Roger's Outdoor Notes

Outdoor News:   Some crop fields are opening up and the deer have been out in full force, so please be cautious driving at dawn and dusk when movement as it its peak. Some bucks are still holding their antlers. Turkey flocks are beginning to break up and begin their spring territory battles and mating rituals. Raccoons have been very active recently.  Lots of waterfowl were migrating across Southern Wis. this week.  Geese are moving through en masse with multiple observers reporting the first large pushes of Canada and white-front geese. Oh, those large mouth sandhill cranes are moving back into the area. Lots of birds showing up too. Oh, have any of you seen Robins?  I had 5 of them in my backyard a few weeks ago when the temps were warm .

Are you wanting to go some place warm and have a nice time. How about the NRA’s 146^th Annual Meetings & Exhibits featuring 15 acres of Guns and Gear. This year the meetings will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia from April 27 to the 30^th, 2017. This four day event will be attended by tens of thousands of Patriots and the most spectacular displays of firearms and shooting and hunting accessories in the world.  For More information, including tickets, visit  www.nraam.org.

The NRA Concert with NRA Life Members Hank Williams Jr. and Lee Brice will be open only to a very limited number press members.

ATTENTION ALL SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN INCLUDING THE NON-HUNTING PUBLIC.  Join us for a Public Hearing/Meeting on April 10^th, 2017 at 7:00 PM at the U-W Manitowoc, 705 Viebahn Street, Manitowoc, WI.  This is the DNR Annual Spring Fish & Wildlife Public Hearing and Wisconsin Conservation Congress Annual Spring County Conservation Meeting. Provide input on proposed changes to fish & wildlife regulations;  Elect local Wis. Conservation Congress delegate representatives;  Introduce your ideas for change as citizen resolutions; Share your thought and learn from others;  and be sure your voice is heard .  For more information go the   dnr.wi.gov and search for “Spring Hearings”.  If you do not have access to the internet, call 608-266-0580.