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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.