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NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 29TH.

Here are some of the titles for the day. GUN VOTE WINS, The Washington Post reported on the results of a survey of D.C. government relations professionals that ranked NRA as "most effective at affecting public policy."  The public could see that when NRA -endorsed Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton for the Presidency.  GUN CONTROL BILLS FILED IN ADVANCE OF NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE'S 2017 SESSION. It only figures the Democrats will do everything in their power to disarm the citizens of America so they will be able to force us to do their dirty work and not fight back.  NEVADA'S NEW GUN BACKGROUND CHECK LAW ENDS BEFORE IT BEGINS:  as the FBI deemed the law as "unenforceable" and refused to do background checks on anyone as the state lacks authority to do so. NEW MEXICO: LAWMAKERS VOW TO RESTRICT PRIVATE FIREARM TRANSFERS.  Democrats at work again. The title saids it all.

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ATTENTION ALL DEER HUNTERS AND SPORTSMEN IN MANITOWOC COUNTY!

The COUNTY DEER ADVISORY COUNCIL (CDAC) will be meeting at 6pm at the Viking Bow & Gun club on January 11th . Now if you are concerned about the number of deer you see or don't see, you better make sure you are at that meeting, or else do not complain if we do not have a buck season in this county in 2017. It's so important that you attend this meeting to voice your opinion. Please remember that if you really care about your deer hunting opportunities in Manitowoc County, you need to attend this meeting. See you there!

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THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WERE ELECTED FOR OFFICERS OF THE MANITOWOC GUN CLUB FOR 2017:
PRESIDENT      BRIAN SCHULZ
V-PRESIDENT     NICK SIERACKI
SECRETARY       CHRIS YINDRA
TREASURER     GARY HANSON
TRAP DIRECTOR     RON WEISNER
SKEET DIRECTOR     LEE FISCHER
SOCIAL DIRECTOR   PEGGY SCHULZ
GROUNDS DIRECTOR   DAN CHRISTENSEN
BAR DIRECTOR     WALLY NORKOWSKY
YOUTH DIRECTOR     SCOTT SKATTEBO
PUBLICITY DIRECTOR   TOM SCHULZ

Come on out to the gun club and see what they have to offer you and your family. As a member you can use the club house for events and you will have to discuss all the rules for the club with them. A membership in the Manitowoc Gun Club will make a wonderful 2017 gift to that special person or family members.

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MEETINGS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017:
Mishicot Sportsman Club will be meeting on Jan. 4th at 8 pm at their clubhouse on Jambo Creek Road which is 3 miles from Mishicot on Hwy 147 West of the village. Special Guests will be two Mishicot teachers who are working on the Nature Center for all students. The public is welcome to attend and a lunch is served after the meeting. Do not forget the upcoming Fishing Derby being held by the club on Jan. 28th and 29th. Tickets are available by calling Dave at 920-901-9229 or Larry at 920-323-9025. They are also available at the clubhouse and the members.

On January 5th at 7pm the Manitowoc Unit of Fish & Game will be meeting at Cabin #1 in Lincoln Park in Manitowoc. The Public is welcome to come and they at times have a special guest speaker or presentation. Come join one of the County's oldest conservation groups which was founded in 1907 and is one of the oldest group in the State of Wis. and Mid-West. Membership costs are $5.00 per year and children under 16 are $2.50. Think about it, where else can you get a full years membership for that price.

Westshore Sportsman Club will be meeting on January 12th at 7pm at their clubhouse on Lakeshore Road off of County Road V at the north end of Point Beach State Forest.

Shoto Conservation Club meets on Jan. 10th at 7pm at their Shoto Clubhouse. Do not forget their up coming Fishing Derby too.

Francis Creek will be meeting on January 16th at 7pm at their clubhouse north of Francis Creek. Please come out and support your local club who are working to promote a better place for you in the outdoors.

Northeastern Wis. Great Lakes Sport Fishermen will meet on Jan. 19th at 7pm at City Limits.

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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS NEWS:  GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER by OBAMA: SSA Finalizes New Gun Prohibition Rule. On Monday, Barack Obama's Social Security Administration (SSA) issued the final version of a rule that will doom tens of thousands of law-abiding (and vulnerable) disability insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients to  loss of Second Amendment Rights under the guise of re-characterizing them as "mental defectives". The SSA, for the first time in its history, will be coopted into the federal government's gun control apparatus, effectively requiring Social Security applicants to weigh their need for benefits against their fundamental rights when applying for assistance based on mental health problems.

OBAMA RELEASE MORE DANGEROUS CONVICTS: On Monday Dec 19th, 2016 Barack Obama set a new record for the number of pardons and commutations granted in a single day by bestowing pardons on 78 federal prisoners and reducing the sentences of 153 others. Among the prisoners granted clemency were 54 serving life terms.

ANTI-GUN GRINCHES HOLD TOY GUN TURN-IN.:  Many Americans have fond childhood memories of receiving a harmless toy gun, or better yet an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two hundred shot model rifle, under the Christmas tree.But it appears the Grinches in the anti-gun community won't even permit a Christmas armistice in their culture war against firearms> In an event modeled on a gun "buyback" on December 21, the children of Hempstead, N.Y. were asked to turn in their toy guns in exchange for a new toy.

(Roger's Opinion:  Time to lock up all Liberals and Democrats who think up these crazy ideas and to make sure they are never allowed to suggest something so crazy as this without first having a Mental Exam.)

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CHRISTMAS TIME:  I had the opportunity to speak with several people around the state and I asked them what they planned on getting for Christmas. Everything from more guns, ammo and hunting or fishing equipment for themselves or the children or grandchildren.  They think like I do. Many of you are older sportsmen and like what was said to me at our Director's meeting on Wednesday, we all need to get more youth involved in the outdoors and sportsmen clubs. Something brought up to me is having a program that is geared for all people, but something they can talk about once leaving a meeting. I remember as a youth going to a meeting with my dad and either at the beginning or after the meeting, they had a speaker(s) or a movie about conservation. I remember being in charge of the movie and I use to have a ton of them, but my dad gave a lot of them away at one time. So I am asking you the readers, what would you like to see at a sportsman club meeting? E-mail me at roger@VLoutdoormedia.com and please let me know what you would like to see to improve the Sportsman club meetings and get more youth involved in conservation.

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I had to take a double take of what I was looking at as I was traveling over the Lake Butte des Morts bridge in Oshkosh, WI on I-41. Right near Skipper Buds marine was a city of Ice Fishing Tents with guys walking all around them. There had to be nearly 20 of them. Please use some common sense before going out on any ice this early into the freezing season. Here are some SAFE ICE THICKNESS: 3 inches is good for one person,  4 inches - group in single file, 8 inches - passenger car, 9 to 12 inches -  small pickup truck, 12 to 15 inches - medium truck. These figures come from THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC. Of course if you are a big person like me, add a few more inches of inch before walking onto any ice and always make sure you have ice picks, flotation device and let someone know where you are going fishing. If carrying your cell phone, remember to place it into a plastic bag to help keep it dry, and if you do break through the ice, once out you will have a dry phone to call for help. Remember this: Solid, clear, blue/black pond and lake ice are how the above inches were figured out. Slush ice has only half the strength of blue ice. The strength value of river ice is 15% less.  So if you plan on going ice fishing this coming weekend, please be sure to check the ice thickness where ever you decide to chop a hole. Good Luck and please be safe.

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NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN GREAT LAKES SPORT FISHERMEN will be holding their next meeting on December 15th this Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM at City Limits. The program will be having Conservation Warden Alyssa Gove for Manitowoc County as the guest speaker. The December meeting will include the monthly raffle, lunch, and they will show photos from 2016 NEWGLSF sponsored Kid's Derbies and our Annual Banquet, and the Salmon Derby. Santa will be making visit at this meeting to meet children and grandchildren of NEWGLSF Members. Please call Carol Resch at 920-682-0508 with the number of children coming so they can tell Santa how many gifts to bring along that night. As a LEGAL NOTICE: NEWGLSF will have their election of Officers and Directors at our General Membership meeting on January 19th, 2017.  They will be also collecting the 2017 Membership dues at the meetings.

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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS NEWS:   GUN CONTROL GROUP: INTEREST IN GUNS, MUSIC SIGNALS INTENTION TO MURDER. Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), an activist group out of Connecticut, has created a heart-tugging "public service announcement" (PSA) that it hopes will capture the public's imagination. I watched the PSA and the spot reveals the organization as simply another anti-gun group that wants to marginalize firearm ownership. The main takeaway from its PSA is that any young person who shows an interest in guns should be treated as a would-be mass killer. The DemocRats and Liberals will continue to hammer away at your gun rights. These sick people now want all schools to ban the wearing or displays of any thing that looks like a firearm or has the word NRA on it. They also want any finger pointing like a gun, or chewing food into the shape of a gun banned. ( Editor's note: I think they need to be taken to the wood shed like some of us older people were. )

CORPORATE LAWYERS JOIN ACTIVISTS TO RESTRICT GUN RIGHTS:  This week the New York Times announced that some of the nation's largest law firms are forming a coalition with gun control advocates to provide tens of millions of dollars of FREE legal services to battle the Second Amendment.

THE YEAR OF THE GUN: CARRY PERMIT, SALES FIGURES EXPLODE IN 2016: The number of persons in the Unites States with concealed carry permits has reached an all-time high of close to 15 million. John R Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center explains.

NOVEMBER GUN-CHECK NUMBERS BREAK RECORDS WHILE SURPASSING EXPECTATONS: The number of firearm-related queries to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in November 2016 set new records despite predictions that Donald Trump's defeat of Hillary Clinton would diminish gun buyer demand.

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MISHICOT SPORTSMEN'S CLUB STATEWIDE FISHING DERBY 2017
13804 Jambo Creek Road, West of Mishicot off of Hwy 147
JANUARY 28TH and 29th,  2017

FISHING CATEGORIES:   Bluegills, Crappies, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Perch, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Walleye, Whitefish.

$5.00 Entry Fee per Fisherman, 100% payout, All State Waters can be fished, Fish must be Registered at Clubhouse. Entry Registration Ticket must be purchased prior to fishing and presented when registering your Fish!!!

Tickets Available at: Riverfront Bait & Beverage, 1431 E River St., T.R., Mobil 310 Mart, Hwy 310 & Cty Rd. B., Crow Bar, 327 E. Main St., Mishicot,  Popps HarborTown Exxon, 4611 Dewey St., Manitowoc, Fat Boyz 2, Tish Mills,  Round Em Up, Mishicot.

Mishicot Sportsmen's Club will be open Friday Night and will open Saturday and Sunday at 7am.  Refreshments available all weekend. 

Fish Registratons Ends at 4pm Sunday, Fisherman prizes and Raffle Drawing at 5 pm Sunday.

For More information call David at 920-901-9229 or Larry at 920-323-9025 Good Luck!

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OFFICERS OF THE MISHICOT SPORTSMAN CLUB   2017

President:      David Gohr
Vice-President:      Andy Heyroth
Secretary:      Donna Gohr
Treasurer:       Larry Kobes

Directors:
Dave Koller
T.J. Kinjerski
Brad Musil
Tom Heyroth

Fish & Game Directors:
Roger Vander Logt
Paul Tuschel
Al Peters   (alternate)

Archery Committee:
Dave Gohr
Andy Heyroth
T.J. Kinjerski
Cody Novak
Tom Heyroth

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RHINE PLYMOUTH FIELD & STREAM SPORTSMAN'S CLUB, located at N7135 Highview Road, Plymouth, Wis. has the following events coming up.
Friday 3-Person Trap League - January 6 thru March 10th,  6-9pm  9 weeks, 300 birds
.22 Indoor Pistol League - January 6 thru March 10th (May shoot Tuesdays 6-8pm, Fridays 6-9pm or Sundays 12 - 3pm,  9 weeks,  20 targets.
Signup is January 6th thru the 15th, $10 league fee. Complete 4 rounds of trap or 5 pistol targets by the end of week 3. Pistol targets $1.50 ea. Trap is $4/ round.
OPEN TRAP SHOOTING -Sundays 12 - 3pm, Closed Holidays
MEMBERSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE. Check them out on FACEBOOK or the Web.
Contact Terry at 920-876-3477 or trrisse@gmail.com for more info on all leagues.

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Many of the sportsmen and women out in the community have heard me say we need more youth involved in our outdoor groups. I was shocked by the number of youth attending the Friends of the Branch River Watershed Sunday Dec. 4th at Gill's in Whitelaw. What a wonderful feeling in seeing a group who work so hard with the youth of tomorrow. It was the Winter luncheon and the group put on a great program to get the youth involved in making tree decorations and they also had the kids decorate cookies. The meal was super and the treats after the meal were great. I would like to say thank you to all the members who worked so hard to make this a success. The group just recently joined the Manitowoc County Fish & Game and there is something in the Friends group that the rest of the county groups can learn from. There is so much more to the outdoors today then shooting or hunting. Here is a group that is concerned about the Branch River Watershed, and it covers a long distance in Manitowoc and Brown Counties. That means a lot of man-power, and getting the youth involved is the answer I believe. To join the Friends of the Branch River Watershed group, the cost as a Friend is $20-$99, you choose to spend what you can, a River Protector is $100, Champion is $500 and there is General Donation and a Youth Fund Donation accounts. They get the youth involved in a youth program (12 years old for Summer Camp). You can find them on FACEBOOK or contact Emily Endter at (920) 323-3486 as she is the group's Secretary. Honestly, what a great family Christmas gift. All Dues are tax deductible due to their 501(C) 3 status.  You want to help the environment and be able to see what you have done, join the Friends of the Branch River Watershed now!

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CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT FOR KIDS.  Woodland Dunes Nature Center is hosting a Christmas Bird Count for kids on Saturday Dec. 17th from 9am to 11:30am .  Cost is $2.00 per child and registration is required by Dec. 14th. Bird guides and ornaments included in the fee. Children ages 8 and up will learn birding basics at binocular-boot-camp, followed by a friendly morning of counting birds for the National Audubon Society's 117th Christmas Bird Count. Small groups led by experienced birders will walk a trail, document bird species and tabulate results. Dress for the weather. Free bird guides will be available for all children who participate in this group.  Kids ages 4-7 will participate in the Budding Birders program while their older siblings are on the trail. They'll learn about birds and help decorate a tree for them. They'll also make a bird feeder/ornament that they can take and hang at home.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to register, please call Woodland Dunes at 920-793-4007.

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NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT FOR 11-30-16. California: Bullet Button Guns must be purchased and received by Dec. 31st. Persons who are wanting to acquire a firearm equipped with a "bullet button"  or that will be considered an "Assault Weapon" under the new law, must be processed and received by December 31st., 2016. With California's 10 day waiting period, the DROS process must be started no later than December 21st. 

New Jersey: Urgent! Legislation puts shooting ranges in Crosshairs.  Shooting ranges as we know them may be a thing of the past if anti-gun politicians have their way in the Garden State. A pair of dangerous bills are scheduled in the Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee as early as Monday Dec. 5th.

GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS HIT RECORD HIGH ON BLACK FRIDAY:  It wasn't just electronics and toys that bargain hunters sought on Black Friday, guns also appear to have been on many shopper's wish lists. This year's Black Friday set a single day record for the number of FBI firearms background checks.

ISIS CALLS OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ATTACKER A "SOLDIER": The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the attack at Ohio State University, calling the student who drove his car into pedestrians and then slashed people with a butcher knife a "soldier" of the terrorist group.

Once again, it's going to be the holiday season real soon and I hope you will please find it in your heart to purchase a sportsman club membership for the family or a friend. You really can not believe how hard it's been to recruit new members to all the clubs in the county. As an example, membership in the Manitowoc Unit of the County Fish & Game only costs you $5.00 a year and $2.50 for a youth membership. You can't even buy a meal for yourself for that price. So go to the new Manitowoc County Fish and Game website and sign up for a club or as many as you like. www.mantyfg.org. that's all you need to do to join a club in this county.

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According to outdoor writer Paul Smith, the Deer Kill, License Sales drop to lowest levels in more than 30 years. Gee, I wonder why?? HOw many of you already know the answer to that question. Hunters registered 196,785 deer for the 2016 season, a 1% drop from 2015. DNR sold 598,867 hunting licenses, 2% fewer tan 2015 and the lowest in 40 years. Only the northern forest region reported an increase in deer kill. I have to hand it to Paul Smith, he does a wonderful job in reporting the facts of the deer season. For the nine day season, the DNR reported two non-fatal shooting incidents in Taylor County and one each in Oconto, Ozaukee and Waukesha counties. Right now the Muzzleloader hunts runs through Dec. 7th and a statewide antlerless deer hunt is scheduled Dec. 8th to the 11th and the Bow season runs through Jan. 8th in most of the state.

ANTI-GUN MEDIA BLOWS LOAD EARLY ON PLAN TO BLAME GUN OWNERS!!!  The incident at the OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY shows how gun ban extremists were so eager to pin another violent attack on your Right to Bear Arms that they got caught blaming Ohio gun laws for what turned out to be a violent attack by a person armed with a car and sharp-edged tool. Anti-gun groups and the liberal media all attacked the Ohio State gun laws for the violent attack, claim it was the state's laws responsible for the attack. The mainstream media should be ashamed, but we know they won't be. As we know what happened during the elections, the Liberal Media will double down and continue to demand the ban on firearms. (My personnel opinion about the Liberal Media is we should deny them their 1st Amendment Rights if they continue to attack the 2nd Amendment Rights of the people.) And like the NRA said after the news broke, "it's sad when politicians rush to a narrative that fits their own agenda, instead of waiting for the facts." Please get a membership to the many sportsmen clubs where ever you are and join the NRA now.

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!   I want to thank all the deer hunters who did a wonderful job being safe in the outdoors. According to the DNR, the season turned out to be a safer one that in years past. Only five hunting-related incidents were reported in the state this gun deer season, and there were NO FATALITIES. That compares to eight incidents in 2015 , including three fatalities. But just think of it this way, there was only five incidents with 575,000 licenses sold, and that's a really safe season. Can you see that many guns in a big city like Chicago or Milwaukee and what those numbers would look like. I guess it shows the real world that sportsmen and women are some of the safest people in this state. Thank you once again for using common sense and good safety practices. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OUTDOORS.

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ATTENTION ALL HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS!! My land has way to many Coyotes on it and sometimes in the early morning hours you think there was over a few thousand of them howling in the woods. I want them out of the woods and land. Only one deer was taken out of the woods this year and even some of the neighbors reported they didn't see any deer either, because we think it's because of the coyotes. I really would like to treat them as wolves, so I think you get my drift. Several people who had permission to hunt on my land reported also seeing way to many of these critters. So contact me if you want to have some fun killing off these pests, I want my deer back on my land. Thanks!

FISHING in the local rivers has been spotty at times, as I have been seeing fishermen in the EAST and WEST TWIN rivers this past week and in the MANITOWOC river also. Manitowoc river produced a few bites, but there's nothing great about it.

Have some of you noticed that the number of geese are getting a little bit smaller around the northern half of the county, but the fields near Manitowoc are sure full.

THE FRIENDS OF THE BRANCH RIVER WATERSHED, are planning their Winter Luncheon for Dec. 4, 2016 at Gill's Restaurant in Whitelaw starting at 12pm when the doors open and lunch will be served at 12:30pm and the cost is FREE. This is FREE to members and their immediate families. If you are not a member yet, well now is a prefect time to sign up for your membership or give one as a gift to someone you would like to ride along to meetings or events with. Memberships as a Friend costs between $20-$99, River Protector is $100, Champion is $500, and you could also make a General Donation $______ or a Youth Fund Donation $_______.  Send your membership and checks into: Friends of the Branch River (FOBR), P O Box 301, Whitelaw, WI 54247. Dues are tax deductible due to their 501 (C) 3 status.  Any questions you have contact Emily Endter at 920-323-3486 or call Al Klingeison at 920-901-5166.

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE VOTED THIS YEAR FOR YOUR CONSTITUIONAL RIGHTS AND THE FREEDOM SO MANY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR TO PROTECT. A special Thank You from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to all who elected a president who has pledged to protect our Constitutional Rights and a majority of both houses to Congress that will work to ensure that our individual right to keep and bear arms will be preserved. The work of those who love liberty and our nations hunting and shooting sports traditions is never over. American’s need to remain politically involved to help ensure that the defense of our Second Amendment remains strong and the lawful commerce in firearms is protected at all levels of government. Please do not give up now that the election is over, as it’s never over, the liberals and the other party is always fighting to disarm all Americans and you see it still today with all the protests in the streets started by liberals and the other party. Please remember to pray for all our fighting men and women, police officers and fire fighters across our country. God Bless All of Them!

Read a sign the other day that says the following:  GUNS ARE WELCOME ON THE PREMISES, Please keep all weapons holstered unless need arises. In such case…Judicious Marksmanship is Appreciated.  In other news, Keep your Powder Dry-Democrats Doubled Down on Gun Confiscation. Nancy Pelosi is quoted as saying the following: “If I had my way, sporting guns would be strictly regulated, the rest would be confiscated.”

NRA ILA Alerts:  Some of the stories that came over the line this week. After attempted robbery over the weekend, police stress self-defense from the Midland Police Dept.; Here is the best news I read all morning, Four Predictions about President Trump’s Supreme Court, and the court may also expand the rights of gun owners beyond its rulings in 2008 and 2010. One judge that Trump has put forward, Diane Sykes, has already issued a decision in favor of gun owners. Judge Sykes was from Wisconsin. She is one very good judge on the 7th Circuit Court that covers Wisconsin.  Pennsylvania hunters will be allowed to use semi-automatic firearms and handguns. GOP’s new muscle may remake Minnesota Capitol agenda, as the liberals and Democrats were ready to dump all kinds of new firearm laws against the owners.

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In Manitowoc County:  Antlered deer  772,    Antlerless Deer  981    for a total of 1,753 deer.   Thank you to all hunters for being so safe in the field so far this year. Please keep it up.


Manitowoc Unit of the Manitowoc County Fish & Game will be meeting on Thursday Dec. 1st at the Manitowoc Gun Club, near Clover, WI.  This meeting has been changed from the Lincoln Park Cabin #1.  The meeting will start at 7pm and there will be a short business meeting and a lunch and refreshments are available.  Remember to sign up for the 2017 membership at this meeting and remember this, where else can you paid $5.00 for a club membership in this world. Jr. Members are half price, so sign up your children and grandkids also. All us older members are looking for some younger people to help take over the club duties real soon please. Please be a part of a club that was founded in 1907 and is recognized as one of the oldest conservation organization in Wisconsin and the Mid-West. The organization works to protect the rights of sporting men and women and promote conservation and related education. Where else can you spend only $5.00 and be part of conservation history.  See you at the meeting.

I would like to say that during this week while driving around the central part of the state, I met and spoke with many hunters and we all agreed that there are deer out there to be killed, but no one today seems to know how to hunt for them like many of us were raised to hunt them in our youth years. Today to many kids think if the deer doesn’t jump out in front of them while they are playing on their phones or other items some of them take out in the field, there isn’t any deer to hunt. Children today need to know how to hunt, not watch all those TV shows where everyone kills a deer every time they walk out into the field. Kids need some parents who know how to hunt or else only grandparents should be allowed to take the kids out to hunt. Of course, these are my opinions, but it’s also the feelings of many others I have spoken with this week. Please be safe and enjoy the rest of this season.  In the Spirit of the Outdoors, Roger

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FORWARD ENDOWMENT will be accepting applications for grants through December 30th. The application asks for details of the requests and related projects. It also asks for background information on the organization and how the project will benefit the general public. To qualify, projects must have a public benefit and be tied to hunting, fishing and conservation. Call Leede Research at 920-683-5940 or email nancy@leede.com.


I would like to take a moment to thank all the hunters who made this year’s opening weekend a safe one again. I have never in my life been able to see so many Bucks and Does crossing the roadways near my land. Going to the dump at 8am I almost got ran over by two bucks flat out running across the road with a doe in toll. Lucky I got new brakes, the bucks made it across the road but the doe turned and ran back into the woods. Than an hour later I was coming back down the same road and this huge buck with 14 points and two drop tines crossed in front of me, so I turned around to get a better look at him as he crossed a plowed field. I met him at the next town road and he ran right next to my car, and before I could get my camera out of the case, he turned and headed back to the woods he came out of. One other question for you hunters, has anyone seen anyone wearing the Hot Blaze Pink hunting clothes??? With the weather to warm up a little bit more this holiday weekend, it should be putting more families into the field, so please remember the rules of safe gun handling. I wish everyone out there good luck and please remember, the life you save, might be yours, so use good judgment and common sense, no deer is worth a human life. Just think, here we have hundreds of thousands of people with firearms and we do not see the amount of killings like they do in neighborhoods of Milwaukee or Chicago. Makes you wonder why cities run by Democrats seem to always want to ban firearms and look how wonderful it’s here in Wisconsin with all the guys with firearms enjoying a sport that families have done for hundreds of years and feed their families with the meat. Good Luck and remember to BE SAFE.


I see that Howard Stern backs Trump’s plan for Interstate Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Law. This law has been NRA’s number one legislative agenda item for several years. Howard Stern used the considerable reach of his Sirius XM platform on Tuesday to voice his support for a national interstate concealed carry reciprocity law. Hopefully once Trump is sworn into office, both houses of Congress and Trump can get it passed.

I can’t understand how so many people can be allowed to skip out of school to protest Trump’s election and the President claims it’s okay to cause disorder in the streets like he did this past week. There was one particularly disturbing incident, a mother brutally shamed her 7 year old son in an online video for voting for Trump in a mock election at his elementary school, insisting he was no longer welcome at home.  All students who walked out of classes to protest, should be given F’s in all classes not attended during school hours, and college professors should have their wages docked for not conducting classes as scheduled. Everyone has a Right to protest, but not during school hours that disrupt normal class hours of others.

With all that being said, I wish all readers a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shoppers good luck. Please don’t eat too much, and my diet will be placed on hold for one day, please pass the ham. Ha!

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOTERS!!!!  It could not have been done without all of your votes to win this past election and protect our Constitutional and Second Amendment Rights. More work needs to be done, so what I am asking of all of you is to please join a sportsmen club in your local area and memberships make a great Christmas gift for the family. Most clubs have individual and family memberships available to everyone. As an example of cost, the Manitowoc Unit of the Fish & Game has a membership for $5.00 a year. Where else in this world can you belong to one of the oldest conservation clubs in Wisconsin? If you want to belong to any other club in the county, go the Manitowoc County Fish & Game website at  www.mantyfg.org and check out the many clubs in the county. No where else in Wisconsin will you be able to find so many clubs so active in the outdoors. Please, this year give a gift that keeps giving year round, a membership to the club or clubs of your liking. If you need help joining a club, contact either Jeff or myself at this website and we will help you. Once again, thank you to all who voted this year.

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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS NEWS:   11-11-2016 ;  A historic election night for the Second Amendment as we observed how the mainstream media – which had become a little more than a Super PAC for Hillary Clinton  - had already tried to write off Donald Trump and his supporters. The media and Clinton campaign don’t get to write the final chapter to this story, You Did! Thank you for getting and voting for your Constitutional Rights and thank you from all the future gun owners in high schools and grade schools who will be growing up knowing their parents, grandparents and others stood up and fought for their Constitutional Rights. Voters sent a loud and clear message that our gun rights are not for sale. Despite the unprecedented efforts by New York Billionaire Michael Bloomberg and the gun control lobby, the Second Amendment prevailed. The NRA is offering all voters a special Thank You who made the difference in this important election. In light of the elections, we must not forget our Veterans who without them fighting for our rights and freedoms, we would not have a great country like we do now. Their sacrifices, after all, contributed to the blessings of liberty that allows even highly contested elections like the one America just experienced to resolve in a peaceful ad orderly fashion. God Bless All Military, Policemen, Firemen and the millions of others who work so hard to keep America Safe, Strong and Free!!!!! Thank you from all of us.

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FISHING NEWS:  Alewife levels are at an all-time low in Lake Michigan and that was the report by the U.S. Geological Survey. Researchers found a record low biomass of alewife in Lake Michigan in 2016. It’ the lowest in the history of the lake. The surveys have been done in the same areas since 1973 and the record keeping has been spot on. The recent decline in alewife abundance the Lake Michigan Committee to seek a stocking reduction. With that being said, state agencies in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana all agreed to reduce stocking of chinook, since the species is the primary predator of alewife. But in Wisconsin,  the DNR decided to maintain its current level of chinook stocking and reduce lake trout by 58% and brown trout by 50%.  In the waters off of Port Washington , 10 tows produced ZERO alewife. The drags were performed in water as deep as 420 feet and as shallow as 60 feet. But when the research boat returned back to the Port Washington harbor, alewives were visible in the water near the dock. If you want to learn more about our Lake Michigan fisheries, join the NEWGLSF club who meets at the City Limits. Look up the club on the web, and join now.

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Just think, the 2016 Deer Hunting season is about to start on Nov. 19th and it will be a 9 day season. State Wildlife officials are enthusiastic about the prospects for the 2016 season.  Something else you should know, as it’s in its fifth season, the first-time buyer license continues to provide an opportunity to explore Wis’s outdoors and experience its hunting traditions at a reduced price.. Something else you should know, thanks to hunters who work hard to learn the rules and regulations and practice safe hunting each year, Wis. Remains one of the safest places in the world to hunt deer. ATVs and UTVs are a good tool for hunters-be sure to check out some helpful tips and stay safe.

BREAKING NEWS: Sportsmen Defeat Montana Trapping Ban. Montana’s Initiative 177 was soundly rejected by voters in the Gem State on Nov. 8th ballot. Had it passed, it would of banned all trapping on all public lands , including city and county parks, municipal golf courses and more. The only states that have enacted a ban on trapping are Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Washington. These laws have been pushed by the Anti-Hunting groups in America. Had it not been for many pro-trapping groups, this bill would of passed and the Sportsmen’s Alliance was responsible for the information and help in defending the trapping rights of the sportsmen.

ATTENTION ALL SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN:  COW FARTS CAN NOW BE REGULATED IN CALIFORNIA, as Gov. Jerry Brown kept his assault on climate change Monday, pushing through a law meant to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from dairy farms and landfills.

DEER HUNT WISCONSIN 2016: tune in on the show on Nov. Nov. 9th @ 9 pm, Nov. 10th @ 9am & 1:30pm, Nov. 11th  @ 5pm, Nov. 12th @ 5pm and Nov. 13th @ 9:30am. Dan Small and Mark LaBarbera are the producers of the show. Tune in and learn something.

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COUNTY OUTDOOR NEWS: With deer hunting coming up, here are some issues you need to hear and read. Deer tags must be attached to the deer at all times unless you are right there with it. This means also, once you register your deer, the tag must remain on the deer. If you hang up your deer on a pole, the deer tag must be attached to the animal.  Question came up about quartering your deer to haul it out of the woods, tag it and haul the head part out first, then walk back in and get the second half of your animal. If you should happen to hit a deer with your car, call the DNR Info line at 608-267-7691 and once they give you a number, you are all set to go. Let’s all make this a super safe deer hunting season. Please remember the four rules of safe gun handling.

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CDAC MEETING DATE:  The Manitowoc County CDAC committee will be meeting on January 11th at 6pm at the Viking Bow & Gun Club. CDAC is the group of citizens who decide how many deer will be killed in Manitowoc County. Here is a fair warning to all of you who think the DNR are the ones who pick how many deer or types of deer you can kill, it’s the CDAC committee that makes all the decisions. Rumors in the community right now are pointing to an all doe season, no bucks will be allowed to be shot in this county. Look what happened in Waupaca county. Here is where you can have an input into the meeting and into the committee choices.

Remember, BUCK FEVER is this coming Thursday, Nov. 9th and it will be either a good one knowing our Constitutional Rights will be protected, or a sad one knowing we will have to fight for our rights if an Anti-Gun gets into office. Get out and VOTE on Tuesday.

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SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE:  The Manitowoc Unit of Fish & Game will be meeting at the Manitowoc Gun Club on Nov. 3rd starting at 7pm instead of meeting at Lincoln Park Cabin #1. A lunch and refreshments will follow the meeting. Guest Speaker is Alyssa Gove, Conservation Warden for the County. She will be discussing the upcoming Deer Gun Hunting Season, This would also be a good time to sign up for the 2017 membership. Where else in this world can you belong to a club that was founded in 1907  and is recognized as one of the oldest conservation organizations in Wisconsin and the COST IS ONLY $5.00. This club is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, so please come and see what is new in the outdoors. If you have a question for our Warden, now is the time and chance to ask the Warden that question. Manitowoc Gun Club is located at 3112 Clover Road, south of Manitowoc. See you all there.

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ATTENTION ALL DEER HUNTERS!!!!!   Coming on Nov. 9th, 2016 is the event of the year, starting at 5 pm to 8:30 pm at City Limits (formerly Club Bil-Mar), It's BUCK FEVER NIGHT !!!!
Everyone is welcome. At 6 pm they will be skinning and cutting up a deer. 7:30 pm Key Note Speaker will be Steve Kaufman, DNR Forester, who will speak about how to maximize your woodlots for wildlife production.  Food & Refreshments available. Gun Raffle, Displays and the Local Wall of Shame. Free Blood Pressure checks by the Holy Family Memorial Medical Staff and Free DNR Laser Shooting Range.  DONATIONS APPRECIATED. All proceeds to benefit Manitowoc County Hunter Safety Instructors. See you all there.

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FISHING REPORT:  The fishing on the West and East Twin Rivers has been very good lately. Plenty of fishermen from several states here to catch the fish and have some good times. Been seeing some kids from the middle school fishing down on the East Twin after school and they once in a while they would be carrying some fish home. Fishing on the lake has been rough due to the weather and the same is true for the Bay of Green Bay. High winds and rough water conditions made it very hard for those who wanted to fish on the Bay.

PLACES TO SIGHT IN YOUR FIREARM FOR DEER HUNTING SEASON:  Maribel Sportsman Club is sighting in on Oct. 30th, Nov. 5th and 6th from 9 to 3pm. There is a charge of $5 per gun for the sight-in.  Viking Bow & Gun will be sighting in on Nov. 5th and 6th from 10 am till 3 pm. There will be a charge per gun for the sight-in. Rhine Plymouth Field & Stream club will be conducting a sight-in on Saturday Nov. 5th from 9 am to 3 pm. There will be limited gun smithing available for basic equipment adjustment and maintenance. Cost $5 per gun.

Kettle Range Snow Riders will be conducting a Wis. DNR Snowmobile Safety Class at the Two Rivers Recreation Dept. at 1520 17th St. Two Rivers, WI starting on Nov. 1st, 3rd and 5th. Classes during the week run from 6 pm to 8:30 pm and on Sat. the class runs from 8:30 am to 11 am. Anyone born after Jan. 1st, 1985 must have a safety certificate to operate a snowmobile on public trails and lands. To register for the class call Two Rivers Rec. Dept. at 920-793-5592.

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FISHING NOTES: Fishing on both the West and East Twin Rivers has been good for some of the fishermen I spoke with.  West Twin the best luck I found out was using a boat and you should see all the fishermen on the East Twin. Sunday morning at 6am you had to be lucky to find a parking space near the river by the fire station. Got some good photos of the fishermen and I will be putting them on later this week. Had computer problems for the past week and finally got it fixed, thanks to my son who knows more about a computer than I will ever know. So if you want some fish, now is the week to do it as it will be slowing down soon. Good luck to all of you.

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News from the NRA-ILA Alerts:  Seems like it’s always an uphill battle when it comes to protecting our constitutional rights that a party wants to destroy. Obama is releasing felons with drug arrests and using a firearm in those crimes, but the everyday citizen wants to protect himself, all of sudden it’s being attacked by a party that thinks it’s better to disarm all citizens. We need to all stop and think where our country is headed, because right now it’s all going down-hill. Grant it no one is prefect, but let’s seriously look at what someone has been doing to improve life for those around them and not worry what someone said 10, 15, 20 or longer years ago. The attacks on our police by a candidate needs to stop just because they shot a black person pointing a gun at them. Police are humans also and they have families also, so why can’t a group of people follow the rules like so many others. (These are mainly the editor’s opinion using information supplied to him.) Just remember one thing, your Constitutional Rights are under attack and you need to VOTE this year and protect your Rights.

DNR NEWS:  In the 2016 Waterfowl bird regulations a question came up during a Q & A period at the Manitowoc Unit of Fish & Game meeting when one of the wardens was asked this question. “Where or how do you sign your Federal Migratory Bird Stamp, since we do not have a license to place it on anymore.”  It was pointed out to me by Warden Gove that on page 5 under the title of Stamp and Permit Requirements, Section 2, 2016 Federal Migratory Bird Stamp it states under the words NOTE: if purchased through the DNR or DNR license agent, the hunter will receive a temporary stamp that is valid for 45 days. The actual stamp will be mailed, within the 45 day period. This stamp needs to be signed in ink, but it does NOT need to be affixed to the hunter’s license.  So there you have it, and it’s in black and white for you to read. Good Luck hunting.

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FISHING REPORT for MANITOWOC COUNTY  9-28-16: The Chinook Salmon run is now in full swing. Salmon can be seen at all area dams including Clark Mills, Shoto and Mishicot. Some fish are being caught in the downtown stretches and the harbors so more fish are still moving up. In the harbors spoons, crank baits and spawn are producing a few fish. Further upstream and at the dams spawn has been the best bait. The action is often inconsistent even though fish can be seen surfacing. Fly fishermen are having the most consistent action using egg patterns. A few brown trout have also been caught by lucky anglers. IN the Kewaunee area they also have been having some luck catching Brown Trout, Rainbows, Northern Pike and even a Muskellunge was caught there. Mainly the biggest catch is Chinook Salmon in the area with catches of up to 29 lbs. in size.  Remember, the BESADNY ANADROMOUS FISH FACILITY ( BAFF ) is having its open house this coming Sat. Oct. 1st from 9am to 3pm. Activities include Chinook salmon egg collection, Adopt-a sturgeon, guided nature trail hikes and kids casting practice.

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GUN DEER HUNT FOR HUNTERS WITH DISABILITIES RUNS FROM OCTOBER 1 TO THE 9TH:  More than 70 landowners in 48 counties enrolled roughly 79,000 acres of hunting land to provide opportunities for more than 400 participants to take part in the gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities. The annual hunt, which runs from Oct 1-9, gives landowners an opportunity to provide a positive experience for any hunters with disabilities throughout Wisconsin. The gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities is only on properties enrolled in the program- hunters with valid disabled hunting permits were required to contact a participating landowner before Sept. 1st.  Landowners who are interested in enrolling their property to host a disabled deer hunt in the future are encouraged to contact DNR staff before June 1, 2017. For enrollment and program information, contact Maggie Stewart at 608-261-7588 or via email at:  margaret.stewart@wisconsin.gov.  

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HOME TOWN HERO IN THE SHOOTING INDUSTRY FROM MANITOWOC:  Amy Jagemann, of the Jagemann Sporting Group, a member of the family-owned Jagemann Industries, and maker of the brass casings and magazines, was selected as one of the women to know according to WON (Women Outdoor News). The story was just wonderful to see someone from our area who works hard for the shooting industry. Amy and her husband are raising 4 children and balancing work and life outside work. Amy is particularly interested in reaching the women’s market for the fine line of products produced by her family’s company. According to Amy, Jagemann Sporting Group is trying to reach more women in the marketplace. Amy said they are now working with groups like Women’s Outdoor News, the American Woman Shooter, Wall Armed Woman, Girls Guide to Guns and others to get their message out to the market. The company also believe women are on the Web so they are planning banner ads and other outlets to reach women on the Web. The story was written by Barbara Baird for Women Outdoor News. It was a super great story of a local hometown hero in the shooting industry from Manitowoc. It gives you more reason to purchase your brass from Jagemann Shooting Group at your local dealers or suppliers. Roger Vander Logt

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ARE YOU READY TO GIVE UP YOUR FIREARMS????  Don’t believe me, listen for yourself.  Go to  nssfnews@nssf.org,  in the search box type,  (Pull the Trigger-Hillary Clinton’s Plan for Guns)  Sept. 13, 2016 date.  Listen to what Clinton states she will do to the firearm industry. She wants a 25% tax on all Firearms and ammo.  This lady is so far in left field, it’s not even funny anymore. Your 2nd Amendment Rights are at risk if you vote for anyone who is a Democrat. I only know of a handful of Democrats who will stand up to protect your Constitutional Rights today. It’s a shame that it’s coming down to this, but if you are concerned about your future and the safety of your future, and that of your children, grandchildren, then like me, you have to bite the bullet and vote for anyone other than the party who wants to disarm all Americans. I pray that we as a country will make the right choice and elect someone who loves our Constitution and doesn’t want to change everything about it just because they think it’s politically correct. Please remember, these are my feelings, as I’m really worried about the future for my grandkids and my great grandkids. Everyone has a right to vote for whoever they feel in their heart will protect their interests and family. So with that said, please remember to VOTE this year, as it just might come down to that one vote someone should of done. Lets all pray for our future. Thanks.

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FISHING REPORTS FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY:  Pier fishing has been hit or miss, but the cool nights have finally started to drop the water temperatures and the bite has started to pick up. Most bites come at first and last light. Both spoons and spawn have been productive. The chinook are finally starting to move up the East and West Twin Rivers with a few fish being caught in the holes and at the dams. In Manitowoc the stretch of river from the mouth to the hospital has produced chinook. Boat anglers have caught some fish by trolling crank baits up and down the river. No salmon have been reported upstream on the Manitowoc River near the dam or Branch river. Look for chinook run to pick up as the water temperatures drop and the days get shorter. In Brown County the fishing pressure has been very LOW pressure, mainly due to the rain and high winds.

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Attention All Deer Hunters!!   The Manitowoc County Democratic Party is going to be holding a meeting on Sept. 27th at 6:30pm at 1523 Washington Street, Manitowoc. Meeting is about Wis. Counties Deer Advisory Council, part of the State DNR deer Management Assistance Program.  HERE’S MY QUESTION SPORTSMEN, WHY IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WHO WANTS TO DISARM ALL CITIZENS IN AMERICA ALL OF SUDDEN CONCERNED ABOUT DEER HUNTING, SINCE MANY OF US USE SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS AND THEY WANT TO DESTORY OUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS????   More later as I find out, but I’m re-writing this from the Tuesday HTR Local Briefs Section.

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I AM ASKING THAT EVERYONE WHO THINKS THIS ELECTION ISN’T WORTH VOTING IN, NEEDS TO PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. Watch the latest videos of what will happen if you do not VOTE this year. Why give up a right of yours to vote and then lose your rights to the 2nd Amendment. Protect your Freedoms, please VOTE this year, and vote for those who will protect your Constitutional Rights.  GO TO:  GUNVOTE.ORG   or   #GUNVOTE.  Your 2nd Amendment Rights are in your rights to VOTE. Please Vote!!!

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The final results of the Francis Creek Sportsman Club 2016 Squirrel Hunt and  2016 Gun Raffle Winners are:   1st place Fox Squirrel was Chase Marquardt,  1st Place Gray Squirrel was Aaron Johnson, 1st Place Red Squirrel was Ken Rocheleau and 1st Place Youth was Chase Marquardt.  The winner of the Marlin 10/22 Squirrel Gun was Steve Thielbar. Winners of the Team Hunts were:  1st Place Team Hunters are:  Mannon Marquardt, Chase Marquardt, Aaron Johnson with 18 lbs 6.92 ozs.  2nd Place Team Hunters are: Steve Thielbar, Julie Thielbar, Ken Rocheleau with 18 lbs 0.63 ozs, and 3rd Place Team Hunters are: Corinne Zipperer, Andrew Chervenka, Kyle Mehorczyk.  Congratulations to all the hunters who participated in the squirrel hunt. The winners in the Gun Raffle are: 1st Place Gun a Browning A-Bolt .243 w/scope won by Roman Kozicki, 2nd Place gun a Benelli Super Nova 12ga. Camo won by Josh Noworatzky, 3rd Place gun Glock 21 Gen IV .45 cal. Won by Erich Pitz, 4th Place gun Henry .22 Lever Action won by Jeff Adair, 5th Place Gun Beretta Nano 9mm won by Rob Kosky, 6th Place Gun Marlin XT-17 HMR .17 cal. w/scope won by Ken Lemmens. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for supporting our club. Thank you to all those who came out during the event and supported us.

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NEWS: LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROTECTING WILDLIFE & HABITAT,  Two Rivers High School students will be actively learning about habitat conservation through hands-on experience at Woodland Dunes on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 11am to 1pm.  Students will learn how invasives are introduced to the ecosystem, how to identify some of the locally prevalent invasive and nature plant species, and how their interaction with nature can impact an ecosystem. Targeted invasive plants that will be removed: Buckhorn and Honeysuckle. Junipers, Maples, Spruces, Chokecherry and Chokeberry, native trees and shrubs, will be planted to improve the local landscape. Native plant species provide better nutrition and shelter for local wildlife and are better adapted to conditions. This project was produced under a 2015-2016 grant from the Wis. Environmental Education Board.

Also mark your calendars for Saturday October 1, 2016 from 4pm to 8pm when the ENCHANTED FOREST COMES ALIVE AT WOODLAND DUNES NATURE CENTER.  Guest will walk along a candlelit trail ad meet costumed animals that’ll role-play in an interesting, fun way, their importance. The outdoor, self-guided hike has surprises around every turn. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to participate and time slots for the enchanted hikes fill quickly so please call now, 920-793-4007. Fees: $5 for members, Non-member is $6 and children ages 3 and under are FREE. Location is: Woodland Dunes Nature Center, 3000 Hawthorne Ave., Two Rivers, WI 54241. Sunrise Optimist Club of Manitowoc and Kohl’s Associates in Action sponsor this event. ( Roger’s Opinion- Please thank the sponsors of this wonderful event, as it is something for the whole family to enjoy. )

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Outdoor Report Sept. 12, 2016:    A near record numbers of ducks reported this spring, coupled with average breeding Conditions and wet summer weather have set the stage for strong fall waterfowl hunting as the Northern Zone duck season opens Sept. 24th.  Waterfowl hunters should have the potential for a good hunting season-continental breeding surveys spanning 61 years reported a near record numbers of ducks this spring. The North Zone duck season will run from Sept. 24 to Nov. 22., opening day shooting hours will begin one-half hour before sunrise.

DNR asks for hunters to record their wildlife observations with start of the 2016 deer hunting seasons on Sept. 17th. Please, if you are a hunter, take the DEER HUNTER WILDLIFE SURVEY, an easy to do survey where hunters can record their observation of deer and other wildlife while out hunting. Participates can access the survey by going to the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, and searching keyword “Deer Hunter Wildlife”.  Tally sheets can be filled out either electronically or printed from the site. The survey period ends January 2017 .

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ATTENTION ALL FIREARMS OWNERS AND THOSE THAT BELIEVE IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION:   WISCONSIN DAY OF ACTION !  Nov. 8th is fast approaching and NRA-ILA is on the ground every day in Green Bay working to ensure victory for the Second Amendment. NRA-ILA monthly Day of Action is set for September  24th at the Brown county Sportsmen’s Club from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Volunteers will be helping us in a critical door-to-door effort in the Suamico area and making calls in support of pro-gun candidates in Wisconsin. A little bit of your time will make a huge impact for gun owners and Second Amendment supporters on Election Day.  Brown county Sportsmen’s club can be gotten to by taking I-41 / 141 north of Green Bay to Lineville Road. (Lineville Rd. is the very first exit north of where I-43 ends), go back over 41-141 towards the west and on the second roundabout take the frontage road back south. The Club has a huge sign out in front of their driveway. Please if you don’t want to see your rights flushed down the drain by the Liberals and Democrats, your help is really needed, so please at least come and see what we are doing and maybe you will find some time in your heart to help protect your Constitutional Rights, if not for you, how about your grandchildren.

Mark your calendars:  September 24, 2016 from 10am to 2pm,  Brown County Sportsmen’s Club, 1711 West Deerfield Ave., Green Bay, WI 54313.  You can also use Goggle Maps and get directions from them.  FOR MORE INFORMATION: Steven Janke at (608) 697-6936 or Steven@nrailafrontlines.com

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NEWS FOR ALL OUTDOOR PEOPLE AND GUN OWNERS:  NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOL. 23, #36, Here is what is in the news and for all you non-believers, you better wake-up to what is happening around in this country, as almost every place where the Democrats feel they have a chance, they are pushing more and more anti-gun laws. Here are some of the items in the news:  Democratic VP Candidate Tim Kaine on Gun Control: “I can’t think of an issue I’d rather be aligned with than this.” In May of 2000, Tim Kaine then a mayor used more than $6,000 of public funds to charter 8 buses to transport city residents to the Anti-Gun and inaccurately named Million Mom March in Washington, D C . In other news, and I’ll just list all the stories I have, Chicago Officials (Finally) Recognize Criminals Cause Crime. After more than five years in office, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanual is finally looking beyond his city’s gun control laws to stop the out-of-control violence in the Windy City.

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NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT FOR TUESDAY SEPT. 13, 2016:  Right-to-Carry permit holder defends himself and his friend from an armed robber, KMOV, St. Louis, MO 09-09-16. Following the incident, Madison County State’s Attorney, Tom Gibbons told a local media outlet, “Thankfully this individual was a concealed carry permit holder. He had the Ability to defend himself and his friend.” Gibbons also made it clear that there would be no charges filed against the armed citizen. Massachusetts Attorney General uses consumer Protection Law to Attack Glock and Remington. Massachusetts A.G. Maura Healy is facing legal action because her use of the state’s consumer protection law to demand internal records from several large firearm manufacturers. In California, Hundreds of supporters of the Second Amendment showed up carrying signs with messages including “No More Gun Laws”, “We will not Comply” and “The 2nd Amendment: America’s original Home Land Security.” An Estimated 500 people gathered Saturday along McHenry Ave. for a gun-rights rally. In New Orleans: Mayor Landrieu signs a new city gun control ordinance into law. Under the new law, people will be required to report lost or stolen firearms to the police within 48 hours. First-time offenders will have to pay a $250 fine and subsequent offenses will carry a $500 fine. Oregon: Gov. Brown nets $250,000 donation from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The Oregon political campaigns have been receiving over $2.6 million dollars by Bloomberg over the years. Who said money doesn’t buy Legislators. Governor Kate Brown has accepted over $3.6 Million Dollars in her war chest since taking office from Michael Bloomberg and she plans on pursuing gun control laws to disarm Oregon citizens. Almost all her Democratic party members are also jumping onto the money wagon with her. Also Bloomberg is stuffing Bucks in Maine and Nevada Ballot initiatives concerning anti-gun ballot initiatives being considered in both states. And finally Sen. Charles Schumer Calls Progressive Supreme Court his ‘Number one Goal’.  “A Progressive Majority on the Supreme Court is an imperative, and if I become majority leader, I will make it happen,” Schumer said, “I will make it happen.” With all that in the news, how can you not want to protect your Second Amendment Rights. You have to get out and VOTE.

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JUST FOR THE FAMILY, the Westshore Sportsmen’s Club’s Family Fun Day will be on Saturday Sept. 17th from 11am to 3pm. This is a FREE introduction to the shooting sports. The club will offer one-on-one training with hunter education instructors. This is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, youths and adults (must be at least 10 years old). Shotguns for trap shooting, handguns and rifles shooting will be available. Westshore will provide all the firearms and ammunition. Handgun shooters must be at least 16 years old.
The club will supply free water and soft drinks. Westshore Sportsmen Club is located at 11267 Lakeshore Road, Two Rivers, WI. Take State Hwy V off of State Hwy 42 traveling East towards Point Beach State Forest and watch for the Lakeshore Road as you get near the edge of the woods. Whitetails Unlimited is also promoting this event. So come on out and see if you might like the shooting sports all the time. Now you won’t have to spend money to purchase a firearm, and you will get first-hand knowledge from the best there is in the outdoors. Call Mike at 920-860-0754 for more information. See you there.

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WALLEYE FEED OCTOBER 6TH FOR THE PUBLIC:  The Manitowoc UNIT of Manitowoc county Fish & Game has announced that it will again be hosting Manitowoc Fish & Game Family Fun Night on October 6th at Lincoln Park Cabin #1. The event will be a special fundraiser for the club that is considered one of the oldest conservation organizations in Wisconsin. Proceeds will support the club’s conservation and youth activities. The Manitowoc Unit is part of the Manitowoc County Fish & Game protective Association, representing 25 clubs in the county.  Club members and volunteers will be serving a fresh Walleye dinner with all the trimmings, coleslaw, potato salad, fresh potato chips, rye bread, coffee, desserts and beverages at the Lincoln Park location. Service will be from 4:30pm while the supplies last. Cost is $12.00 per plate and includes door prize drawings and other events. Carry out are available. Cabin #1 is part of the Lincoln Park Zoo property near the Piggly Wiggly supermarket. The Manitowoc unit meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, are open to the public and begin with an educational speaker. A brief business meeting and lunch follow this. There is then a luncheon hosted by a club member. It is a great way to network with other sports enthusiasts and children are welcome. Annual membership is only $5.00 and supports a variety of local projects. Fish & Game has a new website at  www.mantyfg.org.  Any questions about the fish fry, please contact Geoffrey Wolf at 920-645-1046.  Hope to see all of you there.

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THE MANITOWOC COUNTY LAKES ASSOCIATION will be having George Meyer, Executive Director of the Wis. Wildlife Federation to speak at their Sept. 29th meeting. The meeting will start at 6:30pm at the County Office Building, Room 300, location at 4319 Expo Drive. The public is invited to this timely presentation. George has been recognized for his effective and responsible tenure at the DNR, and remains a strong advocate of environmental policy and water protection in the State of Wisconsin. The meeting will be very interesting as it shows the county is very concerned about our water ways and lakes. Please mark your calendars and hope to see you there.

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Your help is needed and if you wonder like some people in this county as to what they can do to help with this election this year, I have a suggestion; Join the NRA on the FRONTLINES!  NRA-ILA Frontlines Volunteer program is the premiere grassroots program for supporters wanting to actively assist in protecting and promoting the Second Amendment., and it is a grassroots network and it is totally FREE!  The program is comprised of NRA-ILA most dedicated volunteers who work vigorously at federal, state and local levels to defend our Second Amendment rights. Frontline volunteers work with NRA-ILA staff, as especially with their NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC), to advance NRA-ILA’s Legislative and Political agendas. The best thing about NRA-ILA Frontlines is that everything associated with the program is absolutely FREE!  TO JOIN NRA-ILA FRONTLINES: VISIT www.nrailafrontlines.com  or  www.facebook.com/NRAFRONTLINES,   or you can call: 800-392-VOTE (8683). If you as a firearm owner are serious about keeping your firearms and your Second Amendment Rights, call now, do not wait.  We will be having another fun day on Sept. 24th with a location to be announced soon. Sept. 24th is also National Hunting and Fishing day. Hope to see all of you helping us protect your 2nd Amendment Rights that day.

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MANITOWOC GUN CLUB NOTICE:   Gun Club’s Annual Steak Fry will be held on Friday Sept. 9th with Cocktails at 5:00pm and steaks being grilled starting at 6:00pm. Cost is $15.00 per person. If you have not signed up yet, you can still do so by calling Gregg Wolf before Tuesday evening at 920-682-2388. If he is not home, leave a message containing your name and how many will be coming.

NEWGLSF Meeting Notice:  The first meeting of Northeastern Wis. Great Lakes Sport Fishermen this fall is on Thursday Sept. 15th at 7:00pm at City Limits. Guest speaker will be area fisherman Chris Weier offering tips on deep water White Fish and Salmon jigging. The Sept meeting will include the fall swap meet, monthly raffle ad lunch.  Also, do not forget the October meeting which will feature Smoke Fish Contest. The club will again be hosting the annual smoke fish and smoke fish spread contest on Thursday Oct. 20th. So get your time limit set to smoke your fish and make your spreads. All entrants must smoke their own fish ad be one of the five species of Lake Michigan trout, salmon, Lake trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon.

Special Note For Deer Hunting:  The DNR has a very nice tool on their website to look for what lands around the state are open for public hunting. You can access that information on the DNR GIS map  http://dnrmaps.wi.gov/opfl  .   This is a very useful information when you purchase or choose antlerless tags for deer hunting. All MFL and Forest Crop lands are considered public lands and you must use a public land tag if you wish to harvest antlerless on those lands. It is illegal to use a Private Land tag on these lands.

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NRA-ILA  DAILY ALERT  August 30, 2016 :  Fact Check:  NRA Nevadans for Freedom Fact Checks Gun Control TV Ad. NRA Nevadans for Freedom fact checked the newly-released television ad paid for by gun control group Nevadans for Background Checks, a group largely bankrolled by New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg. You really need to read the whole article to see just how twisted the Anti-gun people really are. They claim that making criminals out of all firearm owners will stop cop killings, and that way it will stop the number of police shootings in the line of duty. Politifact cautions against reading too much into correlation. Economists, Criminologists: No benefit from background checks. So in the next election, Question 1 would criminalize virtually all private firearms transfer in Nevada.  Massachusetts: Rolling rally protests AG Maura Healey’s ‘abuse of authority’ on 2nd Amendment.  Dozens of gun owners drove a 55 mile rolling rally yesterday to oppose Attorney General Maura Healy’s ban on so-call “copycat” assault weapons –and to put the public on notice that if the government can come after the by executive order, and other causes are not immune. Armed Clerk Saves Woman Held at Knife Point, Thwarts Robbery. An armed robber entered a store, and when he held a woman at knife point and demanded money the armed clerk reacted by drawing his firearm and chasing the man from the store.  Finally the best story today, Louisiana: Sales Tax Holiday for Guns, Hunting Supplies. Hunters get a discount on the state sales tax when they shop for firearms and other hunting supplies this weekend. The Louisiana Department of Revenue said in a news release Monday the 2016 Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday runs from Friday through Sunday.

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8-30-16 FISHING REPORTS:   In Manitowoc County the water is starting to cool down near shore but fishing is still inconsistent. Spoons seem to be the most productive for anglers on the lake. Chinook and rainbows are the most consistent catch with an occasional coho, laker or brown. Some fish are being caught in shallower water less than 40 feet but mixed results are coming from various depths. Pier anglers are catching a few fish in the mornings but action has been general slow. Look for action to pick up as the fall run approaches and lake waters cool down some more.   In Kewaunee County strong west wind early this past week brought cooler water along the Kewaunee shoreline. Anglers were having success trolling shallow near the mixing waters of Lake Michigan with turbid waters of the Ahnapee and Kewaunee rivers.  Once the lake calmed later in the week, fish became scattered and anglers were reporting a good bite from 60-150 feet of water. Although the bite has been inconsistent, fishing has been fairly good in both Algoma and Kewaunee this past week. The Bay of Green Bay has a mixed bag of fish being caught and the bite is very spotty. Best thing to do is check with the sport shops in the bay area.

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NRA-ILA NEWS from 8-27-2016:  Well, guess what firearm owners? Katie Couric’s movie “Under the Gun”, is under fire again.  Seems that Dr. John Lott, well-known author of More Guns, Less Crime and a new book, The War on Guns: Arming yourself against Gun Control Lies. Dr. Lott spent about 6 hours giving an interview for the movie and a very small part of the interview was allowed into the movie until former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MS Couric had a private screening and after the screening, the Lott footage was deleted. Now the movie is so one-sided against guns, why even go to the movie. When Bloomberg was mayor of New York, don’t you remember how he tried to force everyone to drink smaller size drinks, or not eat as much food. Typical Liberal thinking, do as I say and not as I do. In other news, Massachusetts AG Renews Attack on Gun Owners. Her decision to unilaterally ban common semi-automatic firearms by releasing a list of “Guns that are not assault weapons.” She did once again to confuse the public about a law that has existed for nearly two decades. In Texas, an Injunction Sought against Texas Campus Carry was denied by a Judge, after a lawsuit by two professors filed suit. Both women’s petitions were turned down. Once again it’s the Liberal College teachers complaining about firearms, yet if a shooting would happen, there could be a lot of people hurt without a Good Guy taking out a Bad Guy. For all you third party believers, Libertarian VP Candidate William F. Weld continues to be Anti-Gun, so the Anti-Gun movement is gaining ground in America. Now for all you firearm owners out there, please work locally with your NRA-ILA CAMPAIGN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE (CFR) who is Steven Janke of Wis. Please call Steven with any questions or if you are willing to help get a Pro-Gun person into office this year. Phone 608-697-6936 or use the web at  Steven@nrailafrontlines.com. 

AMMOLAND SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS for 8-27-2016:  Here are some of the new items they are discussing and I thought you might be interested in seeing the titles:  1. Concern increases on Canada’s Plan to Align Gun Legislation with UN Arms Trade Treaty.  2. OATH 12 Gauge Tango Ammo Review and it’s a video.  3. VZ Grips fill in the Gap with New “Plam Swell” Grips.  4. Ridge Road Outdoors Network—The New Outdoors Marteplace.  5. New Episode of MoJo TV Premiers Saturday—Meet You in Brownville: Part One.  6. CCW Permit Holder Shoots Armed Family Dollar Robber.  7.  Starline Donate $8,700 to America’s Mighty Warriors to help Veterans and Families.  8. Gander Mountain Announces National NRA Weekend, for September 10-11th.  9. LOCK N LOAD RADIO is airing a program called “Anti-Gun Protestors Promote Culture of Rape, Not Empowerment.” On LOCK N LOAD Radio show called Second Call Defense. It’s presented by Genesis Communications Network, visit  http://lockandloadradio.com.  10. A Panoply of Clinton Lies, Erased Emails, Pay for Play, what next Murder???  11. Hillary Clinton plays the Race Card to Save Her Sinking Election Ship.  12. TruckVault Pro Kim Rhode makes History in Rio.  13. Officer Survival Initiative Announces Custom IFAK Builder.  14. NRA Attacks Question 3 Ballot Initiative in Maine. 15. NRA’s Wayne LaPierre on NJ Governor’s Conditional Veto of Gun Legislation. 16. Two Cold Case Poaching Investigations Gain New Interest with the Office of Rewards. 17. Indiana Mayors want to Repeal State Firearms Preemption Law. 18. New Jersey needs a Governor’s Order Enforcing Second Amendment Civil Rights.  19. NJ Governor Christie comes out for SHALL Issue Concealed Carry.  20. Amerigeddon, a Pro 2nd Amendment Film has been Shut Out by Hollywood.  21. Anti-campus Carry Professors Suffer Delusions of Being Persecuted Underdogs. 22. Attack on American University in Kabul, Students ‘Shelter in Place’ & Tweet for Help.  23.Public Lands Sportsmen Commend Decision to Conserve Maine Backcountry Lands.  24.Paul Rauch to Lead USFWS Agency’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. 25. CMP Fires Inaugural Legacy Series Rifle Matches.  26.Virginia State Agency Gun Ban Hearing—Politics at its Worst.  27. Protect Your Outdoor Gear with Dr. Burkenstock’s “That Mold Stuff” Spray.  28. Wiebe Adventures Knives Unleashes the BOSS DOG KNIFE.  29. All-New Bow Hunting Insulated Mitt from Better the Hunt features Mossy Oak Camo.  As you can see, if I was to write about all these items, I would be doing it for several hours. So if you find something interesting, look it up on the above title. I left out a few other articles due to not being about the outdoors and were mainly about the elections.

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NRA – ILA NEWS FROM 8-28-2016:  Wow, we had a nice meeting with the NRA -ILA Frontline people at the Cabela’s store in Green Bay on Saturday. I was very happy we had a couple from Manitowoc there to hear and see what is being done to save and fight for everyone’s Right to Bear arms. The Frontlines Volunteer Program is made up of us, the local firearm owners or persons who believe in the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. 40 people signed up to attend and only about 12 of us were there from all over Northeastern Wisconsin. I was a little disappointed to see that so many signed up to attend and never came or even called to say they couldn’t make it. Many of you might think, who cares, but it costs a lot of money to prepare for a meeting like this, materials and the food was out of this world. They allowed us to order from the deli in Cabela’s and the wild game sandwiches hit the spot as we started to make phone calls. I know some people are not feeling good about calling someone else and discuss the elections coming up, but all you do is ask them three simple questions. It takes about 2 minutes to do this. Something we all learned and that is there is only a bumper of 5 Senators in Congress and if we lose them, kiss your rights good bye. Think I’m kidding, join the Frontlines group and you will see what is really happening around the country. If you read my stories on this blog site, you know what I am saying. Also, did you know that Obama has appointed over 300 Liberal Lower Court Judges who we all know do not like us to own firearms, well maybe it’s closer to 99.8% of them. Okay.  So how important is this election today?  The NRA-ILA Grassroots Division has what Is called ELECTION VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS (EVCs) working in America. There are only 23 of them around the country. We have TWO of them working right here in Wisconsin. That’s correct, TWO of them in this state alone, meaning the Senate race here is a target seat. This means that the Democrats have targeted Sen. Johnson to be replaced and Senator Johnson has always been a big supporter of the 2nd Amendment and is a very pro-gun supporter. In Wisconsin for the Eastern Half of Wis. we have Steven Janke as our campaign field representative and in the Western half of the state is Lucas Hutchinson. To contact these frontline people, Steven can be contacted at  Steven@nrailafrontlines.com  and  Lucas can be reached at  lucas@nrailafrontlines.com.  Steven’s phone is 608-697-6936 and Lucas’s phone is 615-879-1390. If you really want to learn more about the gun movement in the state, contact the SECOND AMENDMENT ACTIVIST CENTER at 800-392-VOTE (8683).  The next planned Wisconsin Day of Action is being planned for Sept. 24 and Oct 22rd in Green Bay, WI.  Contact Steven if you are interested in attending and helping protect your 2nd Amendment Rights. You can also see what the NRA is doing today by utilizing all new technology and avenues to help aid in their grassroots activism. You can find the NRA on sites such as FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE and TWITTER.  Also, DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER TO VOTE! I want all of you to please remember that the NRA-PVF which is NRA’s Political Victory Fund  ( www.NRAPVF.org ) helps educate voters with election-related information and grades & endorsements of state and federal candidates. Your membership money is not used by this division of the NRA. All money used is donated by us, so if you feel like you might have a few dollars to spare, they really can use your help. Call them to find out more information where to donate and send your help. Thank you from all of us and from our grandchildren, as their future in enjoying the outdoors depends on us today. Your support is very important and please remember this, if you want to see your grandchildren or others that age enjoy what we all have been enjoying over our life time, please stand up and help us fight for our gun rights. I spoke with some people who told me they will not vote for either candidate, but remember this please, by not voting for a person who supports your firearm rights, you are in fact helping to take away your gun rights for many, many years, maybe forever. There is a movement around America now calling all firearm owners TERRORISTS, yet you and I know who the real terrorists are and nothing is being done to stop them. Please help elect Pro-Gun candidates who support and will defend your 2nd Amendment Rights this year. Can I count on you to do this?? In the Spirit of the Wild.

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SEPTEMBER MEETINGS FOR CLUBS: The Mishicot Sportsman Club will be meeting at 8pm on Sept. 7th at their Jambo Creek Clubhouse and all the public is welcome to attend. They will be discussing how the Fall Archery tournament turned out after being rained on all weekend., Lunch & refreshments will be served. See you there.
MANITOWOC UNIT OF COUNTY FISH & GAME will be meeting on Sept. 1st, 2016 at Cabin #1 in Lincoln Park in the City of Manitowoc starting at 7pm. This is their regular monthly meeting and there is generally a brief speaker or presentation and then the business meeting of the organization. A lunch & refreshments follow this. Speaker for the September meeting will be Alyssa Gove, New Conservation Warden for Southern Half of Manitowoc County. The meeting is OPEN to the Public and everyone is welcome to attend. What a wonderful time to bring your children to meet and greet a female conservation warden who loves to work in the outdoors and she can explain to them how she got started in the outdoors. She grew up in Mishicot and belonged to the Maribel Sportsman club almost all of her life so far.
SHOTO CONSERVATION CLUB will be meeting on Sept. 13th at 7 pm at their Shoto clubhouse in Shoto. Public is always invited to attend and bring the family along, they have a wonderful fishing pier right on the club’s property for everyone to fish from into the West Twin River.

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REEDSVILLE SPORTSMEN’S CLUB:  Will be holding their Fall Hunter Safety course starting on August 31. The remaining class dates are Sept. 7th, 10th, 11th, and 12th. Pre-registration is required, along with providing a DNR Customer I.D. number by calling Jim Dietrich at 920-754-4625 no later than August 25th.

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DNR Outdoor Report for 8-19-16:  Well, the fall season is starting with some trees changing color and deer dropping or shedding their velvet now. I would also like to remind everyone to please watch the roadways when driving down them, as I’m seeing a lot of deer on the move, and it will be getting worst as the fall continues.  Some ducks are on the move, and as the cooler weather moves in, you will have a chance to see more of them at our marshes in the county.  The fawns still have fading spots on them but are nearing the size of some does.  Bear cubs are healthy, with glossy black fur and fat from berries. Fishing has slowed on Lake Michigan due to the strong southern winds and warm water temperatures. Water temperatures are being reported in the mid-70’s from the surface to down to 100 feet and this has made it extremely difficult to find the fish.  Anglers in Kewaunee and Manitowoc reported a drop in salmon, with a slight increase in smallmouth and rainbow trout catch.  On the Bay of Green Bay, fishing pressure has been very high due to the outstanding walleye fishing in the last month. Anglers were still reporting decent catches of walleyes but are finding it a little harder to catch them this week.

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GUN and POULTRY RAFFLE:  Sponsored by the FRANCIS CREEK SPORTSMAN’S CLUB, 9309 Parkway Rd., Francis Creek, WI. September 17TH from 4 pm till ???,  1st. Place is a Browning A Bolt 111 w/scope .243 cal.,   2nd place: Benelli Super Nova 12 ga. Camo,  3rd Place: Glock 21 Gen. 4 in .45 cal.,  4th Place: Henry H001M .22 Mag. Lever Action,  5th Place: Beretta Nano 9mm and 6th Place: Marlin XT-17  .17 HMR w/scope.  Drawing September 17th at 9pm. 10% of Net Proceeds of Poultry Raffle and Gun Raffle donated to Pink Heals.   Live music from 4 pm to 8pm with HOWARD AND THE BLUEGILLS.   Poultry Raffles: Turkeys-Hams-Cheese-Sausage-Chickens-Hot Sticks-Booze.  Food, Refreshments and Fun are available to all. Come on out and enjoy yourself for the whole day.

SQUIRREL HUNT:   September 17, 2016 at the Francis Creek Sportsman’s club at 12 NOON, on the corner of Parkway and Polifka Roads in Francis Creek.  ENTRY FEE:  $5.00 per person,  $5.00 per additional for 3 person team with 100% Payout. Top squirrel in single class of Red, Fox and Gray ( Black Squirrel will be considered a Gray squirrel.)  TEAM PRIZES:  1st Place:  50%,  2nd Place: 30% and 3rd Place: 20% pay out.    Youth under 15 with the largest squirrel will receive a certificate for a free Squirrel mount.  Each participant will receive for a chance to win a Squirrel gun. Additional gun tickets can be bought at registration and the day of the hunt. Weigh -in starts at 12 NOON Sept. 17th.   Single’s must be in line for weigh-in by 3pm and Teams by 2pm. Team Hunt consists of up to 5 Squirrels per person.  ALL DNR RULES APPLY,   FOOD AND REFFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. For more information call Joe at 920-905-3737. REGISTRATON ON Sept. 16th from 5pm to 9pm at the clubhouse.

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CLINTON WANTS POLITICIANS TO FIGHT AMERICAN GUN OWNERS, aka THE GUN LOBBY:  Clinton is stated in an article saying, “It’s not that we can’t find common ground. It’s that our lawmakers need to find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby.”  There is that word again, the mythical “gun lobby”, some secret cabal of rich gun makers that manipulates pro-gun groups, like the NRA, into doing their dirty work of forcing everyday Americans to spend their hard earned money on lots, and I mean lots of guns. So make no mistake about it, when Hillary Clinton mentions fighting the gun lobby, she is talking about you. Republican, Democrat and Independent, law-abiding, hardworking, tax paying, mom & pop, gun owners. She then goes on praising her vice president pick and lifelong gun banning Democrat, Tim Kaine, with this gem of a person.  Clinton brags how he took on the NRA in his backyard and WON!  Think about this Citizens, you can kiss your gun rights away if Clinton is elected into office. At least Obama lied to us at first, now look where we are at, his phone and & pen. ( Roger’s Opinion:  YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID, BUT YOU CAN VOTE IT OUT!!!!)

BEAR HOUNDS KILLED IN BAYFIELD AND FLORENCE COUNTIES:  Over the weekend, Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves depredated four more bear hounds. A three year old, two 4 year olds and a 2 ½ year old were all killed by wolves. Hunters are being reminded to check all Caution-area maps on the DNR Website. This is getting to be a major problem for our hound owners and we as sportsmen need to start speaking up more to our Federal Legislators to allow the states to manage the populations of the wolves. See what happens when animal rights people find the right liberal judge to screw over all the sportsmen in the country. Wake-up Sportsmen and Gun Owners, you are about to suffer the biggest kick in your backside that will ever happen this election year.

ATTENTION EVERYONE WHO LIKES THE OUTDOORS!!!    HUNT,  SHOOT,  FISH.  SATURDAY SEPT. 24, 2016,  COME CELBRATE THE NATONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY 2016.   SHARE IN THE PRIDE!!!!  Go to NHFDay.org for more information. What a perfect time to take the children to a sportsmen club in the county and show them what a wonderful time they can have enjoying the outdoors.  If you don’t start them out at a young age, they will probably end up being thumb players on some tablet.

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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS NEWS:   8-13-16,   THE MEDIA ARE LYING TO HIDE CLINTON’S ANIMOSITY TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT:   This is the state of “journalism” today. Members of the media who desperately want Hillary Clinton to be elected president are stooping to unprecedented lows, abandoning all pretenses of impartiality, forfeiting whatever remnant of credibility they might otherwise have, trying to prevent voters from realizing that Hillary Clinton fundamentally opposes the individual right to keep and bear arms. Here are some of the many other titles you really need to look at. FIRST GOLD OF SUMMER OLYMPICS GOES TO AMERICA,  INSPIRES DERISION FROM MISERABLE GUN-HATING JERKS,  JOHN LOTT, BJS SURVEYS AND ATF DATA UNDERCUT EVERYTOWN’S CLAIMS ABOUT THE EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS,  SYMBOLIC GESTURE ILLUSTRATES IDIOCY OF BACKGROUND CHECK LAW, GUN CONTROLLERS PEDDLE DECLINING OWNERSHIP MYTH AMID MASSIVE GROWTH IN FIREARMS MANUFACTURERS, ( Editor’s Note:  How in the world can someone claim there are less guns being sold today when we have the world’s best salesman on duty selling the guns, Obama. Shows you how much the main stream media will lie to the public to get Clinton elected as dictator over us.) NRA has launched a new anti-Hilary Clinton ad on many markets. It’s very good.

HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP!   YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW AND YOUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS DEPEND ON YOUR HELP!   You are invited to join NRA-ILA staff and volunteers on Saturday, August 27th, at CABELA’S in Green Bay for an important NRA Wisconsin Day of Action. We will start with an Election Action Meeting at 9:30 am with free breakfast. Following the meeting, volunteers will be provided hats, t-shirts and gear to begin critical voter contact efforts in the Green Bay area. All attendees will have an opportunity to help us elect pro-gun candidates in Wisconsin this cycle. Bring your family and friends to join your fellow Wisconsin patriots for an important NRA Wisconsin Day of Action!!!  WHERE: Cabela’s,  1499 Lombardi Ave., Ashwaubenon, WI 54304  ( NOTE: Store is on the corner of I-41 and Lombardi Av. )  WHEN:  Saturday August 27th at 9:30 am   CONTACT:  Steven Janke at 608-697-6936 or email at :  Steven@NRAILAFrontlines.com .  you can also look it up at: http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/  LET’S ALL GET TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS, and if you cannot make it that day, call Steven anyway to see how he can help you become part of the family saving our 2nd Amendment rights. You can also call me at 920-323-4882 and I’ll try to help you out with any questions. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OUTDOORS, HELP US PLEASE.

FISHING NEWS:  Because of all the good weather we have been having lately, fishing up North has been very good. In some spots the smallmouth bass are doing well, Musky fishing has slowed down due to the warm water, but some are still being caught. Largemouth bass and Northern Pike are being taken along the shallow weed beds and bluegills are being caught on the bottom near deep weed edges with crappies suspended along wood structures. Fishing along the shorelines on Lake Michigan has been slow due to the warm weather and warm water. Listen to Capt. Bruce’s Sport Fishing Reports on Friday and Saturday on 980 AM dial. Fishing pressure continued to be high off Door County with Little Sturgeon Bay seeing equal mix of walleye and perch fishermen, along with pleasure boaters. Fishing is still slow as water temps remain in the upper 60’s t 70’s. Fish seem to be scattered with boats searching at all depths. The few fish being caught have come from 40+ feet with some anglers finding more fish in deeper water. Pier fishermen have only been able to catch smallmouth, crap and sheephead.  Fishing in the Kewaunee and Algoma areas have not been near what it has been for several weeks. High water temps have the fish scattered all over the depth levels, making it hard to find the fish, so many fishermen have been staying home. Something else for your information, the fish sizes have been getting smaller. Periodically a good size 18+ lb would be brought in, but most of them right now have been between 3 to 12 lbs. Fishing in the Village of Mishicot along the East Twin River has been very slow lately. As soon as the water cools down and the fish decide to come up stream, fishing at that time will be getting better.

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Hey, do not forget about the huge Outdoor & Sportsmen Festival this coming weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It’s held at the Sunny view grounds where the old DU festival use to be held. Just check further down the bog for all the information about this weekend.

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS FOR AUGUST 6, 2016: Here are some of the titles of information you can use to look up what is available to inform you of your gun rights. Story #1 is Clinton her old self during interview with Chris Wallace of FOX News and she made it clear to destroy the 2nd Amendment and your gun rights. #2, is a story of Lavish Gun Control Contributions Further Undermine Anti-gun Narrative. #3, Thank You Obama for yet another record-setting month of Firearm Purchases. #4, Her is one story everyone who holds a raffle with firearms on it needs to pay attention to this, as Anti-Gun Activist Targets Charity Gun Raffles. (That will apply to all of us in this county.) Lastly, now is your chance to make a difference in how the election will turn out in November. We need to have a party in office that will support the Constitution and the Amendments as they were written, not the way they think they should read today.

The Manitowoc Gun Club will be getting their FALL LEAGUES up and running just like last year. Everyone can participate. Starting date is Thursday September 8th and all shooting must be done by October 20th. Please do not forget about the SHOOT FOR VETS, as it’s the club’s annual shoot on August 28th from 9am to 3 pm. This will be a 50 round Lewis shoot with 25 shot at 16 yards and 25 handicap. All are welcome, come and support our veterans. The club’s steak fry is Sept. 9th and the signup sheet is in the clubhouse. Cocktails at 5 pm and steaks start at 6 pm. Hey, do not forget about the 26 week Gun Raffle with tickets now available. Tickets cost $25 each and the first drawing is in November. See Tom Schulz for tickets. For those of you who are not members, take a few minutes someday and drive on out to the Clubhouse at 3112 Clover Road, just South of Manitowoc. The next club eating will be on September 6th at the clubhouse.

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SHOOT FOR VETS:  Sunday August 28th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Manitowoc Gun Club, 3112 Clover road, Manitowoc 50 Target Lewis Shoot, 25 – 16 Yard Trap, and 25 Handicap Minimum 23 yard. There will be Food and Refreshments available to all, and Proceeds to Benefit Manitowoc County Veterans Council. COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR VETERANS!!!!! For more information call Tom at 920-973-4905.

FALL SPORTS AND OUTDOOR SHOW : The Fall show will be held at Lambeau Field in the Atrium and Parking Lot. It will be held on August 26, from 10 am to 6 pm and August 27 from 9 am to 3 pm. Get your FREE Admission tickets at any MILLS Fleet Farm store. Check out the information at: fleetfarm.com.

Boy, things must be getting rough for the animal rights people, they are even sending me information to join their dumb group. The Humane Society of the United States mailed me a large package of information to join them. People, these groups are always funding the officials who run the group by lining their own back pockets first, as compared to the sportsmen of America. I helped them out by stuffing their return envelope with cut up paper and it cost them money that way when mailed back to them.

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ATTENTION SPORTSMEN:  VAN DYNE SPORTSMEN’S CLUB is holding their 81st. Annual Turkey Shoot and Picnic on Sunday August 7th 2016 from 10 am to 6 pm. $10,000 Cash Raffle. $5,000 Grand Prize, 24 total cash prizes, Max 2,000 Tickets Sold. Clay Target Events, Door Prizes, .22 Rimfire Rifle Events, Food & Refreshments, Meat Raffle and an Air Conditioned Clubhouse.  Club is located 4 miles East of U.S. Hwy 41, or 1 ½ miles West of U.S. Hwy 45 on the Fond du Lac / Winnebago County Line Lone Elm Road.  For more information go to:  www.vdsc.org.  Look them up, they have a really nice web site.

The 2017 Wis. Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl stamp design contest has been awarded to the First place winners in each group. Caleb Metrich, CraigFairbert and Sara Stack were awarded the first place positions and if you want to see more of their designs go to:  http://dnr.wi.gov/News/Weekly#art3.  This is a wonderful subject for more artists to participate in next year. Congratulations to all the winners and to those who competed.

Join the Wis. DNR at the State Fair this year where they will be offering activities and exhibits around the theme of “JOIN US” in caring for Wisconsin’s valuable natural resources. Here are some of the things you can do down there. Try shooting a bow from 10am to 6pm daily (for those 8 years old and older), try casting a line for fish from 2pm till 4pm visit Smokey Bear’s home, from 9am to 5 pm, learn about Wis. turtles from a park naturalist from 10am to noon daily.  So if you plan on going to the State Fair, stop in the DNR exhibits and see what is new this year.