailers, or equipment.  AIS poster Click on image for a printable handout in portable document format. “We know that Wisconsinites care deeply about protecting lakes and rivers, and that once they know the right thing to do, they'll do it,” says Randy Stark, Chief Warden for the state Department of Natural Resources. “So we'll be out at boat landings across Wisconsin to help educate people about this new law and contacting people we see hitting the highway with plants still attached.” Stark says that recent surveys of boaters show that 90 percent say they are taking some steps to prevent spreading zebra mussels, Eurasian water milfoil and other aquatic invasive species. “Most people are doing a great job and the vast majority of lakes and rivers don't have invasive species,” Starks says. “We all want to keep it that way, so we need everyone to take all of the prevention steps. That includes all boaters and all anglers, and those who fish from shore.” Bob Wakeman, DNR aquatic invasive species coordinator, says the new law will make it easier for people to understand what they need to do and when, and for wardens to enforce. For more than a decade, boaters and anglers have been asked to inspect their boats and remove any aquatic plants attached to them, and since 2001, a law has required that boats be clean of aquatic plants and animals before they are launched, he says. But some boaters are still inadvertently moving equipment around the state with invasive species attached: of the 52,777 boats inspected by volunteers and paid inspectors in 2009, 16 percent had plants attached. Local lakes groups and lawmakers in northern Wisconsin pushed hard for many years to get this new law, known as the “transport law,” on the books. “With this new law, boaters will know that not only must their boat be clean when they launch, but they can't leave the landing and hit the highway with aquatic plants or animals attached.” Wakeman says. A first citation of the transport law carries a penalty ranging from $232 to $767.50 and a second offense within three years carries a penalty that ranges up to $2,657. Conservation wardens have been working with statewide and local law enforcement organizations to inform them about the new transport law so they can help enforce it. Over the long holiday weekend, conservation wardens and water guards will focus their efforts on waters that already have multiple aquatic invasive species to keep those invaders from being taken to new lakes. They'll talk to boaters who are launching their boats and explain the new law, and will be stopping cars and boat trailers found to be leaving landings with aquatic plants or animals contrary to state law. Volunteer boat inspectors and paid county and state boat inspectors will be working at boating landings as well, helping educate people about the new law, inspecting boats, and demonstrating the required prevention steps. Those steps are: Before launching and before leaving a launch
More information on these rules and related exceptions for minnow use, is available on the invasive species pages of the DNR website. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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