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NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT FOR 7-19-18

DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, July 19, 2018

MERCER ISLAND REPORTER Concerns arise over Initiative 1639 petition format

Significant concerns have been raised about whether the format of the I-1639 petition sheets complies fully with Washington’s constitutional and statutory requirements.

THE OLYMPIAN Washington: I-1639 petition flaw: can anyone fix it?

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is in a dilemma over Initiative 1639. What is a problem is that I-1639 petitions – signed by more than 360,000 voters and filed with the Office of Secretary of State for verification – look flawed.   Wyman says the law requires a readable copy of the initiative text on the back of petitions. But the I-1639 language was in a tiny, hard-to-read font, which leaves her “concerned” that a precedent is set if she ignores it. The second-term Republican said the petitions also failed to clearly mark initiative language that would be new in state law if I-1639 passes. The standard is for initiatives to underline any new language and to run a line through any wording to be repealed.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION California: Federal Court Upholds Decision to Block California’s Magazine Ban

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit issued a ruling in the case of Duncan v. Becerra on Tuesday upholding a lower court’s decision to suspend enforcement of California’s restriction on the possession of magazines that hold 10 rounds or more.

MYNORTHWEST More Washington cities consider gun storage mandates

Communities not far from Seattle are now considering their own safe gun storage regulations after the Emerald City passed its own.

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah lawmakers debate requiring gun locks

The National Rifle Association attacked the proposal Wednesday, and the Legislature’s Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee held a long discussion about whether it would infringe too much on gun owners’ rights, and whether it would actually prevent suicide.

GET READY FOR THE BIGGEST DEERFEST IN WISCONSIN. EASY TO GET TOO.

First 2,000 Attendees Each Day Receive A Free $12 Legendary Whitetails Gift Card

DeerFest Is Only Two Weeks Away Come Join The Fun August 3rd-5th New This Year Saturday Night Legendary Whitetails Hunters Runway Banquet.  New product showcase, great door prizes and more.  Limited to the first 100 attendees.  www.deerfest.com for more information and to buy tickets. Military Appreciation Day:  All Active Military and Veterans receive FREE ADMISSION to DeerFest.  Simply show your service card at the gate.  We’d appreciate your service.   Event Highlights The first 2,000 attendees all three days receive a FREE $12 Legendary Whitetails Gift Card.  It’s like getting in FREE! Former Green Bay Packer and Wisconsin Badger Jared Abbrederis will appear on Saturday and sign FREE autographs for DeerFest attendees. Drury Outdoors Taylor Drury will appear All Three Days Friday Night Happy Hour.  Half Priced concessions courtesy of StoneRidge Meats Expanded 3D and Pop-Up Archery Courses and Tournaments Shoot all the new bows from Mathews, PSE, Hoyt, Bowtech, TenPoint, Excalibur, Prime and MORE in the Block Archery Pavilion Expanded Seminar Line-up.  Over 200 Booths & Exhibits. www.deerfest.com for complete event information and advance ticket sales Visit www.deerfest.com to buy your advance tickets! Sponsors

FOUND THIS ON PINTEREST TODAY 7-19-18

I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THOUGHTS LIKE THIS?  HAD A GOOD LAUGH, SO IF ANYONE ELSE  HAS SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THE WILD, I SURE WOULD LIKE TO  KNOW. HAPPY HUNTING EVERYONE!

DNR SAFETY TIPS FOR HAVING A CAMPFIRE.

Burning Questions: Is my campfire really a campfire?

The first step in campfire safety is to understand the difference between a campfire and a fire to dispose of debris. • Campfires are solely for warming or cooking purposes, are smaller in size and comprised of clean and dry wood, contained within a designated fire ring or surrounded by rocks. Campfires are allowed anytime, except when Emergency Burning Restrictions are in effect.

• Burning in a fire ring with the intent to eliminate debris is NOT a campfire and does require a burning permit in DNR protection areas.  A permit can be obtained from your local Emergency Fire Warden, or from the website http://dnr.wi.gov keyword “burn”, or by calling 1-888-WIS-BURN (947-2876).

No matter what type of outdoor fire you have, check the daily burning restrictions for your area before ignition and never leave a fire unattended.  Don’t forget that embers can remain hot for days after the fire has burned down to ashes, so make sure to use plenty of water and stir the ashes to ensure they are out cold.  Remember, you may be held responsible for all suppression costs and potentially any damages associated if your fire escapes.

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NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT FOR 7-18-18

DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, July 18, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER California: Gun control activists call for end to gun shows at Cow Palace

Prior attempts to shut down the guns shows locally have been largely unsuccessful, including 2013 legislation that would have required approval by local authorities. That legislation was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

FOX NEWS Campaign manager quits after video shows candidate secretly backing gun ban

The campaign manager of a Democrat seeking a U.S. House seat in upstate New York quit the campaign Tuesday, after a video showed the candidate saying she wouldn't publicly endorse a ban on certain firearms -- for fear that she’d lose the election.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon: Pro-Second Amendment measure to appear on Klamath ballot

Petitioners collected enough signatures to place a pro-Second Amendment measure on the November ballot in Klamath County.

LAKE MICHIGAN WATER TEMPS FOR THE MANITOWOC & TWO RIVERS AREA

CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND REQUEST HE OPPOSE THE BIGGS AMENDMENT #129

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OPPOSE the Biggs Amendment #129 to Cut the Land and Water Conservation Fund Biggs’ amendment #129 is an attack on the Land and Water Conservation Fund, America’s most important conservation and recreation program. It presents a false choice between key investments in our public lands, which have long been underfunded by shortchanging both LWCF and the parks maintenance budget.   This misguided amendment would rob Peter to pay Paul, defunding key Bureau of Land Management conservation priorities to address just a tiny fraction of deferred parks maintenance needs.  That is an unacceptable trade-off. In addition to National Parks, forests, trails, wildlife refuges, and historic sites, LWCF protects working landscapes and state and local parks, so that Americans can hunt, fish, camp, paddle, climb and otherwise recreate close to home or far afield, from backyards to the backcountry. This program has a 53-year track record of success touching every state (indeed nearly every county) and fuels the $887 billion outdoor recreation economy, which supports 7.6 million homegrown, non-exportable American jobs. LWCF has broad bipartisan support. More than 200 Members signed a letter supporting strong appropriations for LWCF in FY19, and 230 are now cosponsors of legislation to make this critical program permanent.  HR 6147 already cuts LWCF by 15% from the enacted level, meaning that now-or-never projects all over the country will be left behind, new access to public lands denied, and special places lost forever.  Additional cuts would add insult to injury, and would further frustrate already-underfunded sportsmen’s access and other needs. The maintenance backlog at our national parks is a serious problem that needs attention, but this amendment presents a false choice that should be rejected. Any marginal increase in maintenance spending should absolutely NOT come at the expense of hunting and fishing access and other community needs. Sportsmen, recreationists, outdoor business owners, ranchers, conservationists, land trusts working in their local communities, and indeed advocates for our National Parks all agree—these issues are two sides of the same coin, and cannot be pitted against each other. Now-or-never conservation and recreation access priorities, faced with imminent sale and development, cannot be put on hold or traded away. The unwarranted reduction in LWCF funding proposed by the amendment ignores the value of inholding acquisition to solving ongoing management problems. Nearly all LWCF-acquired lands are inholdings amid other federal lands, where consolidated ownership improves management efficiency without raising operating costs.  These acquisitions often reduce management costs (including wild land-urban interface firefighting costs that have been exponentially growing), resolve conflicts, and help communities address ongoing management issues such as invasive species, wildfire, etc. LWCF is the only source of funding to protect the key missing pieces of our public land puzzle from being sold off. This applies as strongly to BLM-administered National Recreation Areas, National Scenic and Historic Trails, National Conservation Areas, and National Monuments as it does to NPS-administered National Parks. It makes no sense to invest in maintaining our public lands at the expense of losing pieces within them.  This amendment is a tired replay of the same attack on LWCF led by ideological opponents of federal land, who are using the sentimental attachment of Americans to the National Parks as a wedge to prevent any further conservation of places we all love, use and enjoy. A majority of this House is already on record rejecting reductions in funding for this critical, bedrock conservation law. The Biggs amendment proposes to do just that despite the already-expressed will of the House , and so the amendment must be forcefully rejected. Call Your representative NOW! Jason Meekhof http://www.backcountryhunters.org/

DNR SPORT FISHING REPORTS FOR LAKE MICHIGAN AND BAY OF GREEN BAY 7-18-18

Manitowoc Co.

• Manitowoc/Two Rivers area – Fishing in Manitowoc/Two Rivers area is still slow with an average catch of 3 fish. Rainbows seem to dominate the catch. Hopefully things turn around for the Two Rivers Derby this coming weekend. Anglers fishing on the piers have reported of having some hits but not being able to stick the fish.

Kewaunee Co.

• Kewaunee Ramp – Fishing pressure remained heavy for the majority of the week and into the weekend. Anglers were limiting out on rainbow trout and chinook salmon for most of Friday and Saturday. Many of the chinooks were reaching upwards of 25 to 30lbs. Water temperature was reported to be in the 58-63F range out 200-350ft on the surface with a thermocline reaching the low-40s when 60ft below. Very few lake trout were coming in. Good luck on kings was had with blue-silver and wine-silver spoons.
• Kewaunee Shore & Piers – Although there was little shore fishing activity, there was moderate fishing pressure at the pier this week. The reports on catches were mostly whitefish with a couple large browns and some small rainbows being pulled in as well.
• Algoma Ramp – There was heavy fishing pressure this weekend with folks coming back with large rainbows and kings. Many folks were preparing or out for Salmon-A-Rama. Rainbows were reported to be out from 300-400ft with good luck using chrome and green flashers. Water temperature was 60F on the surface and cooling to 57F in the 200ft range.
• Algoma Shoreline and Pier – Heavy fog stayed along the shoreline and pier for most of the week. There were small rainbow catches along the shore however with water temperatures reported at 55F. Olson Park saw a couple anglers out catching bullhead and drum.

Northern Door County (Lake Michigan Shore)

• Salmon action in Gills Rock remains slow but is slowly picking up. Steelhead action has been good out of Baileys Harbor. Surface temps are in the 70’s but drops down to the 40’s 90 feet down. Along with the steelhead some big kings have been caught including one over 30lbs.

Northern Door County (Green Bay Shore)

• Smallmouth action has been very slow across Northern Green Bay. Pier fishermen have only been catching a few small bass, rock bass and the occasional perch. Anglers are still catching some bass around the islands but fishing pressure has been high and catch rates have dropped. Hopefully the warmer water temps in the mid 70’s will help get the bass out of their post-spawn lull and into their summer habits. Perch action has been inconsistent. No walleye action to report.

Green Bay Fishing Report: July 2, 2018

Brown County

• Duck Creek – A high number of boaters and kayakers were out this week with little fishing success. No interviews were taken of anglers.
• Suamico– High numbers of boaters were out this week causing lines of boats out of the launch, even filling the extra boat launch parking area. Many fishermen hit the water early to avoid the rush, the walleye bite was consistent all week with 2-3 being harvested per person. Anglers reported using flicker shad and minnow orange in color. Most anglers reported catching numerous freshwater drum and large catfish. No muskie anglers were interviewed.

Oconto County

• Oconto River – Fishing overall was hit or miss this past weekend, with some anglers not having a lot of luck and others having some success catching walleye. Over the past weekend, the water temperature for the Oconto river ranged from 78 – 83°F.
• Oconto Breakwater/Harbor Area – Anglers on the pier were having some success catching catfish, northern pike, perch, and smallmouth bass this week. Anglers using the boat launch were reporting success catching channel catfish, northern pike, perch, smallmouth bass, and walleye.
• Geano’s Beach – High numbers of boaters filled the launch this week with most after walleyes. Most anglers experienced higher catch rates of walleyes, 3-4 per person, than at Suamico and reported catching numerous freshwater drum, catfish and an occasional northern pike.
• Pensaukee River Ramp – A good number of anglers used the Pensaukee river boat ramp this week. Increased numbers of walleye were being caught this past week. Anglers were reporting success catching catfish, northern pike, perch, and walleye.
• Oconto Park II – Fishing pressure was a little lower at the Oconto Park II area this week. Anglers were reporting success catching some perch, smallmouth bass, and walleye over the weekend. Anglers were having success catching perch using nightcrawlers at water depths between 5 and 10ft. Anglers were having success catching walleye using crankbaits in water depths between 5 and 15ft.
• Stiles Dam and Iron Bridge Area – Fishing pressure has remained low over the past week. Fishing success had decreased over the past couple of weeks. Anglers were having occasional success catching rock bass this week. While fishing pressure was relatively low this week, a lot of folks were using the iron bridge area to launch kayaks this past weekend.

Marinette County – Menomonee River

• Fishing overall was hit or miss this past weekend, with some anglers not having a lot of luck and others having some success catching brown trout or walleye. The water temperatures on the Menominee ranged from 60 – 68°F over this past week.
• Boom Landing Ramp – Fishing pressure decreased throughout this past week. Some anglers were having success catching rock bass, walleye, and smallmouth bass.
• Mystery Ship Ramp (Menominee, MI) – Fishing pressure was good over the past week. Anglers were having some success catching catfish, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and walleye. Smallmouth bass were being caught using plastic tubes at various water depths between 5 and 12 ft.
• Ann Arbor Ramp – Good numbers of anglers were out this past week. Some anglers were having success catching northern pike, smallmouth bass and walleye.
• Little River Ramp – Good fishing pressure was observed at the little River Ramp this week. Some perch were being caught along the shore using nightcrawlers and minnows. A handful of anglers were targeting brown trout with limited success this past week. Brown trout were being caught trolling using spoon rigs at water depths between 50 – 60 ft.

Marinette County – Peshtigo River

• Fishing overall was hit or miss this past weekend, with some anglers not having a lot of luck and others having some success catching walleye. The water temperatures ranged from 76 – 79°F over the weekend.
• Peshtigo River Mouth (at the end of Harbor Rd in Peshtigo Harbor Wildlife area) – decent fishing pressure was observed at the Peshtigo river mouth ramp over the last week. Anglers were having success catching catfish, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and walleye this week.
• Klingsborn’s Ramp (5 mi down CTY RD BB outside Peshtigo) – Fishing pressure remained steady over the past week. Anglers were having success catching northern pike and walleye this week.

Green Bay/Fox River

• Metro Boat Launch – Low numbers of trailers were recorded with most being leisure boaters. Those that were fishing reported slow fishing with only a few walleyes being caught and none being harvested. No interviews were taken of muskie anglers. Shore anglers reported fishing was slow with only freshwater drum being caught.
• Fox Point/Fairgrounds – Very few people are launching at either location, and those who do are mostly pleasure boaters. No interviews were taken of anglers.
• Voyager Park – There were very few people out fishing this week, and those who were interviewed didn’t catch any fish.

Brown County

• Bayshore – Over the past week walleye fishing has been relatively consistent with most anglers taking home 1-3 fish for half a day out on the water. A wide variety of baits continue to be used; all with varying success between anglers. Yellow perch fishing continues to be slow out of Bayshore with only a few fish being caught out of the multiple interviews taken. While out anglers also caught freshwater drum, round goby, white perch, and the occasional catfish. The parking lot was half to three quarters full on all the days surveyed.

Door County

• Chaudior’s Dock – Walleye fishing success continues in the same pace with those out of Bayshore. The average catch was half a dozen walleyes with at least 3 making it into the cooler. Some yellow perch anglers found success with harvest being around 12 fish for a few hours on the water. Length ranged from 8-12 inches. While out anglers also caught freshwater drum, round goby, white perch, and catfish. At its busiest time there were 12 or so trailers in the parking lot.
• Little Sturgeon/Sawyer Harbor – Effort remains relatively low out Little Sturgeon and Sawyer Harbor with less than a handful of trailers being observed on the days that were surveyed. Walleye fishing has been slow with no fish being caught. Smallmouth bass is slow as well with only a few fish being caught per boat for half a day out on the water. Yellow perch fishing is beginning to show signs of picking up. Only a few perch anglers were out over the past week but all boats came back with fish. Though the size could have been better catch rates have improved over the past week.

Sturgeon Bay

• Sturgeon Bay City Shore – Anglers were out with a few reports of smallmouth bass and perch. There was low fishing pressure overall this week. Good luck was had using nightcrawlers and leeches.
• Sturgeon Bay Ramp – Many folks are coming back with smallmouth bass and walleye. Consistent success on perch as well was had in the canal for anglers. Water temperature was reported to be 77-79F on the surface in the canal.
• Bay View Park – A few anglers were catching smallmouth bass this week. Rock bass was a frequent catch, with low numbers on perch.
• Sunset Park Ramp – Folks were coming back with many yellow perch this week. Water temperature was reported to be 74F out in the channel.
• Stone Quarry Ramp – Many large smallmouth bass were being caught along with loads of freshwater drum. Water was reported to be mid to high 70s at the surface. Good luck was had using jerk baits for smallies along with tubes and live minnows.
• Stone Quarry Shore – There were many smallmouth bass catches this week with the light northeast wind continuing to help fishing conditions. Good luck was had using soft plastics and worms.