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To enter this week's drawing for a Buggspray Buggslayer Kit to rid your house of Asian lady beetles, boxelder bugs and other insect pests Buggspray Buggslayer Kit Call 1-414-297-7554 leave your name and telephone number. SHOW #518 | 2010 MAY 01 • Meet Red Green at Ace Hardware in Milwaukee on May 8. • Two new interactive Web sites for hunters and anglers. • Sheboygan fishing starting to heat up. • Dan accepts the Milwaukee Press Club's Best TV Documentary award for National Parks: Wisconsin. • Jeff gets a new Forge Ventilator bow at the Forge Bow Pro Shop in New Berlin. Poll Results Delayed Results for Poll s517 have been delayed due to a technology glitch in sending out eNewsletter s517. The s517 Poll is still active and available on the Dan Small Outdoors web site. We invite you to let us know how you feel on these important issues. Take the POLLS! INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s518: Do you agree with the Wisconsin DNR petition to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list? Background: MADISON – Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank announced today that the DNR has submitted a petition to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar asking for removal of the gray wolf from the federal endangered species list in Wisconsin. “We have a healthy and growing wolf population,” said Frank. “Restoration of this majestic wild animal is a great success story, an indicator of our state's quality wild land habitat, and our dedication to wolf management in Wisconsin.” Wisconsin's petition joins a similar action by Minnesota filed in March.  Minnesota currently is seeking delisting within Minnesota. Wisconsin's current wolf population is descendent from Minnesota wolves that came into Wisconsin seeking new territories.  Wildlife biologists now count the wolf population shared by the two states in excess of 4,000 animals.  The current late winter estimate of over 700 wolves in Wisconsin is more than twice the management goal level prescribed by the Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan. The petition helps ensure that Wisconsin can benefit should the Fish and Wildlife Service act favorably on Minnesota's petition. Read more ... When you leave a COMMENT you are entered into the drawing for a ... ZipVac portable vacuum sealer starter kit, complete with a rechargeable pump, a hand-operated pump and reusable, resealable storage bags. STEVE SMITH creator of The Red Green Show, reflects on the history of the show and previews his May 8 visit to Elliott's Ace Hardware at 11003 W. Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee. Sponsored by Milwaukee Public Television . DAVID MANSKE announces his new Web sites, Man Up & Hunt and Man Up & Fish. CAPTN. DAN WELCH gives us a Lake Michigan fishing report from Sheboygan. Looking for Fishing Contests? Find them all online. RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY BANQUETS & EVENTS  Online Info: May 1: Traverse City, Michigan Spring Fun Trial May 4: St. Cloud, Minnesota banquet May 7: Warroad, Minnesota banquet May 8: St. Ignace, Minnesota banquet May 8: Muskegon, Michigan Fun Trial May 13: Chicago banquet May 14: Muskegon, Michigan banquet May 22: Imlay City, Michigan Youth Fun Shoot May 31: Deadline for 3rd annual RGS Youth Poster & Essay Contest for young writers ages 12-18 and artists ages 5-11. Essay contest first prize: Tri-Star Youth Model Semi Auto 20 gauge, one-year Junior Membership to RGS, and RGS cap. Poster contest first prize: Pair of Steiner 8 X 22 Safari Series binoculars, one-year Junior Membership to RGS, and RGS cap. OTHER EVENTS May 8: Join Dan and Red Green at Elliot's Ace Hardware, 11003 W. Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee, 9 a.m.-noon. Free and open to the public. Online Info: Contact: Elliot's Ace Hardware, 414-545-7759. May 8: June 19, July 10: Introduction to pistol shooting sports for women, Stone Bank Sportsmen's Club, 9 a.m.-noon. Online Info: Contact: Kim Laughland 262-820-1827 May 15: June 26, July 17: Introduction to shotgun shooting sports for women, Stone Bank Sportsmen's Club, 9 a.m.-noon. Online Info: Contact: Kim Laughland 262-820-1827. June 5: First Annual Lake Delton Kids Fishing Jamboree, 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Meet at Kaminsky Park on Lake Delton, fishing on Mirror Lake and Wisconsin River. Online Info: Contact: Ben Hobbins, 608-513-3535 Fish and Wildlife Service Invites Comment on Applications for Permits for Wolf Activities in Michigan and Wisconsin The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comments on applications for permits from the states of Michigan and Wisconsin to conduct research, monitoring and management of gray wolves.  The Service published a notice of availability of the permit applications and a draft environmental assessment in the April 20, 2010, Federal Register. Gray wolves are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, which prohibits take – killing, harming or harassing – of listed species.  Although wolf populations have met recovery goals for the western Great Lakes States, wolves remain protected by the Endangered Species Act. The permit applications request authorization to conduct activities including lethal and non-lethal take of wolves that attack livestock and pets.  There are approximately 600 wolves in Michigan and a similar number in Wisconsin; Minnesota's wolf population is estimated at 2,922. Copies of the permit applications and the draft environmental assessment are available on the Service's website Online Info: Comments may be submitted by U. S. Mail to Regional Director Attn:  Peter Fasbender U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 1 Federal Drive Fort Snelling, MN  55111-4056 Or by email to permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Deadline for submitting comments is May 19. The Service expects to make decisions on the applications by June 1, 2010. Please SUPPORT OUR Sponsors. 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To enter this week's drawing one of three pairs of tickets to the Wisconsin Deer & Turkey Expo Call 1-414-297-7554 and leave your name and telephone number. SHOW #513 | 2010 MAR 27 • Climate change: real danger to wildlife or false alarm? • Meet the Droptine Divas! • How did grouse survive the winter? • UTV or ATV? • Last chance to vote for your favorite contestant in the Red Green look-alike contest launched at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show. Vote online at www.mptv.org through March 31. Results for POLL s512 Should the DNR fund research to determine the impact of predators such as wolves, bears, coyotes and bobcats on deer in Wisconsin? YES 71% |  NO 18%  |  MAYBE 12%  |  UNDECIDED 0%  |  OTHER 0% IMPRESSIONS: 235   |   RESPONSES: 17 |   COMMENTS: 2 Instant Survey: Will climate change have a negative impact on fish and wildlife habitat? Background: New Report Outlines Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change WASHINGTON, D.C. – A consortium of sportsmen's groups including the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership this week released a new report, “Beyond Season's End,” that addresses how the negative effects of climate change on America's fish and wildlife populations can be mitigated through practical adaptive management strategies. The report stresses that funding for state fish and wildlife agencies via passage of national legislation is key to implementation of such on-the-ground approaches.  Read the full report... When you leave a COMMENT you are entered into the drawing for a ... ZipVac portable vacuum sealer starter kit, complete with a rechargeable pump, a hand-operated pump and reusable, resealable storage bags. JOHN COOPER of the Bipartisan Policy Center and senior policy advisor to the Wildlife Management Institute, talks about the new report Beyond Seasons End, which examines the impact of climate change on fisheries, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation. SHELLY & TARA SEILER the Droptine Divas talk about their upcoming TV show, Working for Whitetails, to air on The Sportsman Channel in 2011. GARY ZIMMER senior regional biologist with the Ruffed Grouse Society, looks at the impact of winter on Wisconsin grouse and the potential problems with woodcock that return early. STEVE SCHOLLER general manager of Cedarcreek Motorsports in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, talks about recent Wisconsin legislation legalizing Utility Terrain Vehicles on trails where counties agree to allow them. Looking for Fishing Contests? Find them all online. March 26: 20th annual Scimitar Sportsman's Night, 5:00 p.m., Tripoli Shrine Center, 3000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Dinner, auctions, raffles, 50 guns, Harley Davidson motorcycle, hot tub/sauna package, Hooters girls. Tickets $75. Online Info: Contact: Rich Borys borysmequon@sbcglobal.net, 414-704-7424 Mar. 26-28: Wisconsin Big Buck Classic, Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells. Online info: Contact: Tina Itson, 866-382-4852 x5924, tina@chulavistaresort.com Mar. 27: 10th Annual Watertown Area Outdoor Expo & Wild Game Feed, Calvary Baptist Church, 792 Milford St., Watertown, WI. 12-7 p.m. Seminars on sausage making, taxidermy, fly tying, turkey & duck calling, trapping, reloading & more. Online Info: Contact: Mary Sielaff, 920-988-4315 March 27: SE Wisconsin Chapter Pheasants Forever banquet and vendor fair, American Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. Online Info: Contact: Jeff Kern, jkjumbo20@sbcglobal.net , 414-313-5841 March 27-28: 2nd annual Great Northwoods Spring Sports Show at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino in Lac du Flambeau. Free admission, free lure to first 200 attendees each day, hunting & fishing exhibitors & vendors, seminars on salmon, muskies, walleyes & smallmouths. Online Info: March 27: Nicolet/Wild Rivers Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society Banquet, Crandon Community Center, Crandon, WI. Online Info: Contact: Dave Ziolkowski, 715-336-2523 March 29: Missi/Croix Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society Banquet, The Point, Hastings, MN Online Info: Contact: Mike Brown, 651-437-2214, mbrown@pressenter.com April 1: North Central Minnesota Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society Banquet, Hampton Inn, Bemidji, MN Online Info: Contact: Clyde Horlick, 218-751-9130 Apr. 6 & 10: Youth Turkey Hunt, Milford Hills Hunt Club, Johnson Creek. Online info: Contact: Scott Kirchoff, 414-750-5181, skirchoff@sbcglobal.net Apr. 9-11: Wisconsin Deer & Turkey Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison. Online info: Contact: Glenn Helgeland, 262-242-3990, mac@deerinfo.com April 10: Robert J. Lytle Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society, Gun Dog Fun Trial, Farmland Pheasant Hunters, Imlay City, MI Online Info: Contact: Brad Johnson, 989-430-0138, bigj1975@comcast.net April 12: Wisconsin DNR Spring Fish & Game Hearings and Conservation Congress meetings, 7:00 p.m. in all 72 counties. Online Info: April 12: David Uihlein Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society banquet, 5:00 p.m., Milwaukee Athletic Club. Tickets $75. Auction, raffles, memorial tribute to Dave Uihlein. Online Info: Contact: Jim Hayett, buyholdsell@wi.rr.com, 262-691-0100 x 22 April 12: Oak Creek Flyway Chapter Ducks Unlimited Banquet, 5:00 p.m. Muskego Lakes Country Club. Online Info: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater team places fourth out of 40 teams in FLW Central Division Championship at Lake of the Ozarks Some college dudes head for ocean beaches during Spring Break, others get caught up in NCAA March Madness, but students from 40 colleges and universities competed last weekend in the FLW Collegiate Fishing Central Division Championship last weekend at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. A team from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, consisting of Tyler Netzer and Jordan Truttschell, placed fourth under extremely tough conditions. Sponsored by IronClads™ soft bait brands, Netzer and Truttschell scored two bass, with a total weight of 5 lbs. 11 oz. The UWW Team IronClads™ anglers were aremed with the new Wak-E-Spins, TXS-Spins, Tube-Spins, Shad-Spins and Craw-Spins lines, in addition to premium IC-Inline series and pre-rigged weightless IronClads™ series designed for drop-shotting and skipping under docks and structure. The top five teams from each regional championship will advance to the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship, a three-day televised event hosting the top five teams from each regional event, for a total of 25 teams. Each team will be provided shirts and wrapped Ranger boats towed by Chevy trucks for this competition. The winning team will be declared the National Guard FLW Collegiate National Champion and will qualify for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup. IronClads,The Soft Bait Revolution™. For more information in IronClads™ soft bait brands, Google “Ben Hobbins Fishing,” log on or contact IronClads™ inventor and CEO Ben Hobbins at jbhobbins@yahoo.com. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, log on or call 270-252-1000. photo courtesy FLW Outdoors, ©2010 Please SUPPORT OUR Sponsors. 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