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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.