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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.