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OUTDOOR NEWS:   The Manitowoc County Fish & Game Prot. Assn. is once again sponsoring several College Scholarships for 2017. See the enclosed application and see all the rules. Good Luck to all who apply. 

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OUTDOOR NEWS:  NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT as of 3-8-2017:  CALIFORNIA: Briefing completed in request for Supreme Court Review of Peruta Carry Case;   FLORIDA:  Sen. Anitere Flores turns on Law-abiding gun owners;  OKLAHOMA:  Legislative update on Pro-Gun bills;  ARKANSAS: Senate moves to bring Campus Carry to Floor-Action Needed;  IDAHO:  Hose Passes concealed carry amendment;  ARIZONA: Pro-Gun legislation passed the Senate last week;  WISCONSIN:  Senate Unanimously Passes Pro-Carry Legislation;  CONNECTICUT: Police, Lawmakers want gun carriers to show permit if asked;  MARYLAND:  Bill would dissolve concealed-carry permit review board;  IOWA:  House debates stand your ground, gun-free zones before passing sweeping gun bill;  NEW JERSEY: Lawmakers vow to fight new rules that loosen gun carry rules;  NEW YORK: Attorney General announced $44,000 in fines for toy gun sales;  WISCONSIN: Supreme Court approves passengers exercising their Right-to-Carry on Madison buses;  ARKANSAS: NRA working with Pro-Gun legislators to amend campus carry legislation;  7^th CIRCUIT OF APPEALS: said to lower court and to Chicago: Stop foot-dragging on our gun ranges decision, ( 3 Chicago regulations governing the siting and operation of firing ranges).  NOTE:  No need to panic over concealed carry: Concealed Carry has been around for years, so we know what is going on. The data show that concealed carry license holders have crime rates so low it is hard to measure. (Hey Legislators, something to think about the next time you hear anti-gun people whine.) FIREARM OWNERS SHOULDN’T BE FORCED TO BUY LIABILITY INSURANCE, yet in other states the gun control policy fails to address the fundamental problem stemming from violence involving firearms. 

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OUTDOOR NEWS:  MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR AUGUST 25 – 27, 2017:  The Country’s very First NRA PERSONAL PROTECTION EXPO will be held in Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee will be holding the three day event for citizens of America. The NRA Personal Protection Expo is a 3 day educational and interactive experience dedicated to individuals interested in increasing their knowledge and skills within personal protection, concealed carry and defense tactics. Whether just starting out or actively engaged in the personal safety and protection of yourself and your family, this unique event will equip you with the products, skills, knowledge and mindset necessary to prepare and defend yourself when a threat arises.

Over the course of 3 days you’ll have the opportunity to attend a broad array of seminars and workshops featuring the best personal protection and concealed carry practices taught and demonstrated by leading experts and instructor from across the country. The expo will feature an exhibit hall chock-full with hundreds of top companies ranging from firearm manufacturers, concealment and storage products and home defense solutions, to knife manufacturers, tactical gear and advance training options. Additional special events such as evening entertainment, live auctions, raffles and games of chance will be conducted throughout the weekend. This is one place to be and to be part of history, being that Milwaukee was picked to hold the very first expo of this type. See you there for sure.

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OUTDOOR NEWS:   COMING EVENTS TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR:   WESTSHORE SPORTSMAN CLUB 17^th Annual Lakeshore Corvus Brachyrhynchus  (American Crow) Wing Shoot. Dale Kozlowski Memorial,  March 18^th, 2017. From: Opening to Noon, The club house is located at 11267 Lakeshore Road, Two Rivers, WI, or on the north end of Point Beach State Park off of Hwy V. The public is welcome to come out and see the club and all the crows shot.

If you plan on carrying a firearm with you on that vacation, fishing or family outing, you really need to take the Concealed Carry Course being offered by the Two Rivers Tactical, LLC at the ROUND ‘EM UP Bar  in Mishicot on March 25^th, 2017. Class will run from 11am to 3pm and it’s a FREE Training Course. Lunch menu will be available for a fee. Class size is limited to 25 persons and bring a valid ID or Driver’s license along.  Must be at least 21 years old. 

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OUTDOOR NEWS:   NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 24, #9,   A PROMISE KEPT: President Trump signs repeal of Obama-era Social Security Gun Prohibition Rule that would have resulted in some 75,000 law-abiding beneficiaries losing their Second Amendment Rights each year. Thank you President Trump for using common sense, something the other party doesn’t have or know how to use it correctly. (Writer’s opinion),  RYAN ZINKE CONFIRMED AS INTERIOR SECRETARY: Kicks off tenure with Pro-Hunting directives. Zinke had bi-partisan support 68-31. Thank you all Senators who voted for him;  U S Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced his version of Interstate Carry legislation titled “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, (Notice how the Republicans want to protect your Constitutional Rights, and the other side wants to destroy your Rights. Writer’s Opinion); 

DAILY ALERT FOR Friday March 3, 2017: HAWAII:  Anti-Gun legislation eligible for Senate Floor Vote this week.;  ARIZONA: Legislative update on Gun bills, there sure are a lot of them;  IDAHO: Gun bills on the move in Boise, many of these bills will affect your gun rights and hunting rights;  GEORGIA: multiple Pro-Gun Bills PASSED by the House-Heading to the Senate;  WEST VIRGINIA: Campus carry legislation pending House Committee consideration;  CONNECTICUT: Governor Malloy’s Outrageous Pistol Permit Increase to be heard;  SOUTH CAROLINE:  Right-to-Carry Recognition Bill expected for House Floor Vote this week;  MINNESOTA: Important Self-Defense Bills scheduled for hearing this week;  IOWA:  House study Bill 133 Re-Assigned as House file 517;  NEW INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE REVERSES LEAD-AMMUNITION BAN. FLORIDA: Florida Supreme Court upholds ban on openly carrying guns;  MINNESOTA: Right-to-Carry Permits granted up 60 percent in 2016. NEW YORK: Lawmakers seek upstate-Long Island SAFE ACT repeal. And in a second release, Legislation repealing portions of SAFE ACT gains traction.  OHIOANS SET RECORD FOR Right-To-Carry permits;  AUSTRALIA:  Adler A110 Shotgun BAN could be lifted after firearms law is quietly amended.

ATTENTION ALL FIREARM OWNERS WHO WANT TO GET YOUR CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT:  Two Rivers Tactical, LLC is offering a Concealed Carry License FREE Training Course at Round ‘em Up Bar at 1237 S Main St., Mishicot Wis. on March 25, 2017. Course will run from 11am to about 3pm. Lunch menu will be available for a fee. Bring a valid Wis. ID card or Driver’s License, Class size is limited to 25 people and you must be at least 21 years old. Now is the time to get your Conceal Carry Permit, while we still have a Congress that will support the Second Amendment Rights of firearm owners. Obama stacked up the Federal Courts with a lot of Liberal Judges who believe you do not have a Right to Own a Firearm and do not follow the rulings of the U S Supreme Court . Sign Up now or contact:  tworiverstactical@yahoo.com. 

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FISHING NEWS:    NEW RULE INCLUDES FIVE FISH DAILY LIMIT FOR LAKE TROUT AS PART OF THE COMBINED SALMON AND TROUT BAG:  The DNR Board approved expanded harvest opportunities for Lake Michigan Lake Trout using the emergency rule process. The new rule would: 1. Expand Lake Michigan lake trout harvest opportunities to the daily bag limit of five, 2. Include the five fish daily lake trout limit as part of the overall five trout and salmon combined daily bag limit, 3. Maintain closure of refuges, which are supporting some natural reproduction, 4. Offer a continuous open season, 5. Maintain the commitment to lake-wide lake trout restoration and promotion of a diverse salmon and trout fishery through continued assessment of lake trout restoration goals and impacts of management actions on those goals. These rule changes were due to the public getting involved in the process of attending public hearings and voicing their opinions. You see, once in awhile the DNR will listen to those who really know what is going on in Lake Michigan, meaning those who make a living off of the lake. The lake trout emergency rule now moves forward for consideration by Gov. Scott Walker. Pending this approval, the DNR will hold concurrent public hearing for the emergency rule and planned permanent rule in anticipation that the emergency rule will take effect during the 2017 season.  

The Fox and Wolf rivers are mostly open, some reports of anglers catching a few male walleyes. The 2017 Sturgeon Spearing season on the Winnebago System ended in a slow fashion with only 10 fish harvested over the last seven days. The season closed with a total harvest of 847 fish, including nine fish harvested that were over 140 lbs or larger. Locally on the West and East Twin Rivers, there were a few fishermen out this week trying to catch a few steelheads, but the snow in the middle of the week and the break-up of ice up-stream has the fishermen dodging ice floats coming down stream. In the southern part of the lake shore, Port Washington and south they are catching some brown trout, steelhead and the occasional salmon. Near Voyageur Park and the Fox Point Landing saw the most of the action this past week. Boaters and shore anglers alike were catching perch, whitefish, and walleye jigging and using live bait such as minnows and wax worms. A few anglers were fishing pike out of Sunset Beach and Long Tail using large shiner minnows or dead smelt in the round.   

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OUTDOOR NEWS:   First, I would like to thank everyone who came out on Thursday March 2, to support the Manitowoc Unit of County Fish & Game for their annual Lenten Walleye Feed. We had a really nice showing of the public to help support our conservation projects and the community. We are now looking forward to the Fall Fish Feed, and I would like to thank all the members who came out and worked the Walleye Feed. Thank you to all those who supported us.

Wisconsin DNR Board approves new Carcass Tag Procedure:  A new procedure to validate carcass tags for deer and other species is set to take effect following the spring turkey season thanks to action by the WDNR Board. The action comes before the 2017 hunting, fishing, trapping and other license sales that begin March 8 through the GO WILD System. Customers can print tags at home or receive them through a DNR service center or vendor. The updated carcass tag procedure, which now goes to Gov. Walker’s desk and the legislature for consideration, allows hunters and trappers to validate the tag by removing the bottom portion rather than writing on it. Hunters must attach the tag to the carcass before leaving it: “If you Leave, Tag It.” You can use the DNR’s electronic GAME REG SYSTEM, online at  gamereg.wi.gov (fastest and easiest method) or by phone at 1-844-426-3734. It’s important that everyone use the registration system because it helps the DNR Biologists evaluate populations and permit levels for the following year.

The Manitowoc County Fish & Game Directors Board gave the Scholarship Committee $4,000 to offer four scholarships to be handed out at the July Directors Meeting. This year is the organization’s 110^th year of providing the public with conservation areas and public boat landing through-out the county on almost all the lakes. We will be celebrating once again this year, as the group is one of the oldest in the whole Mid-West and State. Something all of us who attend meetings around the state see are not too many younger members are getting involved in our clubs and we need some younger blood to carry on our traditions. So, if you have a son or daughter, grandchildren, they are always welcome to attend the meetings. A suggestion came up from one of the Manitowoc Unit’s older members who suggested we get back to offering a program that would be of interest to the younger population today. Please, if anyone who is reading this article has an idea how we can help all clubs get younger members to continue our traditions, please email me back at  roger@VLoutdoormedia.com .